Questions tagged [latex]
LaTeX is a programming language used primarily for creating high quality academic written documents, slideshows and posters. LaTeX questions are often a better fit for the sister site "TeX - LaTeX" (https://tex.stackexchange.com). This includes questions on tools and other languages producing LaTeX code. The JavaScript libraries MathJax and KaTeX are off-topic on "TeX - LaTeX" and should be asked on Stack Overflow instead (and tagged accordingly).
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How can one turn regular quotes (i.e. ', ") into LaTeX/TeX quotes (i.e. `', ``'')
Given a document written with normal quotes, e.g.
Ben said "buttons, dear sir".
I replied "Did you say 'buttons'?" to him.
What ways can one turn these sort of things into LaTeX quotes, with the ...
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missing section title in ps but not in dvi
A have the document with 23 figures and 46 tables (appendix to journal article). There are 23 sections created in the exactly same manner. When viewing compiled dvi everything is in order, but after ...
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How do I show a caret (^) in math mode in LaTeX? [closed]
I'm trying to display a caret (^) in math mode in LaTeX to represent the exclusive or operation implemented in the "C languages". By default, ^ is for creating a superscript in math mode. The closest ...
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Is a successor for TeX/LaTeX in sight? [closed]
TeX/LaTeX is great, I use it in many ways. Some of its advantages are:
it uses text files, this way the input-files can be diffed and many tools exist to work with text
it is very flexible
it has a ...
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Latex: hyperref to individual longtable rows
I have a few longtables that stretch several pages and I want to use pageref and hyperref to link to these rows.
But whatever I try, the links always refer to the start of the table.
When I look into ...
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LaTeX package for syntax highlighting of code in various languages
I am looking for a LaTeX package that does syntax highlighting on code. For example, right now I use the verbatim block to write code:
\begin{verbatim}
<html>
<head>
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How to create automatic a list of items used in a LaTeX-document?
I want to add items in a LaTeX-document. Say for example, that I want add hints to the document. I create a command, so I can call something similar to this:
\hint{foocareful}{Be careful with foo!}{...
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Latex Math Symbol: Vitanyi puts a tiny plus symbol over his equals. How do I do that?
For example, in http://homepages.cwi.nl/~paulv/papers/algorithmicstatistics.pdf at the bottom of page 5 and top of page 6, he uses a plus/equal symbol and a similar plus/lessthan symbol. I can't ...
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Creating documentation with maven
I'm just in the middle of revisiting maven. Our team had a bad experience when we last looked at this, as it was during the period when maven was rearchitecting from 1.x to 2.x, so a lot of the ...
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"spurious" leading in latex
the following latex input:
\rule{1cm}{1cm}\\
\rule{1cm}{1cm}
leaves a gap of about .35mm between the boxes. what is the length that defines this gap?
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How to view output .mp files from Functional MetaPost
I'm interested in using Functional MetaPost on Mac OS X:
http://cryp.to/funcmp/
I'm looking for a tutorial like:
http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell_in_5_steps
but for a trivial FuncMP example, ...
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Using aspx Rendering Engine to Generate Non-HTML
Is it possible to use the asp templating engine (With the partial code-behind class, dynamic <% ... %> blocks and such) to generate non HTML? I want to have a clean and maintainable way to generate ...
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How to create a timeline with LaTeX?
In history-books you often have timeline, where events and periods are marked on a line in the correct relative distance to each other. How is it possible to create something similar in LaTeX?
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How do I properly size a table in Latex?
This is my first Latex doc. Using Latex8.sty I'm trying to include a 5 column table. I've commented out everything but the introdution and the table. When I make the pdf it shows the introduction but ...
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How to insert emoticons in LaTeX?
I know it's a long shot, but is there some package or means to insert emoticons into a LaTeX document?
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