{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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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
When compiling my latex documents, I use AucTeX in emacs to run latexmk but latexmk only runs once and will say you should run latexmk again and then reason whether it be references or something else. ...
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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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Latex does not publish half or some letters of some words [closed]
I have a LaTeX document and after compiling the document, some specific words are missing 2-3 letters in the whole pdf file. There is no error message during the compilation and yet this happens.
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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',
%% ...
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PdfLaTeX in Texmaker doesn’t work: “Could not start the command”
I have a problem with LaTeX. I have installed MiKTeX 2.9 and Texmaker, and when I try to compile a .tex file in Texmaker, I get the error
Could not start the command
When I try to build it from the ...
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Smartdiagram error when compile
I want to use the smartdiagram but by some reason a get a error:
! Undefined control sequence. \smartdiagram code #1#2->\StrCut
{#1}{:}\diagramtype \option \IfNoValueTF {#... l.6
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How to set up TeX software to begin making existing Greek and Hebrew texts into custom interlinear pdfs?
Starting Point
I have a W32TeX package with latex, pdftex, xetex installed on a win7 box and am interested in getting started creating interlinear Greek-Hebrew (2 line, no English) texts of Biblical ...
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How do the various LaTeX compilers (LaTeX, XeLaTeX, PDFLaTeX, ???) differ in terms of use(s), purpose(s), pros and cons? [duplicate]
How do the various LaTeX compilers (LaTeX, XeLaTeX, PDFLaTeX, ???, ConTeXt, fill-in-the-gap) differ?
Is there an authoritive list of all currently available LaTeX-related compilers?
Which are the ...
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Why is my TeXnicCenter not compiling and producing any output in PDF?
Today I have just downloaded Basic MiKTeX 2.9 and TeXnicCenter 2.0 Beta (latest version from the website). But my TeXnicCenter is not compiling and producing any output in PDF. It happened before ...
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Export page numbers of references
I would like to export the page numbers of all the inner references of my document. How can one achieve this? Equivalently, how can we export the section/chapter number of all the inner references?
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Paragraph ended before \subsection is completed [closed]
I'm using pod2latex to convert the Perl FAQ POD files to LaTeX and then pdflatex to convert them to PDF. The first few FAQ files converted fine, but perlfaq4 is giving me an error: Runaway argument? ! ...
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Preprocessing without compiling with etoolbox
I want to know if it is possible to do preprocessing without compiling with the etoolbox package. Basically, I want to do the following. Given a file of the following format:
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XeTeX build profile in the gedit latex plugin
In the gedit latex plugin, the build profile to compile latex files to pdf is
rubber --inplace --maxerr -1 --short --force --warn all --pdf "$filename"
Unfortunately, rubber is a LaTeX building ...
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Can pdflatex create the pdf file while a previous version is being viewed with Adobe Reader?
Within Cygwin I use vim to write my .tex file, then compile with pdflatex.
I then view the .pdf file with Adobe Reader (outside Cygwin that is, I just double-click the .pdf file from within a windows ...
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Undefined control sequence \documentclass
First of all I would like to thank you because you helped me out a lot with all your answers to the already online questions.
Now, here is my problem. I am trying to do a bibliography file with ...
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TeXstudio: how to automate LaTeX biber sequence of compilation
I'm a bit confused about how to configure TeXstudio to use biber. It's not that I can't find a way, I'm just wondering what is the intended way, i.e. coming from WinEdt I'm used to that "Build" or ...
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Quickest way of applying thesis to tex template
I am trying to apply my thesis to a TeX template. I have pdflatex installed on a Linux box (in my university), but cannot get it to work. When I point to my TeX file as below, it gives an error:
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Unnecessary braces versus speed compilation process
Could the use of many unnecessary braces speed down the compilation process?
I'm asking because I use many many alert commands, defined by
\def\alert#1{\textcolor{red}{#1}}
So when I want to ...
