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Print programs with its proper syntax

I have defined my own language whose syntax is very close to the one of Pascal. I would like to type the following program for instance. Many people use the packages algorithmicx or algorithm2e to ...
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LaTeX code sniffer and/or beautifier?

I'm looking for a LaTeX code sniffer and/or code beautifier, because I'm creating a CI server for my LaTeX books and I wanted a few things. :D
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How bad for TeX is omitting braces {}, even if the result is the same?

Sometimes writing braces and omitting them produces the same result: \tilde{\psi} \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i} \pi} vs \tilde \psi \mathrm e^{\mathrm i \pi} Or (taken from Werner's comment below) ...
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\listings code style for HTML5 (CSS, HTML, JavaScript)

I would like to create a code style for HTML5 that can be used with the \listings package. An HTML5 document consists of three languages: CSS, HTML and JavaScript. That makes the whole thing a bit ...
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Are there any coding style guidelines for LaTeX?

I have been using LaTeX for a long time now, but still all my document files look a bit messy. Now I want to get rid of this bad habit and get some order into my code. That is why I am wondering ...
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How to properly code a TeX file, or at least avoid `badness 10000`

I'm coding a TeX file and although the .pdf is correctly rendered, I'm using "stone age" tools to code it. As some examples, I use \\ to leave a line space between two paragraphs, or \noindent in ...
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Code spanning over two pages with minted, inside listing with caption

I am trying using minted to display some code in my document, but the code is long and spans over two pages, this works fine, however when I place my code inside \begin{listing} ...
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How to improve my PSTricks code to construct a triangle diagram?

This question is similar to How to improve my PSTricks code to construct a triangle number diagram?. Consider the following example. Code % pdflatex -shell-escape test.tex \documentclass{article} ...
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How to place a program and a text side by side?

My first question is how you write a program in LaTeX, with and without a line number for each line. The second question is, because often my program is not too large, I want to save some space for ...
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2answers
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How to improve my PSTricks code to construct a triangle number diagram?

This question is similar to How to improve my PSTricks code to construct a triangle diagram?. Consider the following example. Code % pdflatex -shell-escape test.tex \documentclass{article} ...
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2answers
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Definition of PSTricks constant (again) and improvement of code

Consider the following example. (This is either the last one or the second to last.) Code % pdflatex -shell-escape test.tex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{auto-pst-pdf,pstricks-add} ...
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Aligned, hanging indents in non-monospaced code

I want to typeset a piece of code containing line breaks. New lines should indent to a specified point in the previous line. Here is a monospaced example to illustrate what I mean. Notice how ...
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1answer
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Syntax highlighting for different programming languages [duplicate]

In my paper I want to include some source codes with colored sytax. For syntax highlighting I use the listings package: \lstset{frame=tb, language={[Visual]Basic}, aboveskip=3mm, belowskip=3mm, ...
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insert MAPLE algorithm to LaTeX

I am writing my dissertation through LaTeX, and I want to insert the code from MAPLE, it is about 2 pages and I am not sure how to include the algorithm, do you have any idea how am I going to do it?
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Two code blocks working syncronously

I need two code blocks in my beamer frame. One will be the code and other will be the output for each line of code. I want to uncover each code line and corresponding output line. So, first it will ...
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1answer
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Code readability

I'm getting my head around LaTeX, and I find really awesome the fact that the documents are completely editable with a plain text editor, while getting a really neat and professional output. I'm ...
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4answers
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Is this branching code I wrote a bit obfuscated?

I've been away for a while and I forget if this sort of question is appropriate, but here goes. Recently I wrote some code (in expl3 but I hope it's clear enough) and in hindsight I wonder on its ...
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Problem formatting java code in my latex document (overshooting the page)

My code is being formatted in a way that makes it drift off the page when it's too long rather than just jump to a new line. I have tried lots of different things, pasted all kinds of examples from ...
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Improve PSTricks code for drawing of the Olympic flag

Consider the following example. Code % pdflatex -shell-escape test.tex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{auto-pst-pdf,pstricks-add} \usepackage[locale=DE]{siunitx} \ExplSyntaxOn \cs_new_eq:NN ...
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\fbox inside listings

I am trying to highlight a specific line inside a listing with listinline. The code I am currently using looks like this: \begin{lstlisting}[escapechar=!] class A { void m() { B b = ... ...
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1answer
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Definition of PSTricks constant and improvement of code for drawing of Pantheon

Consider the following. Code % pdflatex -shell-escape test.tex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{ auto-pst-pdf, pst-eucl, pstricks-add } \usepackage{siunitx} \begin{document} ...
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1answer
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Minted shows formatted tex code instead of intended source

I use WinShell with PDFLatex on Windows 7. I managed to install Pygmentize and compile the minimum example without errors: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{minted} \begin{document} inline: ...
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Source code line numbers in PDF [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Extended draft mode which includes source information for manual print-out to source synchronisation I am writing a document in LaTeX which I compile to PDF, which I ...
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input filename as caption in listing

I'm working on the following piece of code \newcommand{\mycin}[1]{% new command for icluding piece of code from external files \lstinputlisting{#1} } I want to add a caption that reflects the ...