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How to define a custom formatting “style”? [closed]
Within the tablenotes of threeparttable I'd like to manually include a source like so:
Source: Rumors of Oz, 2013 (unpublished / forthcoming).
so that "Source" is either in \textit{Source} or ...
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Best way to present plain text results in a tex file?
I have some plain text results that I want to include into my bachelor thesis. The output looks like this:
Protein: noname Length: 611 N-terminus: OUT Number of transmembrane
helices: 3 ...
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Where should I use \textsc? [closed]
When should I use macro \textsc ? What is common practice in document like diploma thesis? Should I use it for names of persons, names of described entities of particular interest or in some other ...
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Why are these commands considered as bad practice?
I was reading LaTeX: Do not use these commands, but the author didn't explain why they are bad. Could anyone help me understand.
\\ (except inside a special environment like tabular, array, or ...
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Reusing LaTeX code to achieve a consistent layout
What is the best approach to reusing the same layout for numerous tables, paragraphs etc. which share the same structure but different content? Is the best method to use custom commands/macros?
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How do I get function argument parenthesis to position correctly?
I'm having trouble with the appearance of parentheses representing function arguments. They appear to far away from the function name.
For example the code
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How to create a good document structure in advance for a book to be typeset using sanskrit fonts
I am taking up a task for typing an old text which is over 1200 pages. I am attaching a sample page. I am new to TeX, I still did not get the hang to create a good structure so that it will give me ...
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Can my LaTeX (maths) code be improved?
I feel that my code isn't written very efficiently.
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{wasysym}
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Writing a negative number in text mode: $-$9 or $-9$?
If we want to produce -9, typing -9 in an input file is not correct because - is intentionally designed for hyphenation so its glyph is bad to represent the minus sign.
To produce the minus sign, we ...
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Styleguide for LaTeX similar to the Google styleguides?
Even though I don't work at Google, the Google Styleguides have been very helpful for me in adopting consistent, readable style conventions for my code. Unfortunately, there is no Google Styleguide ...
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Where should I setup the markup of header/footer? In \fancyxxx or in redefinition of \xxxmark?
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{\chaptername\ \thechapter.\ #1}{}}
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ #1}}
\fancyhead[RO,LE]{\small\sf\color{black}\rightmark}
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Conventions for formatting scientific units?
I would appreciate some guidance on how to format units that incorporate SI, molecules, and text.
Right now I am formatting the letters in chemicals or names as 'text' and the SI units, sub/super ...
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When to use bold, italics, small caps, typewriter etc.?
I'm a little confused on the purposes of each kind of text in LaTeX. I know the function of some of them, but sometimes people use each for different reasons. For example:
\texttt is for code (no ...
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Formatting arrows between rows of corresponding matrices
Some material I'm creating requires output that looks like this:
(note the position of the arrows).
I'm using the following code (with the AMS macros) to generate this, and I'm looking for ...
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Is it OK to use \tt etc. in latex2e if you don't want the text to inherit the font of the containing text?
I want some words to always be in upright teletype (they are defined to be something specific).
If the sentence is emphasised and this word appears I do not want the text to be italic teletype, but ...
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Does it matter if I use \textit or \it, \bfseries or \bf, etc
I typically use
\textit{Some italicized text}
while some of my colleagues use
{\it Some other text}
Should I bother changing one or the other, or does it matter?
