{quoting} is about environments like quote and quotation which set text blocks off by indenting them. Popular packages are {quoting} and {csquotes}. For questions about quotation marks, choose {punctuation} instead.
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csquotes: punctuation and quotation marks
csquotes automatically includes or excludes the punctuation marks in or from the quotation depending on the language specified in the preamble. This can be adjusted individually by commands like ...
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Right aligning a quote with extra indentation
I want to insert a quote into a document, have it aligned to the right, italic, with some extra indentation from the right margin, this is what i've managed so far:
\documentclass{book}
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Dedication and Quote in my thesis [closed]
I want to dedicate my master thesis to my parents, my brother and my sister. Additionally, I want to include a famous quote.
My first question is about the grammar, since I am not native english ...
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Biblatex: Automatic *Vgl.* & automatic quote indenting (depending on quote length)
Is it possible to create a command that:
Whenever it exceeds a certain number of lines in the output (preferably 3), it will be typeset indented.
The citation will automatically be typeset without ...
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What's the difference between the environments quote and quotation?
On meta, I've found the disscussion {quotation} and {quote}, but it doesn't answer my question.
When should I use the environment quote? When quotation?
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Block quote with big quotation marks
How can I create a block quote enviroment with big quotation marks similar to the Cquote Template of Wikipedia?
Additionally it would be nice to place both quotation marks and quote in a colored box ...
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“direct” quotations and “entire paragraph” quotations
I need two types of citations which I have not figured out how to define:
(see highlighted in grey)
1) As Owens stated (2008, p.97), ‘the value of...’
2) Simone de Beauvoir (1972, p.365) ...
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Inhibit indentation in paragraph after using the “quoting” package
A little while ago I asked this questions concerning how to quote in the style of "quotation" but without the first paragraph being indented. The answer I got was to use the quoting package instead of ...
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Quoting styles, technical an appreciation questions
I know there has been some questions about the quote style, I loved the one with the big quote marks. What I'm trying to achieve it's a little simpler.
Right now I have something like this:
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Inhibit indentation of first paragraph of quotation
I'm using LyX. Would it be possible to format something as "quotation" in a way in which the first paragraph doesn't get indented but the subsequent paragraphs does, like the way in which text ...
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How to force latex to put a quote in one line?
I am currently writing a CV on LaTeX. I want to have a quote on the head of my modernCV, but latex puts ONE word into a second line. Can I make LaTeX put all the quote into one line?
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Vertical spacing below block quote should be retained even if footnote follows
In my text, block quotes have noticeable vertical spacing from the text above and below. When there is a footnote, this property is violated; I would like to restore it. (And I think this formatting ...
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Changing the vertical spacing before and after the quoting environment when using parskip
I'm working with the quoting environment but I can't figure out how to adjust the vertical space before and after it. I would like the environment to be indented on either side like it is but not have ...
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How to use the pullquote package on a two-column layout? [closed]
I've been reading about pull quotes. In this question, a great answer is posted with a link to a custom package called pullquote.
I've installed this package and have been trying to make it work, as ...
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new quote-based environment end spacing [closed]
In order to insert quotations, the document uses a quote-based \newenvironmentx
\newenvironmentx{QUOTE}[1][1=.]{%
\begin{quote}%
\tiny\noindent%
\gdef\parQ{#1}``%
}{\parQ''%
\normalsize%
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Change the font of the block quote?
Sorry if this is a duplicate, but I can't find the right way of doing this.
I want to redefine my quote and quotation commands to use a different font. My main font is Linux Libertine O (I am using ...
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Non-italic quote in the quote environment
Any idea how to produce a quote in the quote environment that's not italicized (using LyX)? I'm trying to create a presentation in beamer and can't seem to figure it out.
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How to change quotation symbols and define them in language (in Context)? [closed]
To get guillemets (», angle quotes) at quotations in my Swedish text I have used the following code with Context mkII:
\setupdelimitedtext[quotation:1][left=»\nobreak,right=\nobreak»]
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How to force csquotes to show the quotations marks in block quotes?
How can I force the csquotes package to always show quotations marks in my block quotes, regardless of the language etc...?
Tried this, but no cigar:
\usepackage{csquotes}[english=british] % ...
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How to quote correctly with csquotes?
I am unsure how to quote correctly using csquotes and \textquote and \blockquote. In the documentation I found this general advise: \blockquote[cite][punct]{text}tpunct but am unsure how to really use ...
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Ellipsis without brackets — fine tuning
Very much related to this question and its answer, I would like to ask the following:
If I want to indicate omissions in a quotation not by using Text [...] more text. but instead by using Text ... ...
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Dedicated symbol for […] in quotations?
I would like to use [...] in quotations to indicate a part which was not included. Just entering [...] does not render it perfectly in my opinion. Is there a special way of inputing said symbol? ...
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Quote environment with reference at the end right
I want to define a quote environment such that after the quote on the right occurs the author with page number. My solution is yet the redefinition of the quote environment
\usepackage{amsthm} % ...
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Why does Context line-break my quotation and leave the quotation sign on it's own row?
Using Context to set a book I have the following problem: Context linebreaks some quotations in a way that makes the quotation sign (in my case a guillemet [sic!]) appear on its own row. How can i ...
