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Can I use an image located on the web in a LaTeX document?
I have tried
\includegraphics{http://www.site.com/path/to/figure.png}
But this returns the error
ERROR: Package pdftex.def Error: File
`http://www.website.com/path/to/figure.png'
not found.
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How do I reference an online image from a LaTeX document? [duplicate]
I've tried this chunk of code:
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\begin{figure}
\href{http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pachydyptes_ponderosus.jpg}
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Generate png images of chemical structure using LaTeX, dvipng and chemfig
How to generate .png images of chemical structure using LaTeX, dvipng & chemfig ?
What packages need to be included ?
Is there any reference article for same ?
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On-line LaTeX editor with Git or CVS support
Before I sign up to one of on-line LaTeX editors (writeLaTeX, ShareLaTeX, LaTeXLab) I was wondering if any of those support a real version control (CVS, SVN, Git, Mercurial etc). I saw that ShareLaTeX ...
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How to cite an online brochure
I want to cite an online brochure, but there is no author name, it is a brochure of a company. How can I cite this in BibTeX?
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1answer
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Are there TeX-based course management systems?
I am looking for something similar to WebWork, WebAssign, MyMathLab, but geared to more advanced courses with specialized features.
What I want is something that will work for say a numerical ...
5
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3answers
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Online references for creating advanced macros?
I am looking for online references for creating advanced macros for LaTeX.
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1answer
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Biblatex: Adding time information to “online” field and a label in front of url
I am trying to add some "time" information to my online-fields in biblatex. I tried to use the note entry, but that won't work as intended.
Right now I got the following:
\documentclass[a4paper,
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Best solutions for (La)TeX on Kindle
I have read Compiling documents online, LaTeX options for kindle?, and some similar Q&A's, but I have more specific question.
What are possible, good solutions for compiling TeX/LaTeX documents ...
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Simultaneous collaborative editing of a LaTeX file
Are there any tools for simultaneous collaborative editing of a .tex file?
The practices I know (and practice) in writing scientific papers are:
e-mailing each new version to the collaborators,
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4
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2answers
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Can biblatex-mla support @online entries?
So I have a paper that I'm writing. I want MLA citations, footnoted. So I use biblatex-mla, and do the
\DeclareAutoCiteCommand{footnote}[f]{\footcite}{\footcites}
hack so that I can use the ...
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3answers
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Convert LaTeX to SVG online
What websites allow users to quickly and simply convert mathematical equations into SVG without having to install or run any software?
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Compiling documents online
I have heard rumors that you can compile documents online, and more specifically that Google has a free online compiler, but I have never been able to find any. Is there a way to compile documents ...
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1answer
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Using simple, MathJax-compatible TeX to put enclose a matrix in braces
I was trying to explain the identity matrix over at Math StackExchange and I wound up using the following.
$${\bf I_n} = \underbrace{
\left.\left(
...
7
votes
1answer
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Create a web site with Tex/Latex Support + Preview feature
(This is a question that is more or less not a Tex/Latex question, I guess. But it still relates to Tex/Latex.)
I want to create a new web site. Here is the goals for that site:
It will be used to ...
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Do the online LaTeX compilers use a TeX daemon to speed up their compilation?
There seem to be quite a few fabulous web-sites now that compile LaTeX online.
I was wondering what techniques these sites used to speed up compilation of documents. It would seem they would be ...
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How to detect whether “I'm on arXiv.org”?
I write a class. I'm interested in having a different page headers (and eventually make some other small differences) based on whether the class is used on the site arXiv.org or not. Minimal example ...
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A resource for converting LaTeX within the browser [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Compiling documents online
Does anyone know of a resource that converts LaTeX within the browser? Not using something I have to install like mathjax but something ...
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Latex packages in Wordpress [closed]
Is it possible to use any package in a wordpress.com blog?
I see in http://en.support.wordpress.com/latex/ that wordpress uses the packages amsmath, amsfonts and amssymb, but if I want, e.g., to make ...
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How to create linearized PDF using TeX?
Is it possible to create linearized PDFs (optimized for "fast web view") using TeX with free software? (I don't have Acrobat available.)
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3answers
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TeX commands and LaTeX commands- what's the difference? Good Introductory manual/guide to using MathJax, LaTeX or TeX on forums?
Update 1: I have just learnt from the answers below that it is more correct to say that MathJax is the format for writing maths on the Mathematics Stack Exchange, that it is essentially made from the ...
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votes
1answer
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Can I use PDFLaTeX to produce PDF from user input on a website?
What I want to do is take textbox input on a website, use java or javascript to convert it to LaTeX code then output a formatted PDF document to the user. I am wondering if this is possible and where ...
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2answers
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Comparison of browser-based latex processors [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Compiling documents online
I want to be able to share, process, and preview latex files over computers that won't have TeX installed. How would you compare browser-based ...
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2answers
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WriteLaTeX limited to 30 pages?
I've been experimenting with WriteLaTex and, while it seems to do a very nice job overall and has the best user experience of the alternatives I have tried, my experimental document stopped after 30 ...
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votes
1answer
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How to use LaTeX on blogspot?
I'm trying to use LaTeX on my blog, but I could not figure out how. Has anyone done it before? Any feedback or related information would be greatly appreciated.
