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How to list items like this: (i), (ii), (iii) etc?
If you have mathematic theorems that have more than one conclusion how do you list them this way:
(i) First conclusion here
(ii) Second conclusion here
(iii) Third conclusion here
effectively? I do it manually but it doesn't look good. Enumerate…
WaitForIt
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How to add an invisible watermark to PDF documents?
I'd like to add an invisible watermark to each PDF document that I produce so that in case it leaks, I know where it leaked from. Anyone knows what would a good way for an invisible watermark be in a PDF document and how to add one?
user5177
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Creating sections each with title pages in beamers slides
I'm writing up my dissertation defense slides. I would like to have a title page for each of three chapters. Specifically, I want to be able to replicate the box that the dissertation title is in for each of the chapters as I get to that section.…
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Is there a program equivalent to lint for LaTeX?
Is there a program equivalent to lint for LaTeX? (lint checks C code for syntax errors and possible mistakes.)
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What's new in TeX, version 3.14159265?
The new Knuth TeX has been released in early this month, and its version number is 3.14159265 now. It can be downloaded here.
What's new in this release?
And a further-more question, where can one find the change log of TeX (itself), and will D.E.K.…
Shadow
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Compilation Error "! Missing \endcsname inserted" The control sequence marked should not appear between \csname and \endcsname
here's my thesis Latex files: http://www.mediafire.com/download/c7q8z4v6gv864rk/triet_thesis_clean.rar
Please help me to fix the error, I've tried all the things I can find with Google :( :
! Missing \endcsname inserted.
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Reducing the console output of LaTeX
When I run pdfLaTeX, I get very verbose output:
(/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgf/frontendlayer/tikz/librarie
s/tikzlibrarycalc.code.tex)
...
Is there a script to soak up all the verbose output and allow the important stuff to…
Neil G
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Why use a package to typeset units?
I've seen a lot of posts about different packages for typesetting units and their relative strengths and weaknesses. Most posts seem to agree that the siunitx package is the most up to date package, but I haven't really figured out the advantages of…
Vyas
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Getting section numbering to start at 0
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\thispagestyle{empty}
\newpage
\section{Preface} %want section number…
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Gantt chart package
I need a package to draw a Gantt chart in LaTeX, the primary criteria is just: ease of use. I am spending too much time learning "packages" here and there, this just needs to get a simple job done. I might be interested to know which ones are…
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Best practices references
What resources (online or otherwise) exist that give good advice on best practices for TeX, etc.? I'm looking particularly for things that assume you already know TeX or LaTeX, and aim to help you achieve better results, with rationales explained. …
Mark Meckes
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How should I type author names in a bib file?
Can someone please explain in a clear and concise way how am I supposed to enter the names of authors in a BibTeX file? I have entries with something like
@article{someid,
author = {Juan A. Navarro P\'erez, Ra\'ul de la Garza and Andr\'es…
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Good practice on spacing
In various places, in passing, I've seen mention of various good practices regarding well-behaved spacing in LaTeX. For example, Dr. Who should really be written Dr.\ Who or Dr.~Who to get the right spacing (Since the full stop is not the end of a…
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Theorem/Definition/Lemma problem --- Numbering
I am trying to work on the numbering of the theorems/definitions/lemmas etc., and I have some problems with the numbering.
I would like the theorems, propositions, corollarys, definitions, conjectures, examples to follow the same numbering, and to…
Gary
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How to get a little frac
I am wondering how to make a fraction in LaTeX small enough to fit on a line, or at least just a little larger. I could have sworn I had seen this before but I just cannot find it.
In particular, I would like to use it in an equation environment,…
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