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Autogenerate cwl file from sty using cli in Windows
I want to automatically generate .cwl files anytime the .sty package content changes, without any IDE opened.
I know how to create a folder monitor using FolderChangesView, but I have a problem with ...
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How to generate an outline for a document?
I am writing a debate case class in latex and I have environments set up so the user can easily declare a contention and subpoint. For example, if the user had:
Contention 1: My solution is better
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An Automatic Way to Produce "Author Contribution" Section
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Academic journals and other scholarly publications are beginning to adopt a standardized requirement for Author Contribution sections. This is a section in which authors are labeled based ...
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What packages provide text/command substitution for LaTeX, XeTeX and LuaLaTeX?
I am aware of the following:
xesearch - Allows both text and command substitution. Only for XeLaTeX
Simple example:
\usepackage{xesearch}
\SearchList{list1}{Hello}}{hlw}
Any time "hlw" is present ...
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Texstudio quick start wizard options managing
My aim was to add some language packages to the quick start wizard.
Thus I cliqued the plus symbol of the 'other options' option. Then I was asked to type in this new option:
Thinking that it was the ...
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draw colored world/US map in LaTeX
I'm trying to draw maps similar to these in a LaTeX pdf document:
I want to auto-generate them from a list of pairs (country,color) to determine the colors.
I have found the package pst-map2dII in ...
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Documenting on code revisions
I have made modifications to a few files of a C++ program. I would like to document on these changes in a nice LaTeX report, by showing exactly what I modified and explaining why I did so.
Since ...
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Automated placement of text and graphics within presentations
The beamer package creates very professional presentations. Are there any additional packages which can be used with beamer which allows users to focus on content, while leaving TeX to decide where to ...
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How to programmatically detect if a LaTeX package is installed?
I am writing a program, and I want it to do different things depending on which LaTeX packages have been installed. My current solution is to automatically generate simple .tex files that \usepackage ...
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Is there a tool/script available to simply install packages locally?
This question is not on how to manually install packages but how to install packages automatically via script. This question is not about MikTeX or the limited tex package management in certain linux ...
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Automatic missing package download on the Mac
Is there a LaTeX distribution for the Mac which has or comes close to MiKTeX's ability to download missing packages automatically?
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LaTeX packages for use with revision control
I use revision control (Subversion, to be exact) to keep track of the edits to my LaTeX documents. Is there a LaTeX package that interfaces with revision control? Specifically, it would be nice to see ...
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