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What are good packages / techniques for writing more readable LaTeX *code*?
A while ago I stumbled upon the semantic package --- its 'math ligatures' feature in particular --- and the whole way in which I write math-code in LaTeX changed.
Instead of
\[
\sem{\sigma}_s^x ...
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List of Indexing Packages - Pros and Cons
What are the various indexing packages and what are their pros and cons? When should one choose one over the other?
There is some discussion of this in What are the latest/best practices for index ...
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What does the draft mode change?
I wonder which changes are made by the draft option?
That means what will be changed by calling it as global class option (\documentclass[draft]{<class>}) or locally for a single package if it ...
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Minimal LaTeX installation
I've been given permission to install LaTeX in a laboratory in my University. Given the simplicity of working with MikTeX Package Manager and that I will only be installing in the Windows partition, ...
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Packages that need to be included in a specific order
This isn't a real question, so I'm marking it community wiki.
When I was new to LaTeX, I thought that the \usepackage command worked much like the #include command of the C language: just put ...
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Most useful additions in KOMA-Script?
(Background: I'm a beginner who will mostly use LaTeX for university articles and reports, but no math. Also, as I reside in Canada, the German typography conventions, which I understand KOMA-Script ...
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What packages do people load by default in LaTeX?
I'm getting the impression from reading the answers written by some of the real experts here that there are quite a few little packages that just tweak LaTeX2e's default behaviour a little to make it ...
