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Formatting a comma separated list of values
I'm creating a set of mathematics worksheets, and I'd like to have an upside down "answer key" below a set of enumerated questions. Here is what I have at the moment:
\usepackage{graphicx}
Answers:
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2answers
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Why are these commands considered as bad practice?
I was reading LaTeX: Do not use these commands, but the author didn't explain why they are bad. Could anyone help me understand.
\\ (except inside a special environment like tabular, array, or ...
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3answers
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Examples of list macros in plain TeX
I'm writing macros to typeset lists in plain TeX. Please can you suggest some examples of macros for numbered lists? I'd prefer examples from "living code", from CTAN packages and so on. But any kind ...
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2answers
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How can I customize this code for signature line to fit a specific format?
Found a nice piece of code here dynamic signature/date line and modified it to this:
\newcommand*{\DateAndSignature}[1]{%
..\newline
\par\noindent\makebox[2.25in]{Musterstadt, den}{\hrulefill} ...
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1answer
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\newcommand defined for declarative formatting works for \it but not \textit or \emph
I defined this \newcommand for binomial genus/species names, which should be in italics:
\newcommand{\taxon}[1]{{\it #1}}
For whatever reason, it only renders the relevant text in italics if I use ...
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3answers
684 views
Reusing LaTeX code to achieve a consistent layout
What is the best approach to reusing the same layout for numerous tables, paragraphs etc. which share the same structure but different content? Is the best method to use custom commands/macros?
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Detect markers in macro arguments
I'd like to find a way to define a command which would work like this
\mycommand{This +is+ a +simple example+.}
and give
This is a simple example.
i.e a command which looks for words ...
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3answers
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Remove formatting
I currently use latex newcommand to store (and format) "variables", like so:
\newcommand{\someVariable}{\emph{value}}
I do this for key words that I want to be formatted a certain way every time ...
4
votes
1answer
286 views
textbf+UpperCase title
I would like to make a section title UpperCase+textbf, however, while trying to define it like this
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\section}{
\@startsection
{section}{1}{0mm}
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10
votes
2answers
451 views
Replacing all dots in a document
I want to replace all dots in a LaTeX document with a call to a macro.
Just doing a search and replace on '.' won't help as this will not replace the dots generated by LaTeX, e.g. in section numbers, ...
10
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5answers
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Best way to have two kinds of formattings for my documents?
I would like to produce two kinds of formattings for my documents.
The 1st formatting will use colors. This is typically for reading on a screen.
The 2nd formatting will use gray colors for ...
5
votes
1answer
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Changing the font for a custom environment
I can't figure out how to embed a command like \textbf or something in a newly created environment, I have:
\newenvironment{definition}
{\begin{quote}}
{\end{quote}}
I want to customize my ...
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2answers
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Change the behavior of carriage return
Define an enhance verse environment, where stroke Carriage return key once make a \\, twice make a \par, three times make a \medskip, four times and more make a \bigskip.
An example would be:
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vote
1answer
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What is the best way to setup this statblock as a macro?
I'd like to get a macro setup for this statblock format. Basically, I will be converting an XML document containing the data for the instances within the document.
This is a sample of the format I am ...
4
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2answers
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Grey box code and lists
I've got that code from a website to make grey areas in my LaTeX document.
% http://www.alfredklomp.com/programming/tex/macros/
\long\def\greybox#1{%
\newbox\contentbox%
\newbox\bkgdbox%
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2answers
825 views
Define an “escape underscore” environment
I am writing a text document in LaTeX where I need a lot a words with underscores: foo_bar_1, more_bar_2_long_expression_3.
I know about the underscore package, but for some reason the [strings] ...
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6answers
881 views
How do I typeset morse code with LaTeX
I am writing an article regarding the history of the Morse code and I am having difficulties printing the dots and dashed (they get combined when the document is printed).
Is it also possible to ...
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3answers
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Will two-letter font style commands (\bf , \it , …) ever be resurrected in LaTeX?
I understand that \bf and \it are now obsolete in LaTeX and that \textbf and \textit are proper, as they produce more sophisticated (in particular, cumulative and properly kerned) changes to font ...
4
votes
1answer
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Command for formatting a special term
How can write a new command which formats a certain 2-word-term always in a special font, all uppercase, with the line-height of the uppercase characters being the same as the line-height of down-case ...
4
votes
2answers
274 views
Position line in a resume
I am new to LaTeX, and I want to create a command that will display my previous positions formatted appropriately in a resume.
The format I am looking for is this:
02.07.2009 - 02.07.2010 ...
12
votes
4answers
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Replace . (period) by , (comma) in numbers
I pass a bunch of numbers into a custom command defined via \newcommand{\mycmd}[1]{...}:
\mycmd{1.12}
\mycmd{5.32}
\mycmd uses the number to draw a certain figure. On top of that, I would like to ...
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1answer
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Why Different Commands for Seemingly Similar Tasks?
Take a look at the following list:
\textit, \it, \emph, \itshape, \mathit
\textbf, \bf, \bfseries, \mathbf
...
One might say, for instance, that:
\mathbf and \mathit are for math mode, while the ...
