{nesting} is about nesting document elements. Use this tag in addition to other tags specifying what should be nested.
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What is the meaning of double pound symbol (##1) in an argument?
I've seen sometimes that people use a double pound sign (##) when defining/using arguments.
What is the difference between the normal argument, #1, and the double sign one, ##1? Is there any ...
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votes
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Smart parentheses?
Is there a way of smartly nesting parentheses and square brackets (in text mode), so that LaTeX detects nesting relations and typesets them accordingly? I'm thinking in something like csquotes does ...
22
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4answers
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Why do arguments to nested \tilde or \breve commands reappear when amsmath is used?
On LaTeX-Community.org I've noticed a strange problem with nested \tilde and \breve commands, when amsmath is used.
In this code the X appears also in the output of the second and the third formula:
...
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votes
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Three quotation levels for csquotes
The recommended way of solving nested quotations in Norwegian is to use «» for the outer level and then alternating between ‘’ and “”. (Source)
Is it a large undertaking to do this with csquotes?
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tikz: a big box with fixed width containing smaller boxes
I want to render with tikz something like :
The surrounding big box should behave somehow like a minipage : the width is fixed, and the height should grow if we add sufficiently small boxes inside. ...
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votes
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Footnote to a footnote
How can I make a footnote to a footnote? E.g.,
Playfair's axiom\footnote{so called in honor of mathematician John Playfair, etc, etc., but was actually discovered by Proclus\footnote{Greek ...
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votes
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Is there any difference between nesting \label in \caption and putting \label outside \caption?
Is there any difference in behavior between the following coding styles?
Coding style A: \caption does not enclose \label.
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics{cat.eps}
\caption{This is a cat.}
...
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How to align nested cases?
Please consider the code bellow:
\begin{align*}
function =
\begin{cases}
case1 &\mbox{if } n = 0 \\
\begin{cases}
case2 &\mbox{if } n = 1 \\
...
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Redefine command when inside a specific other command possible?
How, in general, can I (re)define commands based on in which other command they are nested?
A more specific example: I have a custom latex command (say, \code{}) that makes text appear bold. ...
14
votes
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Footception: Footnote within a footnote within a footnote
Inspired by the question Footnote to a footnote (where it was asked if one could have a footnote reference in a footnote), I'm asking something a bit more complex. Before I ask though, let me prefence ...
13
votes
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Nested enumeration numbering
I write homework assignments in LaTex and the assignments are always divided into subparts (i.e. Problem 1 is divided into 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, ...). Currently what I do is I have nested enumerations, but ...
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votes
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Infinite-depth list
I want to create a command set that allows me to do something like
\nestedlist{
\listitem An item
\sublist{
\listitem A sub item
\listitem Another sub item
}
}
and get
An item
1.1 A ...
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votes
2answers
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Proper nesting of tikzpicture environments: Reset all PGF values to their defaults
Sometimes, nesting tikzpicture environments seems inevitable, e.g., if you want a node to contain a TikZ picture on its own. (Is it?) However, nesting tikzpicture environments is problematic, also ...
10
votes
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How do you end with a single quote followed by a double quote?
I have a paragraph as follows:
``This is a quote. `Here is a quote within a quote.'''
But the formatting works out to be a double quote (") followed by a single quote (') instead of the other way ...
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votes
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Adjust environments's behaviour when nested
I would like to define an environment which behaves differently when it is nested. This environment should ignore spaces at the begin and end of the environment. I have this working as I desire when ...
10
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Nested standalone files with standalone package
Is it possible to nest files with the standalone package? I have something like the following:
In A.tex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{standalone}
\begin{document}
\input{B}
\end{document}
...
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Nesting command definitions more than two levels
How do you access macro arguments if the macros are nested by more than two levels?
To explain it in more detail:
Creating a new command in another command (nesting command definitions), it is ...
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votes
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Nested enumerate labels with parent label appended plus a single set of enclosing parentheses
I want to have a list like
(1) foo
(1.1) foo
(1.2) foo
(2) foo
I am using the package enumitem and
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\arabic*)]
\item foo
\end{enumerate}
I know that i can append ...
9
votes
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Bug? LaTeX misparses nested optional arguments
LaTeX seems to be having problems handling nested optional arguments. I've included a minimal code example that generates the error:
\documentclass[12pt,oneside]{book}
\begin{document}
...
9
votes
1answer
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How can the margins around a table set to 0pt?
I need to put a table inside another table, and would like to set the outside margins of the inner table to 0pt. How can I do this (in particular for tabularx, but hopefully this would be the same for ...
9
votes
1answer
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Can I use \input inside an \include?
I know it is not possible to nest one \include inside another, but what about \input? Is it possible to have something like:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\include{file1}
...
9
votes
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New list environment: automatic enumeration with “a posteriori” format
This is a follow-up question to Nested enumerate labels with parent label appended plus a single set of enclosing parentheses
First and foremost, sorry for my English, I'm learning it currently.
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votes
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Is there a package to differently color nested expressions in the output?
Say I have an expressions like $(\sin(x-3(z^{(x-2)^2}))+1)^2$ with many nested expressions. To better visualize this in the output (and to help finding missing delimiters when proof-reading) I'd like ...
9
votes
1answer
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biblatex: Enhancing \autocite in case of would-be nested footnotes
This question led to a new feature in a package:
biblatex
biblatex provides high-level citation commands like \autocite that allow "global switching from inline citations to citations given in ...
