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Matching Brackets in TeX output
Is there any ways or features to make pdf-files using one of TeX systems so that when I move the cursor to one of brackets (either open or closed brackets) in pdf, then the bracket and the other ...
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Adding metadata using pdfx fails
I'd like to generate a PDF/A-compliant document. Thus I need to embed the metadata using XMP but somehow the following MWE doesn't work.
\RequirePackage{pdf14}
\documentclass{article}
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texmaker 4.0.1 for OS X Pdf Viewer does not work
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6gedrfsgts9d22z/problem.png
with "external viewer" it works fine. But there is a problem with the pdf viewer that it shows the text too wide, there is something wrong with ...
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Help defining PDF syntax with listings package
I'm trying to make a pdf language definition for the listings package, but I can't get the string definition to work correctly. This is what I have defined:
\lstdefinelanguage{pdf}{
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How to make ebook-friendly formula heavy documents?
Tablets and ebook readers can be very useful if you have to read a lot of scientific texts and papers, and don't want to print them all out. However, it can sometimes be really annoying, especially if ...
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Beamer notes on secondary screen doesn't work
I am writing a presentation for at introduction to latex and think it would be nice to show how I have my presentation-notes on my laptop screen (Macbook Air) using Beamer.
But it just won't work.
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Is LuaLaTeX producing faulty pdfs?
If I compile the following minimal code with LuaLaTeX I seem to get a faulty pdf:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}
\begin{document}
text
\end{document}
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Selecting a single word in ereaders
ebook readers let user select only a single word in the most PDF documents. However, when I try to select a word in a PDF generated with pdflatex (and also with latex), the ereader (i.e. sony prs600) ...
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OCG using latex->dvips
I want to generate a ps file with layers. Ocg.sty does not support ps, so I want to write a simple example by myself to see if its possible.
I took a pdf version from here and tried to change the ...
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Change the way XeTeX sees a string before running/building PDF
For some reason, I'm really struggling to articulate my question, so let me apologise in advance. I may not be approaching this from the right angle.
I'm working in XeTeX (and it's far too late to ...
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Submitting to a journal with only LaTeX, how to include transparent images and bitmaps?
The LaTeX submission process to the journal JCP involves
Bundling all the bibliographies into a single file and embdeeding that into the source
No external libraries
Compile with latex not pdflatex
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Vertical position after navigating to hyperref hypertargets from hyperlinks seems too low
The vertical scroll position after navigating to a \hypertarget from a \hyperlink (described in the hyperref manual) seems to be too low. The scroll position is at the baseline of the \hypertarget, so ...
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pdflatex: Handling of fonts when including other pdfs
I was curious about one fact: How will pdflatex deal with fonts embedded in pdfs it includes?
For example: When I include 100 pdf-files (e.g. using \includegraphics) will the generated output file ...
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PGF: Externalize + Fadings differences in viewer
I've been working with the fadings library in PGF and I was having trouble getting it working with externalize.
I finally figured out that it was working, but Apple's Preview does not display the ...
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For figures in PDF format, what version and standard is ideal?
What PDF version and standard is ideally suited for the current version of pdflatex? Primarily for press, but online distribution will follow (large scientific publication).
Bonus: Include some of ...
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Is it possible to replace empty space in form with dots?
I want to create an empty form which will have several blocks.
After adding text to boxes empty spaces will be replaces with dots.
Is it possible?
\documentclass[10pt]{extarticle}
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Lyx: SVG files on PDF
I'm having trouble getting an SVG diagram to appear in a PDF. From researching online it looks like it should be simple enough, but I'm yet to discover what I'm doing wrong.
I'm working in LyX, and ...
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How to generate PDF/A using XeTeX?
Title says it all. I need to generate PDF/A compliant documents, and I'm using XeTeX. I couldn't find anything about this; here there's only info about pdfLaTeX (using pdfx) and ConTeXt.
Any help is ...
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Compiling a code in TeXnicCenter produces an empty PDF without any warning and error
When I compile a code in TeXnicCenter, it builds a pdf without my modifications, giving: 0 errors 0 warnings 0 pages.
I'm not an expert but I've tried everything to make it work without reach any ...
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Use Mac's Preview to display PDF files from TexShop?
I am sure there is a simple way to do this but my internet search yielded nothing ..
I prefer using Mac's Preview to display PDF files rather than TexShop's internal PDF viewer. TexMaker has an ...
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includegraphics in emacs with latexmk
I document I used to be able to compile on Vim wont compile on emacs. When I check the log, it is having trouble with
\includegraphics[widht = 3in]{file.pdf}
It says
I could not locate the file ...
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How can I change font in pdf forms?
I'm making a pdf form with "hyperref" package:
\usepackage[unicode,pdftex,hidelinks]{hyperref}
\hypersetup{unicode=true,pdfauthor={Author},pdfkeywords={some words},
pdftitle={some ...
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Font problems with pslatex
I am not really familiar with pslatex, I usually prefer pdflatex.
I prepared a document, compiled with pdflatex many times and everything works perfectly. Now I have to recompile it with pslatex.
I ...
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How to make a link to a chapter in a local pdf file?
The title is self-explanatory.
Anything of that sort
\href{run:path/to/file.pdf#chapter2}{go to chapter 2 of file.pdf}
?
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Display PDF page with sidewaysfigure in landscape
I want to have a landscape figure with the same portrait page geometry as the rest of the document. Additionally, I want only that page to be displayed in landscape in the PDF and the figure to float ...
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What is the most efficient way to render LaTeX to a viewable format on a server?
I am working on an online web-app that incorporates LaTeX document generation.
Currently, as a beginner to LaTeX (but the most experienced developer in my team), I am trying to determine the most ...
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border line disappeared after convert dvi to pdf
all, I have two graphs, which are draw using visio using black lines. Now the problem is whenever I generate dvi file (I am using subfigure), these two graphs look fine, but when I convert it to pdf ...
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Fillable form: checkbox linked to hide/unhide sections; pushbutton to add/delete rows
I'm wondering if it would be possible to create a fillable form, where you have a few checkboxes.
Default when the checkboxes aren't ticked, some forms are hidden. When you check the appropriate ...
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pdf pages in ps output file and eps figures in pdf output file
I am facing the following issue: I have got several graphs in eps format and several pdf pages to insert into one ps document. Now, the eps figures are correctly included in my ps file, but the pdf ...
