{memoir} is a document class designed especially for book-length documents. It incorporates the functions of many independent packages into one class.

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Expand macro immediately in \pagenote

I'm trying to use the contents of a macro in a \pagenote, using the memoir class: \documentclass{memoir} \makepagenote \def\myvar{Good morning.} \begin{document} In the morning\pagenote{\myvar} ...
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Insert Picture on Titlepage

I have made a titlepage with a wide (104pt) vertical line and i want to place a logo on top of that line. I tried to do it with icluding a picture with tikzpicture, but it places the image at the ...
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Trouble formatting createspace template in memoir

I have just begun to use memoir and I am already having trouble understanding exactly how to make this work. I will refer to the manual but I would like the experts here to explain to me in simple ...
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Chapter displayed in headings and page number on the left

I am writing my thesis using the class memoir. I have two problems to get nice headings/footers. First, I want the page number to be in the footer, on the right or on the left but for the first page ...
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Statement (\STATE) indentation in Algorithmic package

I have the following code, \documentclass[]{memoir} \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{algorithmic} ...
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Problems shrinking margins with fancyhdr and memoir class

Hullo all. I am typing/editing a doc using the memoir class and Bjournstrup fancy chapter headings. Whenever I try to adjust [shrink] the margins using the geometry package, 'odd' things happen: the ...
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How to reformat Algorithm in memoir document class?

I'm trying to typeset algorithms in the memoir class. I'm using the algorithmic package with a custom environment as this was the only way I could get the list of algorithm to display correctly in the ...
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Typesetting the same content in every margin

I'm creating a class for meeting notes and I'm hoping to put the word 'Notes' and possibly lines for people to write on once the meeting notes have been printed out. How would one get the class to ...
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Default options in custom memoir class

I can't get default arguments to work with my custom class based on memoir. I want to be able to define some default options (a4paper,danish) but I want to be able to override them when I call ...
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TOC and companion headings in memoir class [closed]

I'm writing my thesis in the memoir class, with the companion headings (\pagestyle{companion}). Following on from the TOC, I have the acknowledgements, abbrevations and abstract, before the ...
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Problem setting margins in memoir

I'm trying to setup the layout of my thesis and margins seems to be a little off what I'm expecting, I'm using memoir and I'm trying to setup all the variables of page layout so nothing wont go ...
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Modify default memoir chapter style

I'm using memoir and using its default chapter style. what I'm looking to do is to change the format from chapter 1 chapter title to something like this: chapter 1: chapter title I'm ...
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Subsections without numbering in ToC and document

I have a table of contents which I want to modify. I want subsections without a number, in the document and the ToC. I'm using memoir. \documentclass[12pt, a4paper, makeidx]{memoir} I have the ...
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Memoir chapter headings

I'm using memoir class and I would like to know if it's possible to change the heading name of a specific chapter because the chapter title is too long and it's not well displayed as a heading in each ...
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Changes in spacing (“Spacing” environment) for a block should not affect the line spacing of the block to the material above and below

When I use memoir with \OnehalfSpacing and I temporarily set things within \begin{Spacing}{1}[...]\end{Spacing} (\SingleSpacing for some reason leads to looser spacing elsewhere in my document), I get ...
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Getting rid of Glossary text in glossary in memoir style (Bug?) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: \pagestyle{ruled} adds superfluous text in glossary I would like to get rid of the glossary in the first line after header. How can I do that? lualatex and ...
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How to add binding space to memoir twoside

I'm using the LED template to MSc which uses memoir twoside. I need to print it and it requires extra margins for binding. How do I simply add the extra space on the spine side of the page? ...
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set width of table column to whatever's left in page width

I have some columns with a very short entries on the first column and a rather long entry on the second column. \begin{ctabular}{\textwidth}{ll} \toprule Name & Recipe\\ \midrule Freezing ...
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Problem balancing two column memoir

I have a problem using \balance on this document: \documentclass[a4paper,10pt,twocolumn]{memoir} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{lipsum} \usepackage{balance} \balance \begin{document} ...
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Section anchors invisible in main body, but visible in table of contents?

I'm writing up my PhD thesis using the memior class. This thesis starts off by using chapters and sections as one normally would. Later on in the thesis though, I insert many pdfs into this document ...
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Equation numbers in outer margins on a two-sided document

I'm looking for a two-sided extension to the solution for this question: Put equation numbers in the sidemargin with Tufte-Latex class This post seems relevant: Equation tag in twoside-mode outer ...
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Balancing columns, last page of index (using memoir class)

I've just received (very final, I hope) editing requests from the production people at CUP, and -- at the last minute -- they are asking for the two columns of the final page of the index of my book ...
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Style used for Knuth's “The Art of Computer Programming” [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Typesetting algorithms in LaTeX like Knuth Does anyone know if there is a style that mimics Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming? Baring that, would anyone know how ...
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Layout for longer chapter title in Memoir class

I am using \chapterstyle{section} with \Huge\sffamily font. This means that some longer chapter titles spread over two lines. I get (a larger version of!) 2 A long title splitting as illustrated ...
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Memoir, section numbers without the chapter number [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to leave out chapter numbers in section numbering I'm setting a book with memoir. For sections (and below) I get the chapter number, plus the section (or sub-. etc.) ...
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Conflict between TikZ package and memoir package - all packages updated [closed]

