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Using garamondx for dummies [closed]
I use TeXworks on Windows to write and produce LaTeX files, which uses MiKTeX in some way I don't fully understant. I've been trying to install and use the garamondx package. After a lengthy process I ...
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How to install texlive-fonts-recommended (from Debian/Ubuntu) into texlive2012 (from CTAN)?
while compiling my tex file, I am getting lots of this error --
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag 0+540/600 --dpi 540 zplmr7v
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font ...
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How to install and use the ocr-a font
Can someone help to install the ocr-a font? I'm using fedora, I'm trying to find a proper tutorial but cannot find a good one.
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Adding Imprint Shadow font
I'm using MiKTeX on Windows, and I've found Imprint Shadow font which I'd like to use with lettrine for capitalization of first font of chapters (I'm experimenting a bit). I've extracted all the ...
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LuaLaTeX: use or don't use classical font packages?
In the lualatex-doc I am reading under "switching from LaTeX to LuaLaTeX":
Don’t load inputenc, just encode your source in UTF-8.
Don’t load fontenc, but load fontspec.
Don’t use any package that ...
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Should I use fix-cm?
I recently became aware of the existence of the fix-cm package. I've looked at the documentation in fixltx2e.pdf, but it's not clear to me exactly what the problem is that it fixes. Should I worry ...
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Why should I avoid the a4 and aeguill packages?
In this answer am I being told, that I shouldn't use the a4 and the aeguill packages.
Why should I do that, and what should I use instead?
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Using both times and eulervm packages
I'm adopting for my thesis times new roman as text font and eulervm for math fonts. Which is the correct package for times to use?
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Are bitmap fonts too fuzzy or is it just me? [closed]
The above text was rendered with LaTeX. The text below was rendered in Libre Office.
You can see that there is a big difference in clarity, I think. Is it just me? How can I get LaTeX to produce ...
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How to change fonts
I'm sure this is a newbie question, but I can't figure this out.
I have tried to follow the advice here:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Fonts
and here:
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mktextfm failed to make igo10.tfm
I am using Ubuntu 12.04, and need to install the package at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/igo to compile a document I have received the tex source of. I am trying to follow the instructions ...
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Where would I find ua1.zip?
I'm using TeXShop Version 2.47, and I know from having written a twenty page document last year using apa6e (which I typeset again with no problem today) that this system is in a functional state.
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Installing the comicsans package to MiKTeX
Consider this question theoretical in nature; an exercise to understand the TDS tree structure better. Assume one were attempting to install the comicsans package, which is part of neither of the two ...
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Description Logic symbols in LaTeX [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to look up a symbol?
I need to get symbols of description logic names looking like at the picture:
Should I use some special font for this purpose, and which one? ...
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Linux Libertine package and fonts not working anymore (fall 2012)
So in the last couple of weeks I've had some issues with the Linux Libertine font and
package, both don't seem to work anymore on a completely up-to-date version of MacTeX (which is equivalent to TeX ...
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How to install “TeX Gyre Schola” font for MiKTeX?
I've followed the guide:
http://www.tug.org/fonts/fontinstall.html
and downloaded the font files from:
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/tex-gyre/
Now there are 72 .map files under the map ...
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fontenc with T1 option gives error: Font … not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found
I freshly installed 'basic' version of TeX Live 2012 (not full, only basic version).
I have following line in my code:
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
I get following error:
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Text affected by using txfonts package
I am using a \usepackage{txfonts} because of this symbol \multimapdotbothB but the body text or fonts are affected. How can this be not to be affected?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
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XeTeX: better using system fonts or packages?
I've recently switched to XeTeX.
In my document I use this code to set the fonts:
\usepackage[math-style=ISO,bold-style=ISO]{unicode-math}
\usepackage{xunicode}
\usepackage{fontspec}
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How to use the \substitutefont in the normal font?
How to use the \substitutefont in the normal font?
I need substitute cmr (\familydefault) to yvo (Venturis ADF Old)
but is no work.
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{parskip}
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1answer
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LaTeX like Math.SE
I quite like how the Mathematics Stackexchange site's LaTeX looks, and I know that they have a LaTeX functionality by running MathJax on the site. What fonts/packages are available to achieve this ...
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How can I find out how this thesis was TeXed?
This is the thesis in question. I have never seen this style, both with the transparent large numbering in the top right of the page, and the style of \mathbb{}. So I'm wondering how to find this out. ...
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When I load multiple font packages, which one will win?
I haven't used more than one font package. But I noticed some people use multiple font packages. Shortly speaking, which one will win if we load multiple font packages?
Is there a rule for loading ...
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A font to typeset proofreader's marks in LaTeX?
I always overlook mistakes when I proofread documents on screen. When I proofread a printed paper I can find much more mistakes and mark them with the defined proofreader's marks – for German ...
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How do I use custom fonts? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing TTF fonts in LaTeX
I have some fonts I bought a while ago I wish to use in some Latex documents. Can I use them in Latex and if so, how? Please note I am new ...
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Where to find a small version of frown in mathmode? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to look up a symbol?
I want to type ^ in mathmode, but \frown is too long, so my question is where to find a small version?
