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Add "identifiers" to questions for printing
So, I have this code that lets me number questions/ exercises according to chapters ("Exercise 1.1", etc). I have one count to "identify" the question and one count to display the ...
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Numbering exercises by chapter and printing solutions by chapter in appendix
So, I have a basic tcolorbox that I want to write my exercises in. I want the exercises to be numbered by chapter, i.e. Exercise 1.1 is exercise 1 in chapter 1 (and still be able to print the answers ...
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Stepslist: "Step k of n"
I am trying to come up with a new enumerated list environment "stepslist" such that the items are marked with "Step k of n", where n is the total number of items in one stepslist ...
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Missing \endcsname inserted while increasing a counter in a command
Given the following WE
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\newtcolorbox{mybox}{
sharp corners
}
\newcounter{mycounter}
\...
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Number rows of table in decimal and hexadecimal with multiple counters
TL;DR My code to automatically number a table with two running counters in decimal and zero-padded hexadecimal (using the fmtcount and array packages) is not working.
I'm trying to automatically ...
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Custom object that increments when inserted and can be referenced with labels
I would like to create abbreviation such as CE1, CE2, etc. that as I introduce them through the document they automatically increase the counter. I would also be able to later reference them in the ...
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Displaying Answers Using the Exam Class (too many lines in vbox - make two columns)
I use the exam class to write multiple choice tests in a couple of my classes. I use the following code to collect and then display the correct answers at the end of the test using the command \...
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When LaTeX expand or not expand the macro in various auxiliary files and how to include a user-defined counter in the chapter name?
Some examples to show how LaTeX deals with macro inside the chapter/section title
Example 1
A very basic LaTeX chapter and reference process goes like this
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\...
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How to define \newcommand as number from file using \input
I'm trying to pull a number from an external text file that contains nothing but that number and use it to define a command which I can then use to set a counter, but it doesn't seem to work.
Here is ...
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How to make two existing counters truly synchronized?
In my document, there is an object that should share the same counter (value) with section, that is, when the counter section gets changed, it should change accordingly, and vice versa. I did this by ...
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How to reduce one counter
In the MWE below, the excoutP is added to store the value of excout.
How can we only use the counter excout?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\...
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Count total marks and questions
I'm trying to calculate the total number of questions and total marks based on an exam paper I'm currently writing.
My MEW:
\documentclass[10pt]{exam}
\begin{document}
\section*{Section 1}
This ...
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Problems with newcommand and counter for filling a longtable
I am trying to create a form for orders. The heart of this document is a srclttr2 with a longtable to even get a nice document for long orders. To make this template more flexible/easy I would like to ...
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How to iterate through macro parameters in a for loop? or how to expand a macro parameter with a counter?
I'm trying to expand a macro argument with a counter inside a for loop with the next code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{forloop}
\NewDocumentCommand\test{m O{II} O{III} O{...
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Quiz with answer (please recommend me a format of TeX document)
I want to make a quiz using TeX that "looks like"
Problem 1) Let $f(x)=x^2$. Evaluate $f'(1)$.
Problem 2) Let $A$ be a matrix such that
$$A=\begin{bmatrix}3&1\0&1\end{bmatrix}$$ ...
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