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Multiline comment
In tex there is a way to do a comment multiline like in C, C++ /* comment */ or in HTML ? I'm currently using \ifx
\ifx true false
My multiline comment
that will not be in the
output pdf
\fi
but this may create a problem if I put…
Alberto
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Is there a way to have coloured hyperref hyperlinks in the PDF, but have them print "as if" they were black?
I like having my hyperref hyperlinks a different colour, so it's obvious that they are links. But when I print a copy of the PDF, I don't want the links to be coloured, because you can't click them, so it doesn't matter and it's distracting.
Other…
Seamus
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Where do I find out how a command/environment is defined?
Say I want to redefine the itemize environment, or make a modified version of it. I want to know how it is currently defined. Where do I find this information? If it's some particular package command, I can just look at the .sty file for that…
Seamus
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How can I center a too wide table?
I have a document containing a table which is slightly too wide for the page. But instead of growing to the right side only, I would like to have it centered on the page.
I have tried to use the center environment but this doesn't seem to help.
Dejan
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How can I reduce padding after figure?
\documentclass{mwrep}
\usepackage[draft]{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[all]{hypcap}
\makeatletter
\g@addto@macro\@floatboxreset\centering
\makeatother
I use figures with…
Ichibann
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What are the new features in TikZ/pgf 3.0?
Since the December 20, 2013, we have new major release of the wonderful TikZ/pgf package: version 3.0.0! 1
Unfortunately, I was not able to find a nice human readable list of changes, that goes to some depth and maybe even provides some examples.…
Ingo
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Difference between \if and \ifx
I try to understand the subtleties of TeX programming, but it is not always easy.
For example, in the following code :
\def\first{abc}
\def\second{abc}
\ifx\first\second OK!\else false \fi
I understand why the output is OK!.
But I do not…
Fabrice
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Add notes under the table
I'm using the latex package apa6e because the apa package isn't using APA style version 6 yet.
Now I'm trying to add a table with notes right underneath it, like in this table for instance:
Since the \caption{} is used as a title above the table, I…
user3979
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votes
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How to make Latexmk use makeglossaries?
Is there a way to make Latexmk invoke makeglossaries (part of the glossaries package)?
Specifically I want to use latexmk to compile a LaTeX document that uses the glossaries package to produce a glossary. Currently I'm using this rather clumsy…
Giel
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Start new page with each section
I would like to start each section on a new page. Is adding the following to my preamble this the preferred method, or a hack?
\let\stdsection\section
\renewcommand\section{\newpage\stdsection}
David LeBauer
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\ref should use enumerate label name
I have done this:
\begin{enumerate}
\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\textbf{S.\theenumi}}
\item a
\item \label{l} b
\item c. goto \ref{l}
\end{enumerate}
The \ref just uses the enumerate number. But I want it to be the full enumerate label.
I also could…
Albert
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How to install the algorithms package?
According to my ubuntu 11.04 my texlive is the latest version. But when I tried to \usepackage{algorithm} it says file algorithm.sty is not found. I read the algorithm.pdf manual and tried latex algorithms.ins in terminal and again it says file not…
Mark
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How do I make Tikz make a curved arrow from one node to another when my nodes are in a straight line?
I have this code
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[->,>=stealth',auto,node distance=3cm,
thick,main node/.style={circle,draw,font=\sffamily\Large\bfseries}]
…
Michael A
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Block quote with big quotation marks
How can I create a block quote enviroment with big quotation marks similar to the Cquote Template of Wikipedia?
Additionally it would be nice to place both quotation marks and quote in a colored box and to have the author closer to the citation.
Emerson
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Can I get a \widebar without using the mathabx package?
One can use \bar to put a bar over a letter in math mode, but often the bar isn't wide enough. An alternative is \overline, but this isn't an accent, so it doesn't take into account the skew of the letter. In the following example, the bar extends…
Hendrik Vogt
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