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How can I make a table that takes up more than a single page?
I've got data that I need to include in a table, but there's a lot if it. I've played with the font size and table formatting as much as I can, but the table still won't fit on the page. Is there anyway to make a table that spans multiple pages with…
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What is a "Overfull \hbox (9.89561pt too wide)"?
I have this warnings around, some of them seems to be solved naturally but I never really understand what do they mean.
What this means?
Edit: I would like to keep the question in more general terms, but in this particular case the source code…
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How to best use and compile multiple .tex files as part of same final document?
I have a large document which currently is comprised of a variety of .tex files.
The mainfile.tex looks something like:
%lots of total formatting…
enderland
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Wordle-like word clouds
Wordle creates word clouds based on the frequency on words in a text, similar to tag clouds. What makes it unique is that it can lay out words in arbitrary directions without too much white space. See the gallery for many examples.
Given a list of…
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Frequently loaded packages: Differences between XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX
Adding the missing member to pdfLaTeX vs. XeLaTeX and pdfLaTeX vs. LuaLaTeX, here's the last of the big three: XeLaTeX vs. LuaLaTeX.
Where would a typical template for XeLaTeX differ from one for LuaLaTeX? Two areas coming to my mind in which it…
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How to globally change the spacing around equations?
How could I go about setting the 'above' and 'below' vspaces around the equation environment?
If the same could be done for the subequations or gather environments, this would be a bonus.
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logo in the first page only
I want to insert the logo in the title page only. However, it displays on all pages!
How can I make these two figurs display as logo in the title page only?
I type in the preamble:
\logo{%
\includegraphics[scale=.2]{fig1.pdf}\hspace*{4.75cm}~%
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Aya
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How to change spaces between items in Table of Contents
Is it possible to get it without using package titletoc? I'm using special chapter style which doesn't work with this package.
Laura
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What are the pros and cons of using hard wrapping, and why is it so common with LaTeX?
It seems that hard-wrapping - i.e. inserting a newline when the line reaches a certain threshold - is extremely common in the LaTeX source when writing technical papers, either by manually inserting it or by letting the text editor take care of…
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What is the best way to learn TeX?
As opposed to LaTeX, which is addressed in another question.
Most of the references I've seen get too complex too quickly. I'm looking for something that gives me a top-down view of the language - what the parts of a document are and how (and when)…
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Transparent node with opaque text?
Is there a simple way to create a transparent node with opaque text? Preferably without having to use a postaction or redraw the node.
In the example below I'd like to achieve the effect of the first three nodes, without redrawing the second node to…
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Draw mechanical springs in TikZ
Currently I am using the following path style to draw springs in TikZ
\tikzstyle{spring}=[thick,decorate,decoration={zigzag,pre length=0.1cm,post
length=0.1cm,segment length=6}]
for example
\draw[spring] (0,0) -- (0,1);
However is it possible to…
student
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How to draw a torus
Is there an easy way to draw a contour image of torus below with tikz? Or for that matter with any other graphics package.
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A big list of every keyval package
I lose track of all the different keyval packages. Can we maintain a list here? (Community wiki, one package per answer with a brief description of scope. I've started things off but need help completing it.)
Will Robertson
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How can I get LaTeX to warn about unreferenced figures and unused labels in general?
When writing documents, I consider it to be necessary that all figures and tables are referenced (\ref) in the text, whether or not I've remembered to \label them. LaTeX does not currently warn if a figure or table is not referenced. Is there a way…
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