package that provides a small tool to typeset in two columns or on two pages in parallel
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How do I set annotations on a facing page?
It's common to set an old play (e.g. Shakespeare) with annotations on the left page and reference information on the right. I don't want to do this for a play, but I would like to set a document with ...
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Enumerate list not showing when using parallel package
I want to divide a paragraph with enumerate. First I use package "parallel":
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{parallel}
\begin{document}
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Putting two texts side-by-side
I am currently translating a book and typesetting the translation.
For reviewing purposes, I would find it very useful to display the original and translated texts side-by-side, without having to ...
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How do I create parallel text aligned by paragraph?
I would like to create parallel text in multiple languages. With some success, I have tried some existing packages to do that.
However, one thing I found very difficult is to align each paragraph but ...
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ledpar: Get rid of any space between paragraphs while retaining the synchronization of the pagecontents
My question: Is there a way to simply get rid of any space between the paragraphs of ledpar- while retaining the pagesynch? (I understand that synchronizing paragraphs is a feature of ledpar, put I ...
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How can I typeset parallel lists of paragraphs on facing pages?
(Not a duplicate of this question.)
I'm trying to typeset a document for my father, which contains a list of paragraphs that must be printed aligned on facing pages. Page breaks must ideally not ...
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Cornell Notes - A lyx or latex solution needed
I teach academic writing to computing students and one of the tasks they have to carry out is to compile a set of research notes which can then be developed into an essay. I find that the Cornell ...
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How do I create separate columns in LaTeX without text flow?
I want to make a document with two columns, with each column separate. In other words, I have two separate columns in which I can type, without text flowing from one column to another. My desired use ...
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Parallel texts with header on each page?
I have two English language texts that are translations of the same work and that I want to put in parallel: I do not plan to include the original, non-English text. This is for a document (of ca. 100 ...
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How to draw the “parallel circuits” sign “//”?
I remember seeing the notation "R1 // R2" in electronics books, meaning "(R1^-1 + R2^-1 )^-1", i.e. the resistance of R1 and R2 connected in parallel. What is the correct way of typesetting the "//" ...
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How to create two column footnotes when using parallel package?
I am using parallel package for two column parallel texts. By default the footnotes are all formatted in one column. Is there any way to generate two column footnotes under parallel environment? I am ...
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titlesec titlemarks not working with pdfcolparallel
As you can see from the screenshot the numbers showing the verse locations in the titlemarks only show the very last values which were set. If you comment out the line \usepackage{pdfcolparallel} and ...
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Two column layout with form
So here is the basic idea: 2 column Layout, 1 column with text and 1 column with a form you can fill in Acrobat Reader etc. I tried to use parallel and/or paracol package along with the hyperref ...
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How to use the parrun package
The documentation for the parrun package claims it can be used to display parallel text. I cannot find any example code showing how to use it and I have failed to create a simple example to test how ...
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ledpar: How to force a pagebreak in {pages}-environment/stanzas?
How can I force a pagebreak in ledpar’s {pages}-environment between to \stanzas or even between two lines of a single \stanza? The reason for my question is that ledpar sometimes breaks the page ...
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How to set lengths only for a specific environment (parindent for paracol in this case)?
Is it possible to set a length specifically for an environment? I know it is possible to change lengths for parts of the document only, by placing the \setlength command between {}, but when using an ...
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Of parallel texts, lists and display equations
In previous question concerned about taking notes while reading journal articles, I received an excellent answer proposing the use of parallel, parcolumns, and ledpar packages. However, I have the ...
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Parallel text in Context
I need to type parallel text on facing pages (original text on right page and translation on left one) in Contex. I've used ledpar in Latex but wasn't satisfied with the results (text is aligned on a ...
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Vertical parallel lines/arrows
How can I draw with tikz-cd
two vertical parallel lines
two vertical parallel lines pointing in opposite directions?
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Why am I getting overfull with this parcolumns lstlisting?
I'm sure this is a simple question but would anybody be able to point out to me why the following generates overfull \hbox errors for the two \colchunk macros? It doesn't appear LaTeX needs to do any ...
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ledmac/-par: No versesyncing but pagesyncing
I tried t get an answer at de.comp.text.tex, comp.text.tex [2] and golatex.de [1, in german] but
without success. I hope to find help here.
My friend needs to typeset a translation of a latin poem ...
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Remove horizontal line from parrun
The parrun package places a horizontal line between its two blocks of text (fframe and sframe). There’s an example in this answer: How to use the parrun package.
How can I suppress this line? The ...
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package for parallel columns randomly omits pages (paracol) [closed]
I've been using paracol for a few days now. I think it is a nice package for parallel columns. There is one problem, however, which strikes me. Sometimes (only sometimes) the pdf that results from my ...
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How to do a small box synchronized translation?
I would like to do something similar to the Artscroll Bibles, with a Hebrew text and a small box on the top with a synchronized translation.
In the following picture, the box in question is the upper ...
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Parallel package, border
I have such preamble and the code.
\documentclass[a4paper,14pt ]{report}
\usepackage[T2A]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[russian,english]{babel}
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ledpar ignores \startstanzahook (not able to put extra space between stanzas)
The ledmac/-par manual says that I may use \startstanzahook to get extra space between stanzas. But it works only in normal verses an not in parallel typsetting. The following example may give a ...
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Suppressing inter-paragraph spacing in parrun [closed]
I have a complex typesetting task which can all but be made automatic by embedding environments provided by parrun.sty within those from parallel.sty.
However, the lower box in parrun seems to be ...
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Make text continue from page n to page n+1 while in parallel environment
I have a complex typesetting task which can all but be made automatic by embedding environments provided by parrun.sty within those from parallel.sty.
Each of my pages needs to be divided in two. ...