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1answer
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Online LaTeX diagram graphical editor
Is there an online tool that generates the corresponding LaTeX code of a diagram which can be drawn using a graphical interface? A tool such as latexdraw but only using a web browser (like Detexify)?
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votes
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Embedding LaTeX equations into a webpage
I'd like to include some basic math equations into a webpage. Is there an easy way of either compiling the LaTeX into an image which I can upload, or else of having the browser parse the code?
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votes
5answers
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How to incorporate TeX into a website?
How should I incorporate TeX in a website to render mathematical formulas? If there are multiple ways, what is the easiest way?
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2answers
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Is there any mathematical blog support latex?
As the topics, is there any mathematical blog support latex? I think people commonly use wordpress but i am not sure whether it supports latex as it doesn't show the latex format. Is there any ...
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votes
5answers
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How can I use LaTeX to build my website?
Can I use LaTeX to specify cascading style sheet?
Can someone enlighten me something about using LaTeX with my website?
Basically to setup layout like how I do for documents, setting up fonts, ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to include interactive java-based web pages inside LaTeX generated PDF documents
Is it possible to open an interactive web page, such as this, inside a latex generated pdf page?
2
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1answer
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Where can I find the official version of MiKTeX to download safely?
I just tried downloading a newer version of MiKTeX from the MiKTeX site and a huge amount of sketchy junk, including shop to win and blekko seemed to come with it, scaring me off. Is this safe? And ...
7
votes
1answer
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Direct connection from the CTAN package name to the files of the package
Is there a way to download the package files only be knowing the CTAN package name (which can be a (La)TeX package, class, bundle, font, etc.)?
I'm aware that http://www.ctan.org/pkg/<NAME> ...
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Problem with viewing interactive PDF content on Mac [closed]
I use packages such as popupmenu and fancytooltips on a Windows system using PDFLaTeX to create some interactive PDF texts to be posted online. The resulting documents behave as expected when viewed ...
3
votes
1answer
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Online LaTeX syntax highlighter
I am looking for a online LaTeX editor with syntax highlighting that i can plug into my webpage (Something like the CKEditor for html) but i have not been able to find one. Does anyone know about such ...
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How to add a favicon to a TeX/PDF file [closed]
Most web sites have a favicon, that gets displayed in the address bar of a browser. Is it possible to do the same with a PDF file?
3
votes
1answer
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(Customizable) LaTeX equation editors for students
I am looking for homework communities, online places where small groups of students of a certain category can exchange ideas about math homework. This is aimed at introductory freshman courses. One ...
2
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1answer
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LyX / LyZ / Zotero Refer to remote BibTex file located on dropbox folder
Does anyone know if there is any way of using \addbibresource pointing to remote files located on a Dropbox server and refered to by the unique Dropbox location link like:
...
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Dropbox & LaTeX compiling automation
I'm in the middle of a "drop a file here and compile it using LaTeX" project. I have a Dropbox and I would like to drop a .tex file in a specific folder and have a script that compiles it for me. I'm ...
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How to create small PDF files for the Internet
I feel that PDF documents when intended to be uploaded to the Internet should be of a minimal final size in bytes. Many strategies exist to create a small document:
Pay attention to the size of the ...
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votes
2answers
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Import source code from URL
I have code snippets on my github account and I'd like to import the code from them directly into my LaTeX document via something like:
\importtext{https://gist.github.com/xxxx}
Is this possible? ...
8
votes
4answers
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LaTeX in Blogger [closed]
I have looked on the web and found some unsatisfactory solutions to getting LaTeX working on Blogger. Ideally I wouldn't have to switch to Wordpress, however, if the time comes, I can migrate.
I ...
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votes
5answers
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Is there a web-based LaTeX or TeX editor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Compiling documents online
I would like to use a calculator that allows me to write formulas and questions in LaTeX or TeX. Is there anything JS based?
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How to search for information about ConTeXt in search engines?
I have a kind of strange question but I think it is a real problem: How do I find information about context in search engines? You can find some, but I think it is by far not all the information you ...
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votes
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Embeddable in browser LaTeX editor/compiler plugin?
I am currently in the writing of an online LaTeX tutorial and I was wondering if it was possible to have something similar to learnpython.org but for compiling and editing on the fly simple LaTeX ...
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votes
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Latex live preview plugin for Tiddlywiki ?
I did a search and looked through the "related questions" section before asking this question.
One of the wonderful things about StackExchange is its "typewriter" like live-preview below the ...
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votes
3answers
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Google searching LaTeX commands?
Q: How can I best search the web for exact LaTeX commands (e.g., \show as opposed to show)?
It appears that Google will not allow us to escape the \ character. So, searches for \show are interpreted ...
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LaTeX generated website with TikZ diagrams
I am trying to generate my static website with LaTeX to avoid tedious/verbose HTML and underpowered markdown languages.
I know of latex2html and htlatex/TeX4ht for generating documents in the HTML ...
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Where can I find an online manual for low-level LaTeX commands?
Is there an online manual for low-level LaTeX commands I can download?
I am looking for something which would have, for example:
\newif\ifportrait
\newif\ifcustomsize
\newif\ifdebug
\makeatletter
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votes
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Writing up past maths exam papers for collaboration
I am working through the past exam papers available for my course. I am then making them available for collaboration using Google Docs.
However, for maths heavy material, the Google Docs equation ...
