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Automated management of package options and loading order

This question led to a new package: pkgloader(CTAN, Github) LaTeX package conflicts are a common source of frustration: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6). To quote Freek Dijkstra: Package conflicts in LaTeX are a hell. I've been looking around, but I…
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include svg images with the svg package

I'm trying to use the svg package for inserting svg images in my latex file, as suggested in other questions. But now I ran into a problem: For example I have a image figure1.svg, if I write \includesvg{figure1} it will give an error says ERROR:…
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Reference to a listing returns wrong number

I'm using the following code to create a listing with sourcecode: \begin{lstlisting}[caption={caption_text}\label{lst:a_label},language=Java] // Code... \end{lstlisting} Unfortunately, a \ref{lst:a_label} somewhere in my text does not return the…
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On the basics of writing to & reading from auxiliary files (.aux, .toc, etc.)

Some actions (such as generating the Table of Contents) require two passes of the TeX compiler: during the first pass, some data get written to an auxiliary file, only to be retrieved during the second pass. Here are a few TeX.SE questions that…
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What are the advantages of using version control (git, etc.) in LaTeX documents

Why would I need to use version control with my LaTeX documents? I know people who do it, and I've seen questions about it on here and on SO, but I haven't understood what value there is to doing it... [Maybe this should be CW?]
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How to reduce space between image and its caption?

I m importing one image in latex document. But caption has bigger font than my normal text on page. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{graphicx} \begin{document} Some text... \begin{figure}[htb] \begin{center} …
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How to merge cells vertically

Is it possible to create a table like this one? The usual structure of tables I use looks like this: \begin{table}[H] \begin{adjustbox}{width=\textwidth,center} % \begin{adjustbox}{center} \begin{tabular}{lll} \hline …
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Hatch a rectangle in TikZ

I know how to make a rectangle and fill it. But what shoud be done to hatch this rectangle with thin 45 degree inclined line with 2mm gap. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} %\draw (0,0) rectangle…
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Recalling a theorem

Suppose I have some theorem in the paper Section 1 Theorem 1.1. Let ... And then later in the paper I want to recall the theorem by reprinting it Section 4 We recall Theorem 1.1: Theorem 1.1. Let ... What's the proper way to do this?
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How to break a line in a table

Possible Duplicate: How to add a forced line break inside a table cell In a table I would like to have a line break in the text inside a cell. Is there an easy way to do so, or do I have to create a new line without borders? The same holds true…
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How do I left-align entries in a matrix with \begin{matrix}?

I'd like to left align the -1 entry in the following matrix so that the 1s line up. Is there a way to get matrices to ignore signs in that way? \begin{matrix} 1 & 1 \\ 1 & -1 \\ \end{matrix} Using \flushright{-1} doesn't seem to work.
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Which package can be used to draw automata?

I'm looking for a LaTeX package which helps drawing automata problems. I googled and found A package for drawing automata and graphs (Version 0.4). But I'm not sure is this package a standard one, or there are some better alternatives. Any…
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How to insert 4 digit year that shows up in \today?

Using the LaTeX command \today, I can insert the current date. Is there any way to insert the current year with a simple command? All I want is the simple 4 digit year that shows up in \today.
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How to format an inline source code

I have a document where I quiet often refer to source code element, such as class names, I wanted to format these strings differently, but at the beginning I didn't want to fiddle with various options I had, rather I defined my custom command as…
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How to insert pipe symbol in (La)TeX?

How to insert pipe symbol | in TeX (LaTeX)? I have tried this sample with pdflatex tmp.tex \documentclass{extarticle} \begin{document} \textpipe \end{document} And it give undefined control sequence error This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10…
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