{documentation} is for questions addressing issues related to the writing of documenting TeX packages, or to packages designed for documenting TeX code, e.g., ltxdoc.
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Is there some typesetting system that uses XML notation?
Is there some typesetting system that uses XML for notation? This is no offense, but I don't like to type \emph{This \emph{text} is important} despite the fact that there are editors that can do it ...
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2answers
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How to document a expl3 macro using dtx
I am writing the documentation to a package implemented in expl3 using ltxdoc, and the relevant part would look like
% \begin{macro}{\conteq_args_once}
% Some explanation
%
% \begin{macrocode}
...
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0answers
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english documentation of tkz-euclid [closed]
I just can't find the english documentation of tkz-euclid.
ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/tex/CTAN/macros/latex/contrib/tkz/tkz-euclide/README
says
http://altermundus.fr (en français) or ...
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0answers
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Write lindenmayer systems/ L-systems in Tikz, documentation? [closed]
I would like to create l-systems with Tikz, and I've noticed that there is a specific library for it ( lindenmayersystems ). Online I've found several examples in tex-code, but I cannot find any ...
7
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1answer
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Add documentation to TL install
I installed the Tex Live 20130407 on my system. To save disk space, I did not install the documentation, because I thought that texdoc can download those files I ask it. However, issuing
texdoc ...
10
votes
2answers
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Starting point for getting more familiar with TeX/LaTex etc
Background: I've been using what I would call LaTex for ~4 yrs to typeset assignments, reports, essays and tutorial notes. I have been using "TexShop" (for Macs) - mostly because it was simple when I ...
5
votes
3answers
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Online references for creating advanced macros?
I am looking for online references for creating advanced macros for LaTeX.
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2answers
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Any way to show LaTeX example code *and* execute it? [duplicate]
In (La)TeX documentation and tutorials, it is common to show a snippet of code next to the output it generates. It might be two minipages side by side, or a code listing followed by boxed output, or ...
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0answers
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Index problem when using l3doc for LaTeX document writing
I use l3doc to write document for my package. In the document I need describe macros, environments and options of the package. I started using the environment function only. After the tip came from ...
3
votes
2answers
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Template for cheat sheet
I have been working with LaTeX for a couple of years but I don't know anything about pure TeX.
I find this LaTeX cheat sheet useful to remember some commands. So I'd like to have a LaTeX template for ...
6
votes
1answer
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Difference between documentation of the code and user documentation
From How to Package Your LaTeX Package tutorial:
"The important parts of a package are the code, the documentation of the code, and the user documentation."
What is the difference between ...
31
votes
5answers
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Which books can I read via texdoc?
For years, I was faithfully downloading a copy of TeX by Topic whenever I reinstalled my computer. Then I learnt about texdoc texbytopic and my life got just that smidgen easier. I've just returned ...
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16answers
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What needs to be introduced in a short introduction to LaTeX?
One of the things listed at the How you can help in the TeX community page of the TUG website is:
We'd like to have an ‘introduction to LaTeX’ document that falls somewhere between the brevity of ...
4
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0answers
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Documentation for the animate package with TikZ
I'm trying to locate some detailed documentation on the animate package. When I look at examples here and in other places, there is really way too much unknown syntax to figure out. I was hoping ...
28
votes
5answers
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How to build two different .tex files from same .tex file
When I prepare an exercise list for my students I use to also include there my own solutions. I prepare these documents with some macros based on mdframed and with comment help I easily obtain two ...
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2answers
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Help in choosing LaTeX2e books in light of LaTeX3 development
I'm quite new to LaTeX (~3 months) and I'm excited about buying the books. I just bought The TeXbook on eBay and hopefully it should arrive next week. I might even want to get a printed copy of TeX by ...
6
votes
1answer
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Is there any documentation of \Umathcode, \Umathcodenum, etc.?
Trying to use the package unicode-math I have been looking for some documentation of \Umathcode, \Umathcodenum, etc. The usually place, the package documentation (http://ctan.org/pkg/unicode-math), ...
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1answer
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Is there any textbook for XeLaTeX?
I usually use PdfTeX. Currently I have to learn XeLaTeX which I am not familiar with. So
Is there any textbook for XeLaTeX?
How to use numerous math fonts in one article?
E.g. use mathrsfs, ...
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2answers
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Where to find official (!) and extended documentation for tex/latex's commandline options (especially -interaction modes)?
Today I tried to learn more about the several interaction modes for tex/latex/pdflatex etc. The manpages turned out to be not very helpful:
$ man tex
...
-interaction mode
Sets the ...
8
votes
1answer
338 views
How can I get documentation for the LaTeX letter class?
I am trying out TeX and writing some correspondence in it just to learn the basic commands. For the "letter" document class, I have found this reference site:
...
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votes
15answers
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Which manuals are on your “TeX Reference” shelf?
This is a community wiki since there is no "one true answer"- if you find an answer that contains a lot of your choices, but is missing something you feel is incredibly useful. Feel free to add it. ...
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votes
4answers
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LaTeX, package documentation look-up
I am on OS X (10.6 Snow Leopard) using TeXLive-2011 to typeset a simple .tex file I am editing in Vim and trying to learn. My problem is: how do I...
gradually learn about what TeX can do for me
get ...
9
votes
1answer
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Defining synonyms for indexing
Is it possible to set things up so that indexing synonyms does not generate multiple entries? For example, if the text includes \index{cur}, \index{hound}, and \index{mutt}, can these be coalesced ...
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votes
1answer
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Does the pgfplots manual crash your Preview and/or Skim app on OSX?
The pgfplots manual consistently crashes both my Preview.app and my Skim.app. A quick google search yields a closed bug report on the pgfplots Sourceforge page and a related question on ...