Update:
Thanks to Mico. I tried ...
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Suggest a “nice” font family for my basic LaTeX template (text and math). [I am confused]
My goal is to choose a "nice" font family (serif, sans serif, monospace, and "math") for my basic LaTeX template.
I know the default setting (Computer Modern's family) is a very good choice.
However, ...
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What template is this document?
This image which is located on this page is the document that I'm thinking about.
The title appears to be in, maybe, Adobe Cason Pro
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What “font sets” can I access using packages?
I roughly know how fonts work in LaTeX but right know, I don't want to mess with the details. What I do want to do is to use:
\usepackage{[lmodern|palatino|times|...]}
to get matching sets of ...
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2answers
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How to resolve conflicts in symbol packages?
I want to use symbols from wasysym and marvosym packages:
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{marvosym}
but it gives an errors as both packages have the command of \CheckedBox. I do not want to use ...
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bbm package error
I am not sure if this should be here or whether I should create a bug report. I am trying to use the bbm package as per this example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bbm}
\begin{document}
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Contribute a diagram to a package author? [closed]
Well, this turned out to be a completely different question than the one I started writing!
Originally I was wondering how to make a version of \textit (and a parallel version of \textsl) that ...
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How to produce the following symbol using the devanagari package [closed]
Can this image below be produced using the devanagari package?
I produced the above image using the skt package. If I use the devanagari package then the output for the command {\dn magna.m} is ...
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Producing “chandrabindu-halanth” symbol in devanagari
Can the above image be produced using the devanagari package. To produce it I used the skt package but I am curious to know if this image (that is the chandrabindu along with the halanth) can be ...
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Other easily available fonts in LaTeX [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What fonts are available for LaTeX?
I frequently use \usepackage{mathpazo} and \usepackage{fouriernc}, and I am wondering of other such packages that make it easy to use ...
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Math numerals and text numerals in mtpro2
I am using baskerville for my text font and mtpro2 for the math. But the numerals in text and in math are different. After looking at mtpro2 documentation I could not find an option for forcing the ...
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Package options mtplusscr and mtpluscal don't work in MTPro2 complete
If I use them I don't get the MTMS and MTMSB fonts as described in the guide just the old times new roman. Anyone seen this before?
EDIT: Minimal Example:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
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installing comicsans to TeX Live, Windows
I need help to install the comicsans package and the fonts. My system is TeX Live 2011, and Windows 7. Below is what I did:
Copied comic.ttf and comicbd.ttf in
C:\texlive\texmf-local\fonts\ttf. (I ...
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Cannot load font packages: cmbright.sty not found
I have Ubuntu 10.04 and I have installed Tex Live 2011 (as super user) as per quick install guide. I also have run the command sudo texhash.
I use Texworks to make PDFs. But I get error when trying ...
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Easily assign undefined ligatures with pdfLaTeX?
Ulrike Fischer showed how Linux Libertine's special ligatures are accessible. Even though she also pointed me at a chapter of the LaTeX Graphics Companion, I'm not really sure how to get these ...
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texlive: How to determine which package a font is contained in?
I've written a script that repeatedly runs lualatex file.tex to install missing packages, but I'm having a hard time doing the same with missing fonts. When an error message like
! Font ...
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MTPro2 and amsbook conflict
I am using the MTPro2 fonts with amsbook class. However something strange happens when I activate the mtpfrak option for the alternate fraktur fonts. LaTeX simply ignores it! That is I see the old AMS ...
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how to use MnSymbol along with other packages
I'm writing a file about algebraic topology, which means that I need all sorts of mathematical symbols, along with many various packages. I tried to use MnSymbol for its various arrows, only to find ...
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What package allows Elvish in TeX?
Anyone who has read The Lord of the Rings will recognise the Elvish script at the top of the page. If this is meant to be an example of what is typesettable in TeX/related software, what package is ...
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Is it feasible to create a standalone package for fonts / styles / layouts?
For many of my recent documents, I have started using a rather specific set of packages, settings, fonts and configuration. In one rare case, I even adapted one of the included fonts (in my opinion ...
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Using package locally
Is there a way to use a package locally?
Here is the case...
I NEED to use \phiup on my document, however it needs the using of package pxfonts or txfonts. However, when I use either of those ...
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How to use Verdana under Mac OS?
I am trying to use the Verdana font in LaTeX under Mac OS X.
I have found some packages, like verdana or winfonts but I can't get around to install them.
Can someone enlighten me of the best way to ...
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How do I install mbboard package (MikTeX, Windows)?
This didn't help me much, 'cause this package has MF fonts and I don't have an idea to where should they go. Any help appreciated.
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How come Minion is such a hassle to use in pdfLatex when Palatino isn't?
Palatino (or some copy of it) is very easy to use in pdfLatex -- just use package mathpazo and you're set to go.
How come Minion doesn't have such an easy-to-use package? I tried to install it using ...
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Reference about “modern” LaTeX usage for scientific works
I am looking for a reference (book, free pdf, website) that would summarize the working of "modern" LaTeX for scientific works (I'm writing my master thesis).
I know and have been using LaTeX for ...
