{compiling} is about the process you must go through to convert your TeX from .tex source files into your output document format, be it pdf, dvi, or something completely different.
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Compilation does not work
I have the same problem as in this link. But I do not understand that do I need an additional TeX compiler after installing TexMaker? If yes, MiKTeX is for Windows so, is there any compiler for Linux?
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Mimic mathjax behavior on undefined control sequences
I recently posted something on math.stackexchange.com, and was astonished by the behavior of the auto-renderer on undefined sequences. Instead of stopping the compilation right here, it would display ...
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Different errors while compiling, depending on distribution
When compiling my TeX document in PCTeX the _ in the bibliography url's appear as “˙. When compiling it in TeXworks the _ appears fine, but all the table references appear as ??. Any ideas to how I ...
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Load Graphics as Empty Boxes for Positioning and Quick Compiling
Is there a package that loads all images (tikz, pgfplots, images, etc.) only as empty boxes? This would greatly speed up compilation of documents when making edits to the content and layout when the ...
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Robust processing of autogenerated LaTeX files that contain many errors
I use knitr to generate pretty reports, with pdflatex as backend. Everything works fine if the R code runs without error. However, if the R code fails, the autogenerated file is sometimes invalid in ...
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Difference between bibliography management styles
There are two ways that I've seen people including their bibliographies. The first is without including any package:
% Document:
\bibliographystyle{ieeetr}
\bibliography{<file>}
And the ...
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Keep showing “could not start the command” [duplicate]
I just install TexStudio and I'm learning it from scratch. I compiled the following
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\begin{document}
Homework
\end{document}
but it keeps showing the err:
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Undefined control sequence \end{frame} [closed]
I'm having trouble woking with this code
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{pgfpages}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
% Class options include: notes, notesonly, handout, trans,
% ...
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Timestamp in document / pdf name
Let's assume my document is called test.tex. Instead of creating a test.pdf I would like to add a suffix date stamp to the filename, e.g. test_2013_05_29 (test_yyyy_mm_dd). I am compiling with ...
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How can I 'compile' LaTeX snippets to (unicode) plain text?
I have a bunch of LaTeX snippets which I'd like to convert, as faithfully as possible, to Unicode strings.
(In fact, these are title of papers from a bibliographic database, which I'd like to use as ...
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Sublime Text 2: Building Parameter with LaTeX
How can I perform a build process of a certain tex file, different from the current one I'm editing with the Sublime Text 2 Editor?
I use the Sublime Text 2 Editor with MikTex and Sumatra PDF. My ...
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LaTeX compilation of simple document fails [closed]
I am just starting to work with LaTeX for the first time, so I apologize if my question is trivial.
I recently got a first .tex document from my supervising tutor, with the request we compile it ...
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Compiling a given latex file
I'm trying to compile BPI.tex here because, as you can see, the given compiled file has the lower end of each page cut off. The problem is: I get lots of "undefined control sequence" errors but if I ...
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How to easily determine the full name of the latex file when a build error occurs?
I have recursive makefiles that I run to build my large tree which has many 100's of latex files (I use latex for everything). These makefiles travel the tree and build pdf's and generate HTML files ...
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FOSS for real-time PGFPlots
Any FOSS for real-time PGFPlots? Is it worth opening a feature request for KtikZ (QtikZ)?
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Wrong numeration in toc longer then one page
I searched the web for a solution but could not find one that helped me.
I tried anything i could find with \cleardoublepage and \newpage and so on...mostly they use \addcontentsline. I dont need to ...
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How to make `latexmk` run the appropriate amount of times
System:
Ubuntu 13.04, Texlive2012, Emacs 24.something, I run Emacs from the terminal and not the GUI, and I have server mode on in Emacs.
When compiling my latex documents, I use AucTeX in emacs to ...
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pdflatex nonstopmode with TikZ stops compiling
I compiled a TikZ code using pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode. Depending on code errors, compiling stops. I want to know what went wrong. Let me show you two cases, both of which involve a code error ...
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Speeding up compilation using precompiled preamble with LuaTeX
Compiling my documents with lualatex takes quite long. I have a complex preamble, and noticed it takes long to process this part of the file.
Today I came across this website, which proposes a trick ...
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Error when compiling (pdfLaTeX)
I wrote some lines and I wanted to view the pdf, so I compiled and built but I have this error message:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (MiKTeX 2.9 64-bit)
pdflatex.EXE: The memory ...
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Unable to compile TeXmaker 4.0.2 with MiKTeX 2.9
I just downloaded first MiKTex 2.9 and then TeXmaker 4.0.2. However, I am having a hard time getting it to compile. I always get the info box saying Can't detect the file name followed by the info box ...
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How to compile with Sublime [duplicate]
I've followed the instructions on here, but I can't seem to compile.
The shortcut they have is C-l, but I have no idea what that means.
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Error message: LaTeX can't find ieeetrans.sty
My code is
\documentclass[oneside,12pt]{Classes/VTU}
\title{TITLE OF THE THESIS}
\author{by \\ \vspace{2mm}NAME OF CANDIDATE \vspace{5mm}}
\collegeordept{Department Name}
\university{College Name}
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Need commands for creating manual “pre-compile” of preamble in Windows, perhaps by pressing a button
I would like to manually create a separate file with preamble "pre-compiled". I found a very simple example at:
ultrafast pdflatex with precompiling
where Jonas Stein describes their example:
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Why am I getting this “Runaway argument?” error? [closed]
My document has suddenly stopped working. My error message is
Runaway argument?
