{environments} is for general questions related to (La)TeX environments. For questions about environment subcategories like {lists}, {quoting} environments, or {floats} use the appropriate tag instead.
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Change line spacing for normal text, but not in tabular or verse
\usepackage{setspace}
\doublespacing
I used above two lines to change the spacing in my document. This changes the spacing of the entire document.
My requirement is to change the line spacing in ...
5
votes
2answers
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Processing the body of an environment multiple times
Dear all, I am new to package writing (LaTeX2e) and to this forum, and I probably read to much of the TeXBook and not enough on LaTeX.
My package works, except that verbatim is verboten. Given a user ...
4
votes
1answer
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Redefining the quote environment
Can somebody tell me what is wrong with this:
%%Tweaked quote environment
\let\origquote\quote
\renewenvironment{\quote}{%
\vspace{-0.5\parskip}
\origquote
}%
{\endorigquote}
My goal is to ...
3
votes
1answer
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How can I define a new environment which limits the scope of \newtheorem commands?
I am attempting to make an environment out of the command given in one of the answers to this question: Customizing theorem name.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
...
3
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to get the current item number and perform arithmetic on it in enumerate environment?
That is, suppose that I am at item n and I want to make a reference to item n - 3 without explicitly specifying it.
3
votes
1answer
522 views
New environment with minted
I want to create a new environment to transform this:
\begin{listing}
\caption{some caption}
\label{code:label}
\begin{minted}[options]{language}
My code here
\end{minted}
\end{listing}
...
3
votes
2answers
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algorithmic + babel with Hebrew conflict: Numbering missing
If I use algorithmic with babel, having both Hebrew and English, the line numbers go missing. Using MikTeX 2.9.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[hebrew,english]{babel}
\usepackage{algorithm}
...
2
votes
1answer
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Parameterised Enviroments in Lyx
Ok,
I have a set of structured data that I want to format consistently.
In this case a set of spells for a role-playing game.
Now in Latex I vaguely remember I could do something using ...
2
votes
1answer
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Defining a command for a minted environment
How can I define a newcommand macro or an environment for minted?
What is causing the problem that the following does not work?
\newcommand{\CppSourceCode}{
\begin{minted}[linenos=true, mathescape, ...
2
votes
2answers
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Time calculation for task reports
Consider this MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\newenvironment{dayreport}{\begin{tabular}{ll}\hline Task & Time\\\hline}{\hline\end{tabular}}
\newcommand{\task}[2]{#1 & #2\\}
\begin{document}
...
2
votes
1answer
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pdfTeX warning: destination with same identifier has been already used, duplicate ignored (weird behavior)
Here is a minimal example:
\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage[pdftex]{hyperref}
\newtheoremstyle{myexercise}{\baselineskip}{\baselineskip}{}{}{\bfseries}{.}{ ...
2
votes
1answer
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How to hide a verbatim-like environment in another environment?
I cannot find a good title to express my question. Therefore, please parse the following code first.
Minimal Code
\documentclass[dvips,dvipsnames,cmyk,table]{book}
...
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votes
1answer
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What is the difference between \newenvironment and \newenvironment*?
I vaguely seem to recall reading that \newenvironment* gives better spacing than \newenvironment, but I don't recall any details and I can't seem to find a reference by searching. What is the ...
10
votes
2answers
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What is the problem with nested environments using \BODY (environ package)?
This question led to a new package:
newenviron
I want to define some environments, which place their content into multiple different other environments. To access the contents I used the ...
10
votes
3answers
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Defining a list environment with multiple optional arguments
I'm trying to define a list environment with multiple optional arguments and with a default values for those arguments. For example, creating a new environment with a name newenv, which accepts two ...
9
votes
1answer
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New list environment: automatic enumeration with “a posteriori” format
This is a follow-up question to Nested enumerate labels with parent label appended plus a single set of enclosing parentheses
First and foremost, sorry for my English, I'm learning it currently.
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votes
2answers
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Is it safe to abbreviate \begin{foo}…\end{foo} with something like \bfoo … \efoo
Can I safely do this:
\newcommand\bfoo{\begin{foo}}
\newcommand\efoo{\end{foo}}
where foo is a standard LaTeX environment? Probably the verbatim environment breaks, but others as well? That way one ...
8
votes
2answers
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How to change color of some particular environment for entire document
I want to change color of particular environment in document.
For example wherever I found verbatim environment or equation environment appears in my tex file. With some global settings, I want to ...
8
votes
2answers
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Listings: different counters for different listing environments
How do I create two lstlisting environments that each have its own counter?
If I use for example
\lstnewenvironment{algorithm}[2]{
\renewcommand\lstlistingname{Algorithm}
\lstset{ ... }
} ...
7
votes
2answers
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Own command to create new environment
The following code isn't very minimal but I hope you will be able to understand the code.
\setcounter{errorcontextlines}{999}
\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage{lipsum,ntheorem}
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7
votes
1answer
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Twocolumn part in document
I'd like to stretch long lists into two or more columns. Like:
Some single-column text.
Lorem 4. Sit
Ipsum 5. Amet
Dolor
Another single-column text.
Or:
Some ...
7
votes
4answers
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Use column-separator & (ampersand) inside \newenvironment
I'd like to define a grammar environment which basically wraps a tabular environment. Inside the grammar environment I'd like to use an environment called production to insert rows. Example:
...
6
votes
1answer
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Environment makes unnecessary page break
I have a problem with user-defined environments in LaTeX. Even though the content of an environment seems to fit, sometimes LaTeX makes an unneccessary page break after all.
Here is my MWE:
...