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votes
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Nested use of \ifcsname needs protection
I have a macro \command to ensure that the names of macros in my documentation are consistently formatted. Been work great, until I had an urge to procrastinate and had this brilliant idea that I can ...
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votes
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How to check proper nesting of heading levels
How can we check that heading levels in a LaTeX file are coming in sequence, i.e., \section, \subsection, \subsubsection, \paragraph and \subparagraph. How to catch if \section is followed by ...
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votes
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Expandable Nested Boxes with TikZ
Could someone please post a minimal tikz example to draw this:
I am currently doing this with nested tables, but would like to see how it can be done with tikz.
The nodes would ideally have a ...
8
votes
1answer
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nested multicols with itemised list
Is there any way to reduce the column separation in \begin{itemize}...\end{itemize} in the following MWE to be the same as \setlength{\columnsep}{1cm}. Also how can I remove the column separation rule ...
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votes
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Passing arguments to nested newcommands
I thought that doubling hashes was sufficient to pass arguments to nested \newcommand.
\newcommand{\notice}[1]{
\vspace{10px}
\textbf{#1:}
\begin{quotation}
##1
\end{quotation}}
...
7
votes
3answers
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Nested \loop macro
Please are there 'nestable' variants of Knuth's favourite looping macro \loop without the brace-scope introduced in the answer at nested loops. I am developing a package called loops, where I am ...
7
votes
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How to adjust brace size for nested braces?
How can I adjust the size of the outer braces to make the following equation neater?
\documentclass[a4paper]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
M = \left\{ x \in X :
...
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votes
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Tikz fit-library vs fill (overlaying nested node colors)
I am trying to figure out the best way of nesting tikz nodes having a different background color. I would like the "inner" nodes to "win" concerning the background color. Currently the "outer" node ...
7
votes
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Biblatex: nested citations with the \textcites command
I'd like to type a citation within the text and another citation inside the parenthesis for the year, something like this:
The work of Author 1 (year; cited by Author 2, year)
For this, I've ...
7
votes
1answer
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Handling quotes inside quotes in a bibliographic field
I have an entry in my bib file of the form
@conference{abc,
author = "Some name",
title = ""This is inside quote" and outside quote content",
.
.
.
}
when I check this entry through jabref, I get ...
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Defining inside an \edef
The following throws an "Undefined control sequence" error:
\edef\testa{\edef\testb{foobar}\testb}
when it gets to expanding \testb.
This problem is also mentioned in "TEX by Topic" 12.6.2.
But no ...
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How to change the nested itemize bullet characters?
When creating a nested itemize environment in LaTeX as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item one \dots{}
\begin{itemize}
\item Language Models
\item Vector Space Models
...
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Take 2: How do automatic overlay specifications work in Beamer (in a nested situation)
I had previous asked a question about this, but I feel that it wasn't focused enough and the answers got a little confused...so instead of editing that question, I've opted to start a new one....I ...
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Tikz - How to nest nodes in a matrix so they can be connected?
I want to make a matrix which has multiple nodes in a single matrix cell. These nodes should be centered to each other. I managed to make this work by using a nested tikz environment like so:
...
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Nested Environ's give “! Argument of … has an extra }” error
I tried using two Environ's in a nested fashion, but I get the
! Argument of \marray has an extra }
error. Any idea why this happens?
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{amsmath,environ}
...
6
votes
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Nested enumerate (enumitem) interferes with suppressing vertical space after theorem heads.
In the post How to suppress vertical space between theorem heads and enumitem environments? David Carlisle suggested a piece of code that helps suppressing vertical space between theorem heads and an ...
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votes
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Nesting “tikzpicture” within “tikzpicture” elements - Good or bad practice?
I often nest a tikzpicture within a tikzpicture element, such as a node, to treat subparts as unity and then place it as such relative to other parts of the picture. However, I'm wondering whether it ...
6
votes
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Nested parameters lost when generating new macros from package options
I've created a package which I would like to take in options and turn these into new macros (one new macro for each option). I also want these new macros to produce new macros in turn. For example, ...
6
votes
1answer
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How to allow correct environment nesting when the environment definition involves labels?
The code below shows an improved version of the code provided in this answer to Mark (highlight) a paragraph (\item{...}) with a squiggly line for later attention. The environment tikzborder uses a ...
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How to achieve nested alignment of formulas?
I'm trying to get a nested alignment in math mode:
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| ..... & ................ |
| ...
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Nested endnotes
How can one include an endnote within another endnote? The desired output would be one endnote structure with all endnotes appearing in the order in which they are invoked (i.e., a nested [child] ...
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How to align mdframed inside another frame?
I tried to create a child frame inside a parent frame by mdframed as
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mdframed}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
...
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Tex Nested Loops
I am trying to write a simple nested loop in LaTex, without using any special packages, using only the \loop...\if... \repeat syntax. I think I may be lacking a basic understanding of the rules for ...
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Create \ref for nested enumitem \item without nesting in the output
Sorry the question is a bit awkward.
Basically I have nested \begin{enumerate} lists. I'd like something to appear like this:
1 Foo
1.1 Bar
Please see additional information in subsection 1
...
5
votes
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Automatic numbering of nested environments / items
I would like to have an environment, let's call it nested, which produces output like
Case 1: top level item 1
Case 2: top level item 2
Case 2.1: nested item 1
Case 2.2: nested item 2
Case 2.2.1: ...
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Using an environ environment with \newenvironment
I want to use an environment defined with NewEnviron from environ in another environment definition:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{environ}
\NewEnviron{inner}[1]{%
\textbf{#1:} \BODY
}
...