./Part II Project.tex:77: File ended while scanning use of \@newl@bel.
<inserted text>
/par
? h
I ...
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Unable to generate pdf
I use TeXnicCenter and get the following error window after I try to compile
Even TexMaker is unable to create the pdf file.
No error is detected in the window below after compilation.
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clickable problem book
I started to write a clickable problem book using fortextbook. The question: after compiling to PDF, and setting the page fit to width in the Acrobat Reader if I click on e.g. question 1. it jumps to ...
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Are % comments passed on to the PDF-file upon *.tex compilation? [duplicate]
Are % comments passed on to the PDF-file upon *.tex compilation? Can they be found/recovered in the PDF code?
MWE:
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\title{\textbf{Hello World !}}
\usepackage{lipsum}
...
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What would be required to make a Windows RT port of LyX? [closed]
I just got a Surface RT tablet which I like quite a bit, although I'm stuck using remote desktop when I want to edit documents using LyX. I noticed that there does appear to be a port of MikTeX for ...
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Compilation of main tex file from a chapter file with AucTeX
I have a main LaTeX file that has multiple chapter files included using \input command.
For compiling them in emacs/auctex, I have to open main LaTeX and ^C^C.
How can I compile the main LaTeX from ...
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Compilation fails with “! Missing \endcsname inserted.”
Hi I've got a strange problem. I've defined a new command to print Linux commands line in the document:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\newcommand{\shellcmd}[1]
{
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Sublime Text 3 LatexTools
I just installed ST3 and installed the LatexTools package using Package control.
Everything seems to have gone fine except when I compile using CMD+b nothing seems to happen.
On the terminal I get ...
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German umlaut breaks compilation with biber/biblatex - Why? [closed]
My document didn't compile and it took me hours to find the reason. When I finally found it, it was so unrelated to all my previous attempts to solve it and the error messages and warnings didn't give ...
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Mac vs Ubuntu LaTeX error [duplicate]
I'm getting a very strange error.
I have a LaTeX document that I compile with a Makefile (below), when I compile it on my Ubuntu machine everything is fine, but when I compile it on my mac the first ...
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Compile time optimized “area under analytical curve” plotting with pgfplots?
There are some question regarding how to plot an area under a curve with pgfplots. But as far as I can see, all the answers have in common that a function has to be plotted twice with different style ...
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Compile PDF without proofs
I am writing my degree thesis, and I need to make a synthesis of it: basically what I want to do is make a copy without the proofs...is there a way to exclude them automatically, without having to ...
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Best solutions for (La)TeX on Kindle
I have read Compiling documents online, LaTeX options for kindle?, and some similar Q&A's, but I have more specific question.
What are possible, good solutions for compiling TeX/LaTeX documents ...
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BibTeX compilation is corrupting myfiles
I am using TexMaker 1.9.9 and managing my references with KbibTeX. I have all the LiveTex package up to date from Debian Stable release.
I always use the same template to write assignments:
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XeLaTeX hang on Defining document command \newfontfeature with arg. spec. 'mm' on line 118
I am using TexMaker 4.0 on a Windows 7 (64bit) machine, with MiKTeX v2.9, and I am trying to compile this template (with no modifications) with XeLaTeX using the instructions contained in the first ...
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Typesetting and Engine settings that can help improve compile time?
Are there any specific options that I can enable or disable to improve compiling time ? I don't understand most of what is included in the settings so I can't decide on my own (new LaTeX user here).
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How to turn on the PDFTexify option?
I have read through the manual as best I can. But I can't find where you enable or turn on the PDFTexify. I put in some sample text. Then I hit enter to try and "run" the text that I typed. So, ...
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Ignore some self-defined command during compilation?
In a .tex file, there is some self defined command
\newcommand{\mycomment}[1]{\textcolor{red}{#1}}
...
\mycomment{blah blah}
...
I hope to be able to skip the command during compilation in my final ...
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Static analysis of LaTeX documents?
For programming languages like C, C++, C#, Java and so on there always exist some kind of static analysers, tools that check the sourcecode for unreachable code, unused variables, memory leaks and ...
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xelatex vs. xelatexmk compilation – what’s the difference?
I'm using TeX Live 2012 in a Windows environment.
I used to compile with xelatexmk, which isn't included in TeX Live's "Processing tools". When I wanted to switch from LaTeX to XeLaTeX, I read ...
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compiler stops on natbib undefined citation
help needed.
i ve got an issue when re_using the file with references with another tex file.
So it works fine with my work1 tex file.
But it does not work with my work2.tex file.
I do not see ...
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Preventing output of extra compiler files [duplicate]
When I compile a document with PdfLaTeX + View PDF quick build command option selected, Texmaker outputs these files in the same directory with the .tex file:
MyDoc.aux
MyDoc.log
MyDoc.pdf
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Minimization of the time it takes to preview a large beamertex file
I have a very large beamer tex file which requires a long time to texify. I want to make very minor changes and want to visualize these changes quickly. Is there a way to texify only the changes ...
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Warning message: “The marginal notes overrun the paper”
\documentclass[english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}
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Need to Typeset twice for correct compile?
Whenever I press CMD+T in TexShop, the PDF created is not always updated correctly. I usually have to re-compile it to update the Table Of Contents and other changes I have made. How can I fix this ?
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facsimile.cls could not be found [closed]
the file example.tex from the package facsimile runs successfully.
But even the same file, without the comments, returns a facsimile.cls not found error.
%%
%% This is file `example.tex',
%% ...
