{errors} is for questions regarding or including compilation or similar errors.
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! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8:äöü not set up for use with Latex — is my latex broken [duplicate]
When trying to compile the following document with xelatex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[german]{babel}
\begin{document}
äöüÄÖÜ
...
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Too many math alphabets used in version normal error when using chemmacros package [closed]
When I load package chemmacros, suddenly the following error occurs:
Too many math alphabets used in version normal.
I've already made sure that I've updated my MikTeX distribution.
Edit: my code ...
3
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1answer
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Problem with using multline and align
I am LaTeX begginer and when I run this equation, I am getting the error:
! Argument \align* has an extra {.
Here is the equation.
\begin{multline}
\begin{align*}
C_s & = \displaystyle ...
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error of Cannot determine size of graphic [duplicate]
I compile my LaTeX code as LaTeX ,it give an error Error: LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in scope.jpg (no BoundingBox). If I compile as PdfLateX not errors...i need my output as a ...
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Problem with \maketitle: “there's no line here to end”
I'm using MiKTeX 2.9 and i'm new to TeX.
Simplified, I have this code:
\newcommand{\aone}{Anna}
\newcommand{\atwo}{Bob}
\newcommand{\topic}{Tpoic}
\subject{University \\ Paper}
\title{ \\topic\\ ...
3
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1answer
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Hyperref option clash error because unknown package requires/loads it too
I am currently hunting for errors in my template and these two I cannot solve after reading the log and researching:
! LaTeX Error: Option clash for package hyperref.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX ...
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Problem regarding Errors after Theoremdefinition using thmtools
I am currently hunting for errors in my template and these two I cannot solve after reading the log and researching:
First:
! Argument of \strip@prefix has an extra }.
<inserted text>
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No %.aux file in a particular directory
I have the following line in my report.tex
\include{intro/introduction}
\include{prlm/preliminary}
\include{svy/survey}
and the corresponding directory structure. The directory structure is ...
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Consecutive longtables giving “…alignment error…”
in the appendices of my thesis I have two long tables for which I use the longtable package. Separately they work fine, no errors, but when I have after each other I get errors such as:
Extra ...
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MikTex can't find \begin(document} [duplicate]
I'm running into an error recently and am unsure why I get it.
Running this script:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
hello
\end{document}
I get this error message (question being how do ...
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A package (installed according to TeX Live Utility) doesn't run [duplicate]
This is an example :
I've found here (What package allows Elvish in TeX?) that there existed a package called tengwarscript. I want to use it and when I used TeX Live Utility in order to download it, ...
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Code in \lstlisting breaks document (compile error) [closed]
I want to show a JSON object in my document. If I do the following, it works:
\begin{lstlisting}
{
"id": "5",
"key": "discardedCard"
}
\end{lstlisting}
But if I extend the code to the ...
3
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1answer
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“Dimension too large” error with XY-pic
What's wrong with the following?
\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage[all]{xy}
\begin{document}
\xymatrix{
\text{Long string of text that causes an error during the compilation of this ...
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2answers
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How to right align content of pbox?
Lets have simple \pbox example like this:
\documentclass[twoside]{book}
\usepackage{pbox, calc}
\begin{document}
\noindent\fbox{\pbox{\textwidth}{Some text\\Text}}
\end{document}
Here is printed ...
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Which version of LaTeX permits more than 16 alphabets?
Sometimes I receive a message:
! LaTeX Error: Too many math alphabets used in version normal.
I know that there is a limit of 16 alphabets at most allowed to one article. However this message ...
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Can anyone solve my error and make the long multiline equation multiline please?
In case it matters, I'm using win edit as editor.
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{amssymb}
\textwidth=16.5cm \oddsidemargin=-0.10cm \evensidemargin=-0.10cm ...
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\uline within a pgfmath expression produces an error
Why does using \uline within a pgfmath expression result in an error?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\pgfmathparse{width("\uline{blabla}")}
...
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0answers
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What do these error messages mean? [closed]
My article is
\documentclass[11pt]{aomart}
\usepackage{mdwtab,amsmath,dsfont,amssymb,amsthm,ifthen}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{yfonts}
\usepackage{bbding}
\usepackage{mathtools}
...
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Could not compile pdf after updated [duplicate]
I have updated my MiKTeX to 2.9. But unfortunately it cannot compile pdf file by either PdfLaTeX and XeLaTeX.
When use XeLaTeX it lag at the begining, and for PdfLaTeX it returns errors:
Command ...
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1answer
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Error during installation of TeXLive 2012 in Fedora [duplicate]
I am facing problems while trying to install TeXLive 2012 on fedora. I did the following-
Unzipped the package.
Navigated to the location of install-tl.
Typed in ./install-tl
I got the following ...
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0answers
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What' wrong with this article? It failed in compilation via XeLaTeX [closed]
I wrote an article as follows.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmathfont{Asana Math}
\setmainfont{Bitstream Vera Serif}
...
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`macro parameter character #' in horizontal mode - Texmaker [closed]
I use Texmaker and I keep getting this error:
! You can't use `macro parameter character #' in horizontal mode.
However I can force compile it using cmdline as pdflatex foo.tex.
Any idea what the ...
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1answer
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Bakoma - how to view errors
When my latex doc has errors, Bakoma displays the arrows at the bottom right corner used to navigate between errors, but I cannot see what is the actual error - I do not see a console window and do ...
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TeXmaker - cannot complie but TeXworks can [closed]
I installed MikTEX yesterday and TeXmaker, however I have some problems.
When I am trying to make a simple "hello world" document in Texmaker I get the following error "log file not found".
...
