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Using \ifthenelse and \isempty in newcommand used in glossaries's name
I want to use \ifthenelse while defining symbols with \newcommand. This works all fine, until I try to use those symbols (here \densCanv) in my glossary as a name:
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}...
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Making straight quotes in TeX appear as straight quotes in document [duplicate]
So I'm writing a book, and I've used straight quotes (") in my latex files throughout the entire project. Now whenever I compile my document in Overleaf, these, to no ones surprise, come out as ...
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Inserting symbol before subsection [duplicate]
I would like to change the macros on the \subsection command, where right before each subsection the symbol $\blacktriangleright$ is attached.
I have tried
\documentclass[twosided, reqno]{amsart}
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If you had to write the command `\lhd` in English, what would it say?
In LaTeX I sometimes see the command \lhd.
It ends up looking like a Greek letter delta.
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Usually, LaTeX commands are acronyms, initialisms, or abbreviations.
What is the fully spelled out English ...
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$\mediumsqcap$ without $\mathfrak{I}$ and $\mathfrak{r}$
The nice answers to my question U with $\mathfrak{i}$ and $\mathfrak{r}$? gave me these
\newcommand\bigsqcapir{\ooalign{$\bigsqcap$\cr
\hfil\raise0.4ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle\mathfrak{i}$}\hfil\cr
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Math symbol "an arrow pierces the heart"
Can anyone help me create a new math symbol like in the picture below please?
I wanna use it as a binary relation symbol: «a heart pierced by an arrow from left to right» for «A is in love with B».
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Using loop in newcommand to build longer equal sign
Following Is there a wider equal sign? and "For loop" in newcommand, I have come up with the naive command:
\newcount\tmp
\newcommand{\eqlong}[1][2]{% need this to prevent extra vertical ...
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What is the "backslash greater than" command for? [duplicate]
To make my life easier, I have defined the following two commands:
\newcommand{\<}{\langle}
\renewcommand{\>}{\rangle}
However, as you can see, the latter one required a redefinition, rather ...
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"Interchange" \cup with \bigcup
I am using \bigcup far more often than \cup in my code and so I want to change the commands to something like \bigcup --> \cup and \cup --> \smallcup. Similarly, for \bigcap and \cap of course. ...
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How to check the empty space after the letter inside of \newcommand?
I have the trouble that I write the book in Azerbaijani, and I successfully use FontSpec. The only problem is following:
When I use\newcommand\ə{\char"04D9} as the command, it removes all space ...
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Declare correctly a new symbol
If I have this MWE:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tikz-cd,tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
\DeclareRobustCommand{\twoheads}{\mathbin{\begin{tikzcd}[...
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Forcing ligature between any two letters
I frequently find myself confronted with naming new operator in my mathematical research. What I would really want is them to not consist of two different letters that have a space between them. E.g. \...
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Defining new math symbols and specify how they behave under commands such as \mathrm
I want to define a math symbol \dbar which will display its italic version normally, but display upright when it appears inside \mathrm.
My naïve attempt is something like this
\documentclass{article}
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Character "l" replaced with double arrow in mathcal?
Very trivial situation: calling in math environment $\mathcal{Cl}$ replaces the letter "l" with a vertical double arrow. Where is this coming from i.e. with what macro/syntax is this ...
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How to create new symbols like these with codes only?
I need some new symbols and I don't have any idea how to create them. I tried to find out if these symbols were already in a LaTeX package but they weren't. So finally I ask here.
Every answer will be ...
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