{listings} is a package that extends LaTeX's {verbatim} features. A variety of syntax highlighting options are available. For general questions about {verbatim} or {highlighting} use the respective tag. For the unrelated concept of list structures, use {lists} instead.
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resizebox fails for tikzpicture when used in conjunction with listing package
Here is the example that fails
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,positioning}
...
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verbments (listings alternative) and UTF-8
This is a follow-up question to UTF8 for listings
With these MWE I will not see the german umlauts in the resulted pdf (XeLaTeX was used):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{verbments}
...
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LaTeX - listings: Color digits but not in variable names
I am using the listings LaTeX package to so some C code high-lighting and I am facing a slight issue. I would like my numbers to be coloured in red, but not when they are part of a variable name. For ...
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texcl, escapeinside, and single character comments, with listings package
I'm using the excellent listings package to typeset some code in a language very similar to Scheme. The language has one type of comment: when an (un-escaped) semicolon is encountered, the rest of ...
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Listings line numbers that match the linerange specification
This is a follow-up question to First line number in lstinputlisting environment. Consider the MWE:
\documentclass{article}
%\usepackage{etoolbox}% http://ctan.org/pkg/etoolbox
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Making Source Code Copyable with listings
I'm using listings to display some matlab code in my latex document but i'd like to have syntax highlighting. I've tried two ways of getting syntax highlighting and neither make the code copyable. The ...
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tikz inside lstlisting inside tikz
Here is the minimum working example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,positioning}
...
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How to include Maple code in LaTeX?
At here Fanciest way to include Mathematica code in LaTeX we can include Mathematica in LaTeX.
I want to include the code
restart:
with(geom3d):
eqS:=Equation(sphere(S,(x-1)^2 + (y-1)^2 +(z-1)^2 ...
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UTF8 for listings
With German umlauts I have to define these characters (Typesetting UTF8 listings with German Umlaute) and the following MWE is working:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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listing package: colored numbers, but not colored in variable names
How to format all numbers in a different color has been discussed in this post.
However, this also colors numbers that are part of a variable name. Is there an option to avoid that?
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listings package: formating all numbers in language definition?
How to format all numbers in a code has been shown here. I have adapted it to include it in a language definition:
\documentclass[fleqn, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
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How to refer to the count value of number of lines in a lstlisting
I need to refer to to the count value of the number of lines in a listing. Is there a way to do that ?
\lstinputlisting[caption={SPARQL query used...},label={lst:sqry}]{codes/sparql_query.sparql}
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Add key for new Listings environment
I'm trying to add a new key to a custom listings environment. I have tried to modify this example.
My problem is that the value I am attempting to pass through in the document for the key does not ...
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2answers
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Listing with mixed english and russian symbols in comments
I'm using the listings package for formatting .cpp code in LaTeX. My code needs to have mixed English and Russian words in comments. The font must be monospaced (preffered Courier family).
/* Prints ...
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Combining `tikzpicture` and `lstlisting`
I'm working on a custom lstlisting environment, in which I use TikZ to add a frame and a title. Because of the widespread curly braces of node I cannot use newenvironment, so I have to resort to ...
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Wider caption for listing using multicol
I am using the multicol and listings packages. I would like to have the caption spread across the entire listing for multi-column listings.
Here is a MWE of what I am attempting, however the output ...
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Highlighting a Chunk of Code within a lstlisting by specifying the line number
This question in somehow related to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1304315/highlighting-a-chunk-of-code-within-a-lstlisting but not exactly the same.
I want to make some slides with animation ...
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2answers
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Overbrace in lstlisting of Scala code
I want to add an overbrace to some text in a Scala code listing (using lstlisting).
\begin{lstlisting}
object TypeClass extends FooParMain {
def newApp(args: Array[String]) = new FooParApp {
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Highlight text in code listing while also keeping syntax highlighting
I’m using the listings package for code listings. Now I try to highlight some part of the code using \hl from the soul package.
Here’s an example of a resulting query where the injected part of a SQL ...
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lstlisting in a box?
My problem is that I am trying to write a document with coloured sections for examples. Examples can contain code listings. Somehow I can't seem to combine a background colouring with a listing, or ...
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How to do source code listings in ConTeXt? [duplicate]
I am new to LaTeX and ConTeXt, so I hope I am not asking something obvious. I have been able to create a LaTeX document using \usepackage{listings}. Now I have discovered ConTeXt. Is it possible to ...
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“Display math should end with $$” error
I'm trying to write math in a code listing, like so :
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\begin{document}
\begin[mathescape]{lstlisting}
$\infty$
\end{lstlisting}
\end{document}
I get ...
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Regular expressions in listings
I'm looking for a possibility to use regular expression in listings. I'd like to highlight each N thats followed by 4 decimal numbers for example N1234. How can I achieve that?
Here is an example:
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LaTeX techniques and templates for writing a book
I am about to write a couple of books using LaTeX. I am fairly used to producing small LaTeX articles using Sweave and R, but I have never written a book using LaTeX and I am not conversant with the ...
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minted vs. texments vs. verbments
Regarding the typesetting of syntax-colored source code, I know that listings is inferior because it doesn't utilize a full lexer. Instead the Python-based solution is recommended. It seems there are ...