I am getting an error when I run memoir with the tikz package. I updated my TexLive distribution to the 2012 version so there should be no conflicting version problems. Memoir and tikz are both in ...
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Rotating sidewaystable [duplicate]

I use memoir to typeset a book. I've got a couple of one-page, horizontal tables. To typeset them I use the following draft code: \begin{sidewaystable} \caption{ } \label{ } \vspace{-0.5mm} ...
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Poorly formatted newlistof with memoir

I am having trouble adding a newlistof to a memoir file. My example follows the memoir answer example very closely, but I get an ugly "List of Comments" -- spacing across the page and returns are ...
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Section+Subsection in the header AND chapter in the footer using book (memoir)

I' writing my thesis in LyX with book (memoir) style. I would like to personalize the headers and footers but I cannot use the fancy package since I'm in the memoir style. So (being a novice in ...
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Bringhurst chapter style in memoir

I'm trying to imitate Robert Bringhurst's chapter style in memoir. The class includes one such chapter style, but does not typeset the chapter number on the right side margin, as in Bringhurst's book. ...
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changing chapterstyle in memoir

I have the following MWE \documentclass[a4paper, 10pt]{memoir} \usepackage[ansinew]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb} \usepackage[per-mode=symbol, ...
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two chapters on same page in memoir

I am writing a preface, which consists of roughly ten sentences describing my work. I have to write this in both English and Swedish. Same content, merely different languages. I have chosen to have ...
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Centered Footnotes

I would like my footnotes to be centered but couldn't find any literature on this. Here is a MWE. \documentclass[lettersize,14pt,twoside,openright]{memoir} \usepackage[symbol,perpage]{footmisc} ...
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\paragraphfootnotes with text colour

I am having some trouble with my footnotes becoming coloured in certain situations. In particular, I am wanting to use memoir's \paragraphfootnotes, but all the footnotes for a page become coloured if ...
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How did my packages update? [closed]

I downloaded the memoir class package and ran the .ins file. Then, without doing anything else, it seemed that the memoir class was up and running! I don't think it was there previously....I am ...
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\AtBeginChapter?

Are there any hooks that work like \AtBeginDocument for chapters, sections, etc.? Something like \AtBeginChapter? I would like to have the following code: \AtBeginChapter{% ...
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TOC entry and PDF bookmark for colophon do not match

I am compiling a book in memoir class using xelatex and am having problems getting the TOC entry and PDF bookmark to match. Moreover, both point to the wrong page. Here is my MWE: ...
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Running heads containing verse line numbers?

I'm typesetting a long poem using memoir and the verse environment. I would like to provide running heads showing the numbers of the first and last lines appearing on that page (like "lines 36--81"). ...
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memoir - sidecaption ignore list of figures

There is a method presented here on how to selectively ignore list of figures. Is there an equivalent method for sidecaptions in memoir? MWE: \documentclass{memoir} \usepackage[english]{babel} ...
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Eledmac line numbering out of margin at top of column (memoir)

I'm using eledmac to typeset a doc with two columns in memoir. The first line number at the top of the right column continues to be placed to the left of the column, as it was with the left column, ...
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Why are odd pages left pages?

I'm typesetting a friend's novel using LaTeX (in my actual document I'm using memoir, but the same happens if I just use book). It's possible I'm going crazy, but I'm sure that it's setting up odd ...
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how to import images into Memoir chapter style

Another Memoir style I'm trying to create... I grabbed bits of code from here and there and I almost have it working, but the imported image isn't centered over the chapter title... spent many hours ...
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Help modifying a memoir chapter style

I'm very new to TeX and I'm from a graphic design background, so I apologize if I'm missing something very obvious. I want to modify the memoir style VZ14. What I would like is: =====h double ...
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Force caption to go above/below with biblatex

I have used the following to force captions above (tables) and below (figures) as per the answer to this question. \documentclass{memoir} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} ...
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How to report bug for memoir? [closed]

As seen in this question I have probably run into a bug in memoir or the float package or well in their interaction. I think I want to report this as a memoir bug but I am not entirely sure. Where ...
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How to best set chapter title color in the memoir class's Hansen style?

I am tinkering with the Hansen chapter style for the memoir class, as reviewed and listed in texblog. The Hansen style is unfortunately not discussed in the memoir class documentation. I changed it ...
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Choosing Tex engine for beginner: 25-page college assignment

I'm starting to write a bigger assignment (Danish, college-level: 25pages). My requirements: Internationalisation: it is in Danish The manuscript will need citations, references and a bibliography. ...
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Pocket book size for novel (10.8 x 17.5 cm)

Since a time I only use LaTeX for my writing requirements, for maths, histories, scripts, but this time I want to send a novel to a service like bubok or lulu or whatever that prints books to have it ...
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Memoir sub table numbering wrong

I am using sub tables and it seems because I but the table caption above I get the wrong number in the sub table references. How can I fix this? I am pretty sure it is related to the package float ...
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htlatex with article vs memoir

Why does the following document (with article document class): \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \begin{tabular}{c|c} \hline 1 & 2 \\ \hline \hline 5 & 6 \\ \hline \end{tabular} ...

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