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Is it possible to fully `\restoregeometry` inside a group?
For the geometry package, is it possible to \newgeometry{…} and fully \restoregeometry inside a group?
Minimal Example
In the following, the \restoregeometry inside the {…} restores frames, but still ...
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How to add vertical braces to a matrix showing different groupings of the elements?
So, I am currently trying to do this:
And this is what I tried so far,
\[
\left[
\begin{array}{c}
\left.\begin{matrix}
x_k \\
y_k \\
v_k \\
\psi_k \\
\end{matrix}\right\} s_k^p \\
\...
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Grouping enumerated list with different width?
I found this nice answer regarding grouping of enumerated list. But it does not work for lists with different width. For instance
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{...
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A curious dependency between \newcommand and curly braces
An example is a bit artificial, but the point is that I do not understand why
{} influence the outcome of \newcommand in the way described below.
Consider the following definition:
\newcommand\...
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Curly braces disappear when reloading LyX document
I have a problem in LyX when using a math macro with an optional argument. I want to have an interval [a,b] as argument, which I need to group in curly braces, otherwise LaTeX will confuse the ...
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Splitting a command syntax across a \newenvironment definition
This question is a direct follow-up to the question Can a \newcommand Definition Contain Braces as Substitution Text? I asked yesterday.
The following example is once again a counter-intuitive one, ...
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Can a \newcommand Definition Contain Braces as Substitution Text?
The following example is completely counter-intuitive, but I need this in a bigger definition I'm not including here.
\newcommand{\openbrace}{{}
I need this to start a nested scope.
Is this ...
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Add a brace on the left side of a group [duplicate]
I can't figure out how to place the brace on the opposite side, that is on the left of the group of equations, when following the answer in this link:
How to put a brace on the right, not left, to ...
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necessity of braces for accent commands
Many resources on LaTeX teach that "é" and "ä" are typeset with (respectively) \'{e} and \"{a}; and it is similar for other accent symbols. Are the braces really needed? Aren't \'e and \"a shorter but ...
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