Questions tagged [syntax]
{syntax} is about the principles and construction of the (La)TeX language.
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symbol % how and when can I use ir? [duplicate]
I would have some explanation about the % symbols: what do it is intended for? where do I have to use it?
Is there a doc that explain it?
Thank you
Renato
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Latex error: Package array Error: Illegal pream-token (3.5cm): c' used
I have a table that has this command.
\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\centering\caption{Table features}
\begin{tabular}{ r{3.5cm} p{5.50cm} p{5.50cm} }
\toprule
& \multicolumn{1}{r}{} &...
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Error in reproducing tex on sentence bracketing in gb4e [duplicate]
There is an error occurred when I tried to reproduce a tex document to produce sentence bracketing in gb4e.
This is the tex document, courtesy of Alan Munn:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{gb4e}
\...
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Redefine the command \cite to be able to use an additional syntax
Background
The package amsrefs redefines the command \cite so that one can use the syntax "\cite{book-name}*{optional-argument}" to produce (essentially) the same output as the usual "\...
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Expl3: When to define a variable as \l_... or as \g_... type variable?
Is the choice whether a variable should be a \g_ or l_ type variable something a programmer can more or less freely decide on? Or are there some strict rules or at least some best-practices that a ...
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Conditional expressions look always false
Experimenting with conditional expressions, namely with this trivial if...
\def\testvar{testvalue}
\if\testvar{testvalue}{istrue}\else{isfalse}\fi
I get always isfalse. I think I did everything as I ...
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How to write the dash of discrete math in latex?
I don't know how to use dash like this. It's not \bar{}.
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Stacking multiple TikZ tree labels?
I have a question related to the labelling of TikZ circles within a forest tree. Is it possible to stack multiple labels below the circle so that they would appear under one another, like this?
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Capital R with whitespace padding
I'm a math and latex novice, and I'm trying to write out the following rule with latex:
I'm having a hard time with this capital R. In the textbook, it has that nice side padding but when I type ...
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TikZ math library syntax problem
I am using TikZ math library which is great.
However, I can't get my head around this (see MWE).
I missed something from the documentation (https://tikz.dev/library-math)?
\documentclass[tikz]{...
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Can any character be used in place of a backslash?
In Chapter 3 of The TeXbook, Knuth writes:
TeX allows any character to be used for escapes, but the “backslash” character ‘\’ is usually adopted for this purpose...
This has me confused, for I have ...
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Syntax of LaTeX macros [duplicate]
The TeX primitive \over has syntax {… \over …}.
Is it possible to define a macro \foo, say, with syntax {…}\foo{…} without enclosing brackets?
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What was the reason behind using sqrt (square root) to name the nth root command? [closed]
Clearly talking about:
\sqrt[n]{x}
here!
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How to draw a curve to indicate syntactic domain in the qtree?
How to draw a curved line in the qtree and add a description like the following picture?
\Tree [.n,v,aP [.n,v,a ] [.$\sqrt{P}$ [.$\sqrt{\alpha}$ ] [.$\sqrt{\beta}$ ] ] ]
Thanks!
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Is the preferred use of tilde command with braces?
It looks like the standard way of using the \tilde is as in $\tilde{a}$. However, I saw a latex document in which the usage was $\tilde a$.
Will the two ways of defining a tilde produce the same ...
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