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Show inline math as if it were display math (and vice versa)
I'm very familiar with how symbols display differently in inline mode (with $ ... $) vs. how display math shows them (with \[ ... \] or $$ ... $$). Two examples would be with limits
$\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}f(x)$
vs.
\[ \lim_{n\rightarrow…
akdom
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Get width of a given text as length
Is there a TeX command that returns the width of a given text as length value, so that I can use the result directly as a length argument of another command?
I mean, I would like to have a command \getWidth{my text} and want to use the result…
Stefan Endrullis
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Using BibTeX/biblatex to make a list of references without having citations in the body of the document?
Is there any way to have BibTeX or biblatex insert a bibliography without having citations in the body of the document itself? Maybe a way to hide the in-text citations, so that BibTeX still sees them and includes them in the bibliography, but does…
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How can I make a clickable Table of Contents?
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How to make clickable links and cross-references in pdfs produced by LaTeX?
I need links for the Table of Contents, so that I can navigate fast to different sections. I apparently need some package.
I tried the package url…
Léo Léopold Hertz 준영
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Correctly typesetting a tilde
How do I set the tilde (~) character correctly in LaTeX?
There’s a question discussing that on Stack Overflow, with a lot of answers. But dare I say it? They all suck:
\textasciitilde is too high,
\texttildelow is too low.
$\sim$ can be tweaked to…
Konrad Rudolph
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\Rightarrow vs. \implies, and "does not imply" symbol
Is it better to use \Rightarrow or \implies to symbolize logical implications? Why?
Also, if I write \not \Rightarrow, I get a symbol that means "does not imply." But if I type \not \implies, it doesn't look right. How do I get the corresponding…
jamaicanworm
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How to change font size for bibliography?
I want to use a smaller font size for the bibliography, e.g., \footnotesize. What is the easiest way to achieve this? I currently do \renewenvironment{thebibliography}... and copy the definition from report.cls but with the \footnotesize inserted…
Jitse Niesen
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What are the most common mistakes that beginners of (La)TeX and Friends make?
I want to collect the most common mistakes, misconceptions, pitfalls, etc that (La)TeX and Friends users make. Please one answer for each mistake, misconception, pitfall, etc.
I am only interested in more technical, objective cases rather than…
kiss my armpit
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Grammar-checking tool for use with LaTeX?
I am looking for a grammar-checking tool, i.e., something that checks for mistakes such as "two dog" or "a books". It has to work on Linux (Ubuntu). Also, since I use macros to generate some of the prose, it has to somehow work with LaTeX. I…
Little Bobby Tables
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What exactly do \csname and \endcsname do?
What exactly do \csname and \endcsname do? What are their job?
I have glanced at the Texbook and some other books, but none of them was clear enough to me.
Can anyone please give a simple example to clarify this issue?
Vahid Damanafshan
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Cannot determine size of graphic
I'm trying to include graphics in my Latex-file, which I compiled with latex+dvipdf on OS X. Latex however returns this error: "Cannot determine size of graphic"
My graphic is exported from PowerPoint, so I have tried both .pdf and .png. I get the…
user5371
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How to write N x N (with a multiplication symbol, for matrix dimensions)?
I need to write something like NxN in LaTeX but I do not get how... How to do such thing?
user4703
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\Rightarrow with text above it
When using the command \Rightarrow is there any way to put text above it? I have tried \overbrace but is there a way to do it without this?
user27857
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How to remove the whitespace BEFORE itemize/enumerate?
I'm somewhat of a LaTeX noob, and this is driving me completely nuts.
When I type
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}
Some text
\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
\item Item 1
\item Item 2
\item…
user541686
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Itemize without bullets
I want to use the itemize environment exactly as it works by default, but hide the bullets that would otherwise appear.
Is there an easy way to do this?
jamaicanworm
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