{backgrounds} concerns different ways and circumstances where colour or images constitute a backdrop to typography
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Background image for frame title
Using beamer, how can I insert a background image under the title of each frame?
I could insert an image but the result was that the title disappeared because the image is over it.
Any ideas?
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votes
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Background overflows when using rounded corners for listings (package: `listings`)
I'm using listings to list code in my document, and I want the code to be displayed in a frame with rounded corners and a grey background color. But the background overflows the frame, as if the frame ...
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Overlay LaTeX/TeX coding easily on PDF with 300 pages
I've been looking for a way to overlay TeX/LaTeX i.e maths language etc (everything LaTeX is designed for) onto a background document containing 310 pages combined together in a PDF file.
So far I ...
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1answer
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How to put one cartoon in the background of one book
I would like to add one cartoon in the right margin of odd pages in one book. More precisely, ...
... the page #1 must contain the picture #1,
... the page #3 must contain the picture #2,
... the ...
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Using opacity in tikz and the background package
I'm trying to take a given figure, make it a little whiter and put the result in the middle of the page under the text, using the package background.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
...
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Beamer background image centered
I'm trying to use an image as a background for Beamer presentation according to this post. However, I do not want the image spanning the entire background. Thus, I'm doing something like:
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Background image for minipage
I'd like to put a background image into a minipage, stretching exactly to the surrounding fbox. What's the best option to do that? (Searching the web, I only found solutions for backgrounding the ...
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How to change the background color only for the current page?
How can I change the background color only for the current page? I found that I can change the color with \pagecolor{color} but that unfortunately changes the color for all pages after this command. ...
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Highlight environment by setting a gray background color
The title explains everything. I have a theorem with ntheorem and want to highlight it with a gray background color. What would be the easiest way to achieve this?
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Installing background and foreground page layers with TikZ
Several times I discovered the need to draw TikZ material behind and on top of the page text (How to draw text-anchored tikz line below text instead of above?, Test if a paragraph has a page break in ...
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1answer
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Text not visible if positioned over included colored pdf?
I'm having a strange issue with LaTeX: My document uses a PDF background that is included with \includepdf{pdf/title}. This PDF consist of some logos and a solid red colored stripe across the page. I ...
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1answer
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pgfplots and backgrounds library
When I use framed option from backgrounds tikz library for axis environment, this example works ok:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
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TikZ: Background rectangles with equal width but 'fitting' height
I'm trying to make sort of a flow chart for a series of steps, but these steps are also grouped, and I'd like my diagram to reflect that. So I'm using the pgfonlayer/background environment to draw ...
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Fill a grid with TikZ
How do I fill a grid in TikZ? I want to do something like:
\draw[draw,fill=red!20] (0,0) grid (2,2);
instead of manually drawing 4 rectangles.
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votes
1answer
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Change text background within paragraph (with automatic linebreaks)
How do I change the text color as well as the text background color for e.g. a sentence within a paragraph? I know \textcolor for coloring the font and \colorbox for background coloring ...
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1answer
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What are the possible positions can be used with the background package?
I can't find the possible positions documented anywhere. I am looking for positions like current page.south west, etc. Anyone knows where I can find complete list of the possible positions?
The ...
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Techniques for embedding images with transparent backgrounds in LaTeX
I am trying to embed an image with a transparent background in my LaTeX poster. However a quick google search has taught me that it is not possible to do so. However I intend to know any clever ...
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How to make a block transparent for a background image
I use the code
\usebackgroundtemplate{
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\paperwidth,height=0.5\paperheight]{image.png}
}
to get a background image in a Beamer/Latex presentation. ...
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votes
1answer
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Page Bordering with an image?
I want a custom border for my document.
I was thinking of doing something like this, creating a border with a graphics tool(only the outer frame) and then placing it in the beginning of the document, ...
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votes
1answer
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Background color in Verbatim
I've to use the yellow background for data values in the following code.
\usepackage
\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\}]
\color{blue}DATA \color{black}Heart;
\color{blue}INPUT \color{black}X Y @@;
...
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2answers
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Background for table cells in LyX
The title speaks for itself - how do I choose a background color for table cells in LyX?
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1answer
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Background transparency for PDF/SVG
I am using lua/xe/latex to generate a logo as a PDF and convert it to an SVG using pdf2svg for use on a web page.
I would like to have a transparent background for the PDF and SVG.
The transparent ...
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votes
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Setting background colour for part of a page
I am designing a business card using the memoir class and hints given here and am trying out various background effects. Specifically, I would like to change the background for the last third of the ...
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votes
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Colored fancy boxes
I am trying to produce some fancy boxes. I have found the fancybox package that does the boxes I want.
What I can't find now is: How do I change their background color?
I would also like to make the ...
12
votes
1answer
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Changing style of alert environment in beamer
I would like to specify a background color in the alert environment. I can, for example, use
\setbeamercolor{alerted text}{fg=blue}
to change the colour of the alterted text to blue, but this
...
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votes
2answers
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Change the background color of a frame in Beamer
How can I change the background color of one frame in my Beamer document? I tried doing
\begin{frame}
\setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=violet}
% frame contents here
\end{frame}
but it ...
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votes
2answers
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How to insert a background image in a beamer frame?
Apologies in advance if my question is very basic. I am still learning my beamer skills, so please bear with me.
I want to insert a background image in a beamer frame and use this "frame" as a beamer ...
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votes
1answer
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Change float background colour
Background
Including images within Algorithm floats. The images are trimmed to size automatically by a batch file.
Problem
In the following portion of the PDF, Listing 1.1 has a lot of space to the ...
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rectangles in beamer background canvas
I am trying to create a custom title page in Beamer, and I've tried many things, but I'm just helpless with all the solutions I found.
I would like to create only in the title page, the following ...
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votes
3answers
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How to create alternating rows in a table?
Sometimes you can see in books tables, that have alternating background color for rows in a table to support readability. How I can achieve this with LaTeX?
And yes, I could put macros \odd and \even ...
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votes
3answers
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PDF letterhead as document background
My institution's letterhead is available as a PDF file. The PDF is not just of the logo (to be placed in a corner), but of the entire page. Is it possible to make this PDF the background of the ...
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votes
2answers
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How to create a background image on title page with LaTeX?
I want to put a background image on a title page of a document. Is it possible and does it work?
EDIT:
The answer by Presidenten using the eso-pic package and my answer found after some research ...
