All Questions
100
questions
1
vote
1
answer
135
views
Creating LaTeX Macros to Generate Tables from Predefined Variables
I've been struggling for the past two days to create macros for populating a thesis title page, as I'm planning to share it as a template with my colleagues. As you all know, thesis title pages have ...
- 307
3
votes
1
answer
54
views
Checking if the contents of the \item's of a \list environment are entirely in inline math mode
I have a list
\begin{list}{}{}
\item[(1)] First things first.
\item[(2)] There are \(1 + 1 = 2\) types of "normal" math
\[e^{2\pi i} + 1 = 2\]
\item[(3)] Third time's \(\...
- 95
1
vote
2
answers
47
views
Storing comma separated entries in a list and print them using pgfkeys, pgffor, etoolbox
Problem Statement
I want to store several keywords in a list, then print all items inside the list separated by commas, but the last item should also be separated by ", and ...". For example,...
- 111
2
votes
3
answers
607
views
How to create an environment that allows you to bold words before a " : "
(This is my first question, I hope I'm not breaking any rules in how I'm asking it)
I would need an environment that basically takes as input a list of words separated by the ":" symbol and ...
- 133
2
votes
1
answer
172
views
Replace "\def" and "\@ifnextchar" with "expl3" code in list environment
I was trying to answer another question I asked here in the forum (How to modify the horizontal and vertical spacing between "\item" in shortenumerate (shortlst)?) regarding the shortlst ...
- 3,712
0
votes
1
answer
59
views
Customized list environment with horizontal line after each item
I have this LaTeX code:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{book}
%%% Packages
\usepackage[margin = 20mm]{geometry}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
%%% Macors
\newenvironment{aims}{
...
- 33
2
votes
1
answer
49
views
A command that would always place text at the beginning of the document
I am keeping something like a diary, that helps me keep track of things that I am working on. Occasionally there are some actions (To do's) that need to be taken, which I would like to keep on the ...
- 31
0
votes
1
answer
58
views
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 ...
- 284
1
vote
1
answer
74
views
Bracing a list within a list
I have this set up:
%%% some keys
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/first color/.code=\gdef\myfirstcolor{#1}}
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/first color/.default=black}
\pgfkeys{/mystuff/last color/.code=\gdef\mylastcolor{#1}}
\...
- 2,713
6
votes
3
answers
559
views
How to make it so that newcommand takes the rest of my line as argument?
I declared a new command to format list elements in LaTeX as follows:
\newcommand{\sitem}[1]{\item \makefirstuc{#1},}
\newcommand{\eitem}[1]{\item \makefirstuc{#1}.}
This works OK, but now I have to ...
- 1,594
0
votes
1
answer
53
views
How to customize enumerate list with resuming numbering on second level using customize item command?
I have a customized enumerate list which defines workpackages.
Everything works fine even for the first nested level. But at the next lower nested level the numbering is not continuing:
I have ...
- 3,057
2
votes
3
answers
251
views
Generating a list with commands
I am quite new to LaTeX and am a software engineer by day, so please bear with me.
I am trying to create list of items that can be generated through the use of some commands to add to that list, ...
- 23
3
votes
2
answers
452
views
Default enumerate environment with easylist syntax
With the package easylist, we can create nested lists easily:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[at]{easylist}
\begin{document}
\begin{easylist}
@ First % -> 1. First
@@ Second % -&...
- 105
1
vote
1
answer
120
views
Create a sorted, three-column table from a single column in a CSV file
I have a CSV file that has various columns. One of the columns is called summits. This column contains multiple summits in the following form:
Summit name (elevation m)
For example
Mount Everest (...
- 57
2
votes
2
answers
144
views
Count the number of times a command appears in the enumerate environment
I am trying to create a mechanism to know whether or not the number of
times a command is repeated in an enumerate environment is present.
As an example, using the \dummy command, this would be a ...
- 3,712