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Minted: customise listing name? [duplicate]
How do I customize listing name: Listing 1: thing -- when I use minted? Here's an MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{minted}
% \renewcommand{\lstlistingname}{Something} % doens't work!
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Minted in listing: break code across pages? [duplicate]
I'm using minted to highlight code. And I put that into listings -- in order to get those numbered. By it self minted breaks code across pages. But when I put it into listings -- I get code on a ...
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2answers
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How to combine listing and figure into a single figure?
I am using package listings, and I would like to combine a listing and a figure into a single float. As an example, I am using listings as follows:
...
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\lstlistoflistings doesn't have enough room between numbers and title
I'm using the \lstlistoflistings command from the listings package to generate my list of code samples. Unfortunately there isn't enough room between the number and the code listing title. See the ...
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Adding words to lstlisting for Python langaue
I wish to add a few keywords to some python code inserted into a latex document. I want to make 'True' & 'False' appear yellow and also some module calls such as 'ttk' appear red. I have tried ...
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LaTeX source code listing like in professional books for \lstinputlisting [closed]
Found this topic: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/741985/latex-source-code-listing-like-in-professional-books and I'm very satisfied with this soulution, it looks just great in a generated pdf ...
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lst include has first line indented [duplicate]
When I'm including a source file, by way of \lstinputlistings{file/path/to/file}
However, This results in the following below:
Why is the first line not being formatted correctly? And how do i fix ...
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votes
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tcolorbox - list of listings?
In a book with figures, tables and listings, I figured out that all listings and some tables and figures look better when presented in a tcolorbox. The book has the usual tables of contents:
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lstlisting: how to align highlighted code
I want to define a couple of new commands in order to highlight parts of my code (this is actually for a trace dump, not for a programming language).
My problem is that I can't seem to make the ...
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2answers
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Defining `lstset` parameters for multiple languages
I am using the listings package, and have defined lstset parameter sets for multiple programming languages. I would like to select a parameter set when beginning a lstlisting or lstinputlisting by ...
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Syntax highlighting for different programming languages [duplicate]
In my paper I want to include some source codes with colored sytax. For syntax highlighting I use the listings package:
\lstset{frame=tb,
language={[Visual]Basic},
aboveskip=3mm,
belowskip=3mm,
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votes
1answer
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How to suppress automatic conversion of “<=” inside lstlisting/lstinline?
I have the following LaTeX code:
some text \lstinline!u <= 1! some text
In my output, the two characters <= get automatically joined to form a single "less-than-or-equal" chararacter (i.e. ...
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vote
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How to change fontsize in lstlisting without losing bold syntax highlighting?
If I load the listing package to set nice code and change the font size (like suggested there: Shrinking monospace style for listings package), I lose the syntax highlighting, because the font does ...
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Default value for basicstyle in lstlisting
I have most of the code in Python, which renders very nice with this simple configuration of lstlisting
At a certain point I have to include an XML file, so I switched to language=XML but it renders ...
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Ignore keyword in Listings
Consider the following minimal example:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{listings}
\begin{document}
\begin{lstlisting}[keywordstyle = \textbf, language = SQL, deletekeywords = {time}]
create ...
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spacing before scope resolution operator
I'm new to LaTeX and I have encountered a problem with the listings package, I have a space before the :: operator of C++ .
after reading lstlisting with c++: spaces around scope resolution operator ...
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Removing small gaps between lines in LaTeX lstlisting output
Whenever I set a somewhat dark background color in a code listing it becomes obvious that there are small line separations, these of course stay white making the overall appearance not desirable. My ...
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wrap listings package - Problem with verbatim argument
I would like to define a command that wraps a lstlisting environment in some other environments (esp. a minipage). I understand that working with verbatim arguments is a difficult task. I tried the ...
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votes
2answers
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Spaces inside Cyrillic listings
I want to include source file using listing package. In that file there are some cyrillic symbols in comments.
I setup listings like:
\lstset{extendedchars=\true,basicstyle=\ttfamily}
And in ...
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votes
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How to prevent a listing from straddling two pages
If I have a small listing that happens to be at the end of a page,
how can I force LaTeX to place it on a new page so that it does not straddle two pages, which looks ugly for a small listing.
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How to create beamer slides with source code that can be copied?
We are converting our course slides from Powerpoint to LaTeX, to be able to offer all code in a more open format and to let students easily copy code from the slides. However, the latter does not seem ...
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Inconsistent output for R language operators when using listings package
A referee noticed that the <<- (assignment to a global) and %*% (matrix mult.) operators in a code listing I used were wrong.
I am using the standard listings package (version 1.4 dated ...
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Make lstlisting honour baselinestretch
I have to use lstlisting instead of Verbatim in a particular case, because math escape doesn't work properly with the latter. I managed to have both look the same, but lstlisting ignores my ...
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Using math mode escapes with listings enabled fancyvrb
I am trying to escape math mode within Verbatim, using this answer. This works fine, until I use the listings package with fancyvrb=true
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
...
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Customizing the list of listings generated by \lstlistoflistings?
I'm using listings in my document, and its command \lstlistoflistings to generate the list of listings. The problem is that I've customized all the other lists (TOC, LOF and LOT). More precisely, I've ...
