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Why is the MacTeX distribution so large? Is there anything smaller for OS X?

I would like to know how to install LaTeX on Mac 10.6 or higher. But the MacTeX is some 1.28 GB file! Is there a smaller distribution I could install? What exactly is TeX Live?
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What is the minimum one needs to know to use TikZ?

I am fed up with the poor quality of the pictures in the papers written by my graduate students and am trying to convince them to use TikZ. I know of three ways to begin learning TikZ: The TikZ & PGF manual, but there is no way to convince them to…
Jacques Cremer
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Center column with specifying width in table (tabular enviroment)?

I have table that has long headers and I would like to specify width of the column, but also be able to remain it's centred position. Something like |c{0.30\textwidth}|. It is possible? How to achieve this effect?
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Tex capacity exceeded, sorry [input stack size = 5000]

This is the error I am getting since I have added some new references to my .bib file. I think is more than a filled stack. Any ideas? references.bib It was requested a minimum working example but I am working on a template and it was quite…
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How can you create a vertical timeline?

So far I have this, which half gets the job done, but I really wanted a slightly better looking and more descriptive timeline. Really I wanted to be able to write more than one line for each new addition to the timeline. \documentclass[a4paper,…
Simon JL
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Reference to a figure uses the section's number

One of my sections seems to be using the section number rather than the appropriate figure number for \ref's that point to figures. (Theorems and the like work fine.) As far as I can tell, there's nothing differentiating the problematic section from…
hoyland
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pdfTeX error (font expansion): auto expansion is only possible with scalable

I'm using a custom class file. My main file looks like this: \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{thesis} \begin{document} \frontmatter \pagenumbering{alph} \pagenumbering{roman} \clearpage \cleardoublepage \tableofcontents …
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What best combination of fonts for Serif, Sans, and Mono do you recommend?

Now that Xe(La)TeX is being increasingly used to deliver nifty documents, I am wondering if any recommendations have been published or discussed about the best combination of font families for mixing Serif, Sans Serif, and Monospace. For example, I…
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Typesetting UML class diagrams

What's the best way to draw UML class diagrams in LaTeX?
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How to split bibliography into "works cited" and "works not cited"?

I need two bib-like sections: a "References" giving works explicitly cited in my text, and a "Bibliography" (or "Further reading" if you prefer) giving everything from my bibfile that didn't already appear in "References". The first is of course…
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Typeset an = with an ! above

I've seen an equals sign with a small exclamation mark on top being used to say "equals because of data that was given in the problem", for example for a boundary condition or initial value in a differential equation. A rough picture of what I…
Tomas Aschan
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TikZ: Get values for predefined dash patterns

Is there a way to get values for predefined dash patterns such as dotted? I would like to use those in another program to create the same visual experience. Or do I have to define my own patterns in order to have the same values?
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I am new to TeX. Should I use LaTeX, XeLaTeX, ...?

I am starting to learn LaTeX and I really like what I am seeing. However, I get the feeling I should actually start with another 'TeX' version. I've been reading about different options. Some references: What is XeTeX exactly and why should I use…
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No room for a new \dimen

I have this error message: ! No room for a new \dimen . \ch@ck ...\else \errmessage {No room for a new #3} \fi which I can not find a cure for.
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Draw a horizontal line in latex

How can I draw this horizontal line like this picture in Latex? Thanks for your help.
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