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How to implement a floating text box? [duplicate]
I'm trying to write an environment that creates a new float type for text boxes. These are used for example in some books to provide interesting tidbits that aren't really part of the main line of ...
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Create an environment like the `checkboxes` in exam.cls
I am having trouble on how will i create something like the checkboxesor oneparcheckboxes environment in exam.cls. The only difference is that since the checkboxes gives circle, i'd like to create ...
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Savebox with \bgroup/\egroup doesn't work in beamer (for environment)
This works:
\documentclass{article}
\newsavebox{\mybox}
\begin{document}
\savebox{\mybox}\bgroup This is a test.\egroup\usebox{\mybox}
\end{document}
But this fails (Missing } inserted. at the ...
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Equations in fancy boxes
I've checked the post here, where the package empheq is used for embedding equations into coloured boxes.
With that idea, I wrote in my file the following:
% in the preambule
\usepackage{empheq}
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afterpage + list = missing \item
I'm trying to use the afterpage package to automatically insert text at the top of each page (please see my other question Section reminders at the top of each page?) but I'm having trouble.
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lrbox in \newenvironment
I cannot make lrbox work if put within a \newenvironment. I'll explain with an example. If I write:
\documentclass{article}
\newsavebox{\mybox}
\begin{lrbox}{\mybox}
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Dashed box environment
I am new to LaTeX and I'm having a hard time trying to create a dashed box environment without success. Can someone please share a code for a dashed box environment such as the one in the image?
I ...
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How to define a new environment with a fancy box (tikz) around sample source-code (listings)?
This is what I want to do:
\documentclass{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}[fragile]{Frame 1}
Some \structure{Python} code here:
% I want to define a new "pythoncode" environment, so ...