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Define a command for italic, bold and centered title inside a quote
Inside my quote, I have a bold, italic and centered header. How can I define a command so that I can typeset this text all in one go? I tried:
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Block quote in figure caption
I need to put a multi-line quote in a figure caption. I've put code together that does this correctly if I override several errors, but I'd like the document to compile without errors.
The code:
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Numbered, hanging paragraph without list environment
I often quote text (legal sources). Normally I use the quoting-package and csquotes (block quote).
Often, the quotation contains some lists, and often with a non-standard numbering (f. ex. § 4-1(a)), ...
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Block quote with big quotation marks and opening quote on bottom
I wanted to adapt Block quote with big quotation marks to languages like my natural language German, but also some other mainly Germanic and Slavic languages (c.f. Wikipedia: Non-English usage of ...
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Problem with quote redefinition and packages? [closed]
I got a problem (probably simple), but I dont really see how to explain it with a MWE.
So I'm trying to modify my quote environment. I entered the following line in my preamble :
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Put quote in new page if it does not fit
I have a \begin{quote} ... \end{quote} which I would not like to be broken in separate pages. So if it's at the end of a page and there's not enough space, it would go into a new page automatically. ...
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Custom quote formatting [closed]
I have a .cls in which I have quite a bit of formatting... I'm trying to make a way of making my own "quote" formatting. I need to format my quotes centered, with a limited width for each line, and ...
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Redefining quote environment with tiny font and double quote signs?
I want to redefine the quote environment in such a way to get the output of the following code.
\begin{quote}{\tiny\textquotedblleft Text \textquotedblright}\end{quote}
I also want to fix the line ...
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How can I change the indentation in quote and quotation environments and commands?
I need to change the indentation that the quote and quotation environments and commands employ. I assume that there is some length I need to set, but I've googled around, and cannot find what I am ...
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Smaller font size in quote environment relative to context
I want to have all quotes in the quote-environment in a smaller font. This is possible with the etoolbox-package and the command:
\AtBeginEnvironment{quote}{\small}
But if I use a quote-environment ...
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Quotes problem in beamer
I'm trying to make nice big quotes work in my presentation, but there is some error, a clashing of packages I assume, and I don't know how to resolve this :\
So my mwe is here:
%&latex
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Automating quoting across LaTeX documents
I occasionally face the following situation when writing LaTeX documents. (This question is probably not LaTeX specific, though). Suppose I have a document, say orig.tex. Then I quote from that ...
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protrusion issue - pdftex bug, microtype bug or LaTeX bug?
While finishing an article for TUGboat I came across a strange behavior of the protrusion mechanism of pdfTeX (as implemented by the microtype package). The character \ in typewriter has a negative ...
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microtype protrusion incompatible quote, changemargin and adjustwidth environments
Here is my problem. I need some text to have a reduced margin. Unfortunately, none of the suggested methods of doing this appear to be compatible with microtype protrusion. Is this a bug? Is there a ...
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Letter in quotation
I want to put entire letter as a quotation in text (which is a book), something similar to what you get with quotation enviroinment, but preserving positions of adress etc. How to do this?
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Problem With Spacing and Quotation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to modify spacing around quotation environment?
I am using \begin{quote} text \end{quote} to provide quotation in a .tex document. However, once the document is ...
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fixed distance and no page break between lines
I'm trying to make a quotation environment which puts the quote on a gray background, with a colored rule right on top of it:
\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{color}
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Nice citation search in emacs for csquotes quotation (like reftex's C-c [)
When using emacs+reftex-mode I may hit "C-c [" and get a nice citation search menu for \cite command. Is there a way to get the same menu for csquotes' integrated quotations (e.g. \displaycquote)?
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Issue with \newenvironment and framed and quotation
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}
\usepackage{framed}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newenvironment{nb}
{\begin{framed}\begin{quotation}}
{\end{framed}\end{quotation}}
\begin{document}
\begin{nb}
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Custom quotation style which depends on length of quotation
I am writing my PhD-thesis and I need to meet certain formatting requirements in regard to quotations. I know there is the quote environment. But in this conditions it doesn't match my universities ...
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How do you create pull quotes?
Does anyone know a package for pull quotes?
Failing that, is anyone interested in writing a command to create one? I'm thinking of something that would have optional and configurable separators ...
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How to avoid citations being placed on a new line when \blockcquote ends with a list?
When csquotes's \blockquote and displaycquote ends with a list the citation is put on the next line after the list rather than directly after the last list item. Can one force csquotes to place the ...
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Is it possible to make automatic multiple citations with csquotes and biblatex?
I'm using csquotes package with biblatex. There is a number of citations that require multiple references, which can be introduced with the \autocites command --- e.g. second hand citations (“cited ...
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Quotations spanning multiple paragraphs in csquotes
I have a quotation which extends for multiple paragraphs. The literary convention is that there is no end-quote at the end of each paragraph, except for the last one.
However, this seems to be ...
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Language sensitive italicized quotation with csquotes
In what follows:
\documentclass[fontsize=11pt]{book}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{times}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[frenchb]{babel}
\frenchbsetup{IndentFirst=false}
\begin{document}
text ...
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End quotes and punctuation when using biblatex
This seems like a rudimentary question but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. The cultural context in question is American English.
When putting citations in footnotes in biblatex (I'm using ...