2
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1answer
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Why do i have error by removing this `>{\stepcounter{tfno}\thetfno.}`
i followed the instructions by this link:
Remove the automatic generation of number?
and happily satisfied when it really prevented the automatic numbering of the text. But why is when i changed the ...
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error message - new miktex installation [closed]
I am getting an error message whenever I am installing miktex. The error message reads:
The operation could not be completed for the following reason:
The operation failed for some reason.
Details: ...
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Wraptable producing “ghost” table two pages later
A weird problem. I'm using wraptable and two pages after a table, there is an empty or "ghost" table put into the document a few pages later.
If I move the table to other places, it sometimes ...
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How do I debug the message “Argument of \XC@definec@lor has an extra }” [closed]
Can anyone provide me with some intuition about what might cause an error like this?
Argument of \XC@definec@lor has an extra }
I am unable to produce an MWE that demonstrates the error, as it ...
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How to use abundant math font features in one article in XeLaTeX? [duplicate]
It sounds like XeLaTex does not have limit to at most 16 alphabets. However when I declared some alphabets and included many fonts(I indeed included fontspec), the message "Too many math alphabets..." ...
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What wrong in convert a PdfTeX file to XeLaTeX? [closed]
Originally I usually use PdfTeX to make pdf file. However now I have to convert a TeX file(in template aomart) to XeLaTeX(in template SLEN) due to requirements in template SLEN.
Unfortunately it ...
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2answers
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PS not rendering
Update 2: I've found the same error report here: http://latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11957&f=19 However this individual is using LyX and I'm using TeXWorks. So "So it seems the error ...
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amsmath.sty not found [closed]
I have been using LaTeX for a long time now. It has suddenly stopped working:
amsmath.sty not found
I downloaded that and similar files to the same directory. Now it gives the error
...
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TeXnicCenter: Cannot execute the command [closed]
I have re-installed my windows and subsequently LaTeX and TeXnicCenter, but when I re-load my previous files, I came up with this error.
Please guide me on this matter.
And settings are:
3
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1answer
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Windows API error 32
I'm brand new to LaTeX; any idea how to overcome this error message?
"texify.exe: Windows API error 32: The process cannot access the file because it is
being used by another process.
texify.exe: ...
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! LaTeX Error: File `arial.sty' not found [duplicate]
i m using following command.
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{arial}
but getting error message:
! LaTeX Error: File `arial.sty' not found. How can i fix this error.
Regards
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I am trying to use circuitikz, but this error pops up whenever I compile
I am currently trying to run some examples in the circuitikz library, and I keep getting the following error and the document will not compile:
Package pgfkeys Error: I do not know the key ...
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1answer
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ArsClassica Error (rm-iwonar not found), Iwonar Package Installed
I'm trying to use the arsclassica package for my document, and have some problem. Here's the simplest form of the document:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{scrbook}
...
3
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1answer
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Why does (La)TeX give errors now and again for seemingly no reason? [closed]
Now and again, when I've written some new 'code' (plain text, equations, special commands etc.) in my LaTeX editor and I compile the file, I get an error. Normally when I get an error, I check the ...
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Another “Dimension too large” question: PSTricks plot
I'm currently using Pstricks to plot a datafile into a basic x-y figure.
My actual code is:
\psset{xunit=.07cm,yunit=0.00025cm}
\begin{pspicture}(1915,10000)(2015,30500)
...
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TeX Live 2012 Graphics error
I am using TeX Live 2010 on Windows 7, I am getting following error after installing the TeX Live 2010 again after HD crash. My programs working well with previous images but for new images following ...
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Strange Error with Libertine and pdfpages [duplicate]
Frequently I have to make a compilation of documents. Each document has been produced with pdfLaTeX, and the compilation is done with pdfLaTeX and the package pdfpages.
MWE of my file ...
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Natural numbers symbol causes an error
My latex code is $(X_i)_{i \in \N}$ and I get this error:
! Undefined control sequence. of $(X_i)_{i \in \N
Can anybody tell me why?
I have included the amssymb package:
\usepackage{amssymb}
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TeXstudio Compile: Error: Could not start the command: pdflatex.exe
I'm trying write a report in LaTeX but TeXstudio won't let me. All I have is this:
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{report}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
...
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Context - Error creating boxes in loop
The following code creates an array of boxes to represent an array.
\startMPinclusions
input boxes ;
\stopMPinclusions
\starttext
\startluacode
function createGraphic(k,c,indH)
local i=1
...
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Making sense of compile error logs
Is there a documentation somewhere which gives a gentle guidance on interpreting error logs?
Sometimes it is really hard to figure out how to correct something judging by the log and it would be ...
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LaTeX Error: File `xparse.sty' not found [closed]
While trying to compile my tex file using pdflatex i get this error
LaTeX Error: File `xparse.sty' not found.
Tex Version is TeX 3.1415926 (TeX Live 2009/Debian)
on Ubuntu 12.04
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Including PDF in LaTeX - parsing error [closed]
I am trying to include PDF file (generated using Visio) in my LaTeX document. It is basically an image. I followed the instruction from here to convert visio diagrams into pdf and then cropped using ...
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Why does xcolor not like \fbox (or vice versa)?
This document would not compile and a rather cryptic ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted) pops up. Here's the MnWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\renewcommand{\fboxrule}{0.9pt}
...
6
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2answers
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How do you signal an error from within an expandable function?
I would like to do some error checking from within an expandable function. But my attempts at signalling an error are not processed correctly, but rather returned to the input stream---contrary to my ...
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Missing \endcsname inserted error [closed]
I encountered this error when writing a document:
! Missing \endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
\protect
l.2 ...}$ to $\mathaccentV {bar}016{L}'$)}{{1}{2}}
Can't figure ...