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Best practices references
What resources (online or otherwise) exist that give good advice on best practices for TeX, etc.? I'm looking particularly for things that assume you already know TeX or LaTeX, and aim to help you ...
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1answer
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Glossary of TeX and LaTeX terms
This is not about glossary package. :-)
I was wondering whether there is a list of common terms you come across as a not-so-advanced user, defined already. Currently what we have are many books ...
6
votes
3answers
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Print macro signature
I am looking for a way to have a readable documentation of a macro signature (probably not the correct wording, but I mean the same thing as a function signature) in the source code and in the output ...
5
votes
2answers
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does the doc folder contain only documentation?
I'm trying to get rid of some junk on my hard drive and want to make sure I don't delete anything vital, so it's probably a dumb question.
In my latex tree there is the texmf-dist/doc folder which is ...
4
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1answer
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portable packages
and sorry again for my bad grammar, English is not my native idiom.
I start explaining about what I have and then what I want:
I built a format for my school so students can build up their thesis ...
11
votes
1answer
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Who wrote “What are TeX, LaTeX, and friends?”
Who wrote What are TeX, LaTeX, and friends? I want to reference it in my article.
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2answers
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Where can I find documentation on biblatex 1.7 (or other older versions of packages)?
I have just updated my MikTeX 2.9 (I'm using Windows 7)... and surprise! My citations don't work any more and I get cryptic error messages. Panic! After a few minutes of frantic and more or less ...
0
votes
1answer
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Defining a listings style and available options
When defining a style for a listings environment, I can set the background color by doing:
\lstdefinestyle{highlight}{
backgroundcolor=\color{orange}
}
Apart from backgroundcolor, which other ...
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2answers
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How to write content next to tikz figures?
This is my code :
\begin{document}
Formally, a streaming string transducer is a 8-tuple $(Q,\Sigma_1,\Sigma_2,X,F,\delta,\gamma,q_0)$ machine, where
$Q$ is a finite set of states, $\Sigma_1$ is ...
2
votes
1answer
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dtx: add code to sty file without printing it to pdf
I want to add comments to the sty file that should not be printed to the pdf, because the description is almost identical.
Is it possible to configure the dtx file, such that not every code added to ...
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votes
2answers
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Moving to LaTeX3 for package authors
I would like to write a package using as much of LaTeX3 stuff as possible (in particular expl3, xparse and xtemplate).
What should I read to learn these?
In particular: I know that there are good ...
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6answers
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What is the minimum one needs to know to use TikZ?
I am fed up with the poor quality of the pictures in the papers written by my graduate students and am trying to convince them to use TikZ. I know of three ways to begin learning TikZ:
The TikZ ...
5
votes
1answer
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Where can I find spanish documentation for creating LaTeX classes?
Searching the web for spanish documentation about creating classes for LaTeX, I found this website belongs to the class of "Scientific text processing in high quality" (Procesamiento de textos ...
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votes
1answer
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How do I make the command texdoc latex2e to open the PDF version by default?
I found a latex2e.pdf in my MiKTeX installation tree. How do I make texdoc latex2e open the PDF version by default?
UPDATE:
I tried renaming latex2e.html to something else, and now the PDF version is ...
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6answers
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Materials for learning TikZ
I feel intimidated in learning TikZ. I was wondering if there are some nice materials (or just your replies) at different level:
for providing big picture, which is
important to beginners to not ...
12
votes
3answers
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Free intermediate level documentation
Are there any free manuals that are roughly on the level of Lamport, Mittelbach & Goossens, Kopka & Daly, etc.; more in-depth than the Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX, but not as daunting ...
5
votes
3answers
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Which latex editor is able to access all documentation of all packages?
I am looking for an editor or documentation browser that can look up all commands from all packages, for eg I want to for 'whiledo' then I want a window or pane to pop up with the required reference ...
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votes
3answers
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Updated documentation of ConTeXt
I'm trying to decide which set of macros/typesetting system to learn. I tried Latex2e for a while, but I was very disappointed that it didn't work nicely with Unicode and that in my tryout I had many ...
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votes
1answer
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An explanation of LaTeX's output routine
Is there a good reference for LaTeX's output routine? The documented source is confused and confusing. The authors seem confused as to why parts are the way they are and wonder if maybe things should ...
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votes
2answers
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Different approach to literate programming for LaTeX
I have spent a couple of hours rethinking the literate style tools we have for LaTeX, which are essentially doc, docstrip and ltxdoc. Although the traditional workflow with a good editor can be less ...
6
votes
2answers
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What documentation visually explains the various available commands to control the vertical distance between two lines of text?
I have a title page containing several lines of text, e.g.:
Series
Title
Author
Institution
I would like to fine-tune the distances between the lines, however, I do not understand which tools ...
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0answers
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what don't do latex text composition [closed]
I'm looking for a document or a web site that collect all guide lines about thing you can do well from what you shouldn't do during latex text composition.does it exists something like that?
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Where can I find documentation about TikZ/TikZPicture?
When looking for different packages of creating timelines, I came across the following one:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{snakes}
...
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votes
1answer
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How to illustrate and execute a MWE within another document
In Show output of a full LaTeX document I provided a partial solution to a similar question. The following code is an attempt to simulate the running of a full MWE within another document as for ...
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votes
3answers
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TikZ manual newest version online?
Is there a definite place where TikZ manual can be found online?
I am only finding version 2.00, while I keep loosing the link to 2.10.
Does the official site host the manual somewhere, or is it ...
3
votes
1answer
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Having docstrip place files in different folders
I've written my own biblatex citation style and decided to put both the bbx and the cbx file in a dtx file to process that with docstrip. Now I would like to have docstrip place the files in my local ...
