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Best Way to Start Using LaTeX/TeX?
I'm not really a programmer but I'm quite interested in learning how to use LaTeX/TeX. I've looked it up on Wikipedia and scanned through it and the documents created through this way of editing is just beautiful. Formulas are also available within…
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Differences between \stackrel and \stackbin
What are the differences between \stackrel and \stackbin? In what situations is it better to use one or the other?
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Why should you avoid using (complex) templates?
This question is intended to be something reference-like to point users of complex templates they do not fully understand to.
After having read What is a template? it should be clear what a template is. Many questions here deal with rather complex…
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Extract x, y coordinate of an arbitrary point in TikZ
I need a macro to extract the x and y coordinates from an arbitrary point, like (3,4), or like (A), or like ([xshift=-2pt] A.north west), where A is the name of a node.
I've seen the solution
\newdimen\mydim
\newcommand\getx[1]{
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Jamie Vicary
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Turn on subsection numbering in memoir
It seems that the memoir class automatically avoids numbering subsection headings. Chapter and section titles are numbered, but subsection headings contain only the subsection name, and are not prefixed by the subsection number. Why is this the…
user1208
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Where can I find good ConTeXt documentation
Where would be a good place to start learning ConTeXt if you haven't got a lot of experience under your belt yet? Any place online or in a bookstore is welcome, provided that the reading is well-structured, well-written and beginner-friendly.
I know…
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Level of "boldness" changeable?
In my document which I compile with pdflatex (Ubuntu 11.04 TeX Live package). I use the Sans Serif font. Some keywords should be printed bold. I use the {\bf text} construct for this.
However, the bold printed keyword appear (to my taste) too bold,…
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Draw arrows between nodes with tikz
I have drawn 4 nodes with
\documentclass[tikz,border=5pt]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=2cm]
% nodes
\node [draw] (A) {A};
\node [draw, right=of A] (B) {B};
\node [draw, right=of B]…
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How to change the background color only for the current page?
How can I change the background color only for the current page? I found that I can change the color with \pagecolor{color} but that unfortunately changes the color for all pages after this command. Any ideas how to limit this command only to the…
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Typesetting before TeX and computers?
I was wondering how did mathematical and scientific books got typeset before TeX?
I see lots of papers from the 50's and 60's (on IEEE for example) running more than 20 pages long, with tons of complex equations and references. Yet they still look…
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How to add Spell Checker to TeXworks
I installed TeXworks and I was trying to install a spell checker but I couldn't. I installed OpenOffice but nothing changed, the combo-box of spell checkers in TeXworks is empty. I am working on Windows.
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Example images in LaTeX?
How to make an example image in LaTeX, a dummy image, a spot holder? I have seen it before, but I can't remember how they would made. It would be nice to be able to use example images - if you should help anyone or you need to question in this…
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How to customize \titlepage in beamer?
I'm trying build my own theme to use for work-related presentations in beamer. I'm not so familiar with how to write the themes, I'm customizing a title page manually at the moment.
What I want to do is have fine control over where text goes on the…
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How to manually set where a word is split?
In my article, words are sometimes split a bit weird. For example: although ev-erywhere isn't wrong, it doesn't read very easily, so I'd like to split it as every-where.
How can I do that? I tried typing every\-where (provided by the babel package),…
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Automatic left and right commands
Is it possible to automatically "add" \left and \right commands in front of all brackets? The source code should be left intact, but LaTeX should interpret every pair of brackets as if they were preceded by such commands. This is because adding…
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