6
votes
3answers
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Creating a new environment with one optional argument
I want to create a new environment with one optional argument in LaTeX. Here is what I used:
\newenvironment{argument}[1][]{%
\par
\noindent
\textbf{Argument#1:}
\noindent}
{}
When there is no ...
6
votes
3answers
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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}
...
6
votes
2answers
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etoolbox: environment hooks in boolean switch
What did I wrong, that the following does not work here:
(Edit: I mixed up the true and false parts, but I don't want to change the code, because the answers refer to this in a way confusing one.)
...
5
votes
2answers
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Using an environ environment with \newenvironment
I want to use an environment defined with NewEnviron from environ in another environment definition:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{environ}
\NewEnviron{inner}[1]{%
\textbf{#1:} \BODY
}
...
5
votes
1answer
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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 ...
5
votes
1answer
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Newenvironment not cursive
I created a new envrionment and it looks good, but I want to distinguish between normalfont and cursive font, so here is my code:
\newshadetheorem{beispiele}{Beispiel}
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5
votes
1answer
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write contents of an environment to document and toc
I want to write the contents of an environment to the document and the toc. Here's a MWE hacked to look (almost) like what I need.
\documentclass[pdftex,12pt]{book}
\usepackage{hyperref}
...
5
votes
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String parsing macro fails within custom cite command of biblatex?
I am trying to use the same string parsing macro as in String parsing macro fails within a minipage environment?; but this time in context of biblatex - and I'm having similar problems, I guess.
...
5
votes
1answer
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Use the s (star) argument with \NewDocumentEnvironment
Would it be possible to use the s argument specifier of xparse in \NewDocumentEnvironment so that we get an environment an a starred version of it?
Actually it works, but the star goes to the wrong ...
5
votes
2answers
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Environment with first paragraph in bold and no pagebreaks
I would like to setup a new environment which typesets the first paragraph in boldface, the following paragraphs in normal text, and with (possibly) no pagebreaks between the first paragraph and the ...
5
votes
2answers
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Redefining \enumerate using \let - why does it behave this way and what can I do to bypass it?
The following code produces a result, that I find quite strange:
\documentclass{article}
\let\origenumerate\enumerate
\renewenvironment{enumerate}{\begin{origenumerate}}{\end{origenumerate}}
...
5
votes
2answers
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How can one pass the contents of a LaTeX environment to a macro?
I'm working on an exam document class where the user enters in questions something like this:
\multiplechoice{Question}
{Answer #1}
{Answer #2}
{Answer #3}
{Answer #4}
{Correct answer}
{Explanation}
...
5
votes
1answer
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Using versions environment tags inside a new environment definition
I just found out about the versions package here and am interested in using it to hide solutions in a problem set document. Recall that, to create versions block, in the preamble, you need
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votes
1answer
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Onecolumn till end of page in twocolumn mode
I know about using the widetext environment for setting text in onecolumn mode and the multicols package for effortless switching between one- and twocolumn mode, but I think this is not too great if ...
4
votes
1answer
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String parsing macro fails within a minipage environment? [closed]
I am trying to work with a string parsing macro, found in the answer of TeX capacity exceeded while parsing a date string - TeX - LaTeX.
Basically, I have strings num01, num02... num09 - from these, ...
4
votes
1answer
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Using TikZ along with picture environment
Please see my examples:
picture After TikZ
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\path ...
4
votes
2answers
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\bgroup and \egroup?
So I've been looking to expand on the following bit of code (a hack to not screw up the margins when using oversized figures):
\noindent\makebox[\textwidth]{%
\begin{tabularx}{1.5\textwidth}{XX}
...
4
votes
2answers
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How to redefine (via `environ` package) the `pmatrix` environment?
I want to redefine the pmatrix environment provided by the amsmath package (and changed by the mathtools package) for adding good-looking delimiters. The code is below:
\documentclass{article}
...
3
votes
1answer
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Remove the automatic generation of number?
I looked for my past thread which can be found here: Create a two column static small box the solution i accepted was the truefalse environment. My question is, how will i remove the automatic ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to prevent pagebreak for a custom environment?
I use the following custom environment emailHeader and macros to format an email header (credits belong to egreg).
\definecolor{emailHeaderBackground}{RGB}{225,225,225}
...
3
votes
1answer
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Difference in behaviour between tabular and flushleft environments
In response to my earlier question the following working code has been provided:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{showframe}
\begin{document}
\hfill
\begin{tabular}{l@{}}
some text\\
some other ...
3
votes
1answer
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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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votes
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Problem with expansion of \BODY
In the following MWE, the command \testStringNotEmpty tests if the argument is empty. This test is robust in the sense that the argument can contain a command or an environment...
The environment ...
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votes
2answers
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Errors passing the contents of a LaTeX environment to a macro
First of all, I'm sorry if this is a bit of an obvious newbie question, I've tried reading as many of the posts on here about doing this sort of thing, but was unable to get any of them to work.
I'm ...
3
votes
3answers
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Problem with nesting environments
I have a problem with nesting environments. I have created a MWE for this.
I have environment {env1} which I want to contain environments {env2} and {env3} in the following way. What's wrong with the ...
2
votes
0answers
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Can't include a 'tabu' inside \newenvironment with cells in the postamble
I'm trying to include a tabu inside a new definition of an environment but it fails if the postamble (enddef) of the new environment includes tabu's contents, so cells. With tabular or tabular* works. ...
2
votes
1answer
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prooftree from bussproofs package inside “cases” environment
I am using bussproofs package to provide some type proofs. According to bussproofs manual, it is impossible to use prooftree inside math mode. However, I would like to insert prooftree in the cases ...
