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Handling lists of coordinates (min, max, merge, sort) [closed]

I'd like to write a macro following the idea (in bold at the end of this question). I need a little help: How can I find the min/max of a list of coordinates (along some dimension)? How can I merge ...
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Biblatex not compress specific group

I am doing a literature review. And I want to put references about a certain topic inside the table. My question is very similar to: Sort but do not compress numeric citations in BibLaTeX However, ...
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biblatex continuous reverse numbering all but one category

I am updating my cv and the answer biblatex continuous reverse numbering... to my previous question solved my problem, until I realized that I should not count my unpublished articles (which I would ...
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Sorting references, and displaying “References” instead of “Bibliography”

In my \documentclass{llncs}, I use \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage[sort]{natbib} to sort the references of my document. While the above achieves sorting, the section entitled "Bibliography" ...
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Problem with sorting of umlaute in a glossary (pkg glossaries)

I'm currently facing a problem concerning sorting of glossaries. I'm writing my thesis in german, so I also have some umlaute like "ä","ö" and "ü" in my acronyms. For example there is an acronym ...
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Using biblatex to generate two lists: Publications and Working Paper ordered by date in a CV [closed]

This is a follow up question to How to split bibliography for different sections? for the answer using biblatex. When I run the code provided, the references are not getting generated. Only the ...
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biblatex continuous reverse numbering through categories

The answer to Citing a certain type of reference ... almost perfectly solves my problem, but I would like to have the my cv sorted with continuous counting: **Articles** [5] great Article 2 [4] great ...
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Index ordering when using math symbols

I'm making an index where certain entries start with the math symbols $k$, $\mathcal{C}$, $\ast$-a.... In the first two cases, I want them to appear in the index as if they start with k and c ...
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Set natbib options after loading natbib package

Is it possible to set (or change) the natbib package options after its loading (i.e. after the line \usepackage{natbib})? The reason I need it is that I'm using a LaTeX style from a journal and it ...
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Word-by-word sorting of authors in bibliography using biblatex/biber

I am using Biber/biblatex for the bibliography of my forthcoming book. I just received the last round of corrections from the copyeditor, and discovered that the sort order used in my bibliography is ...
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Wrong sorting for Biber with Norwegian sortlocale

There is a problem with the sorting for Biber when using sortlocale=nb_NO. \RequirePackage{filecontents} \begin{filecontents}{test.bib} @misc{a,author = {A}} @misc{b,author = {B}} @misc{c,author = ...
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How to sort table for plotting with pgfplots?

Is it possible to sort a table at the point that is included in a pgfplot. In the example below, the point x=3 and x=4 are ordered for plotting. I am looking prefereably for an 'in-place' solution, ...
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format numbers in reference so they sort correctly

This is a followup to question list of occurences of references. In the MWE below the index lists the Goals in alphabetic order where numeric is needed for the second token: The solution I found ...
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Automatically insert capital letters as alphabetical breakpoints in a sorted column of names

Recently I used LyX to prepare a list with 200+ guest names for a wedding (page 1 illustrated below). Actually, it was a table including invited family names, the number of persons of each invited ...
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Alphabetic order in bibliography with natbib package and author-less entries

i'm new, so I hope to do everything correctly :D My question is fairly simple: I've the natbib package loaded in a document, and some bibliography entries have no author. Those entries are put at ...
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Citation order by year [closed]

I'm fairly new to LaTeX so this question may come off as trivial, but how would one go about sorting the elements within a citation by year? For example, my citation would read in alphabetical order ...
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Sorting of references in Bibliography (books/articles) with correct labels

I've got a problem with my bibliography. I have to split it up into different parts (books / articles). The problem is, I`ve got articles AND books of the same author, published in the same year. ...
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biblatex - quote in chronological order but bibliography list must be alphabetical order

I want to use more than one type of specification in my bibliography. I want to quote in chronological order but have the bibliography list in alphabetical order. If I am quoting 2-3 references in ...
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MakeIndex fails to sort index keys properly

My index does not become ordered correctly: As you can see, the keyword "fluid" ends up in the beginning of the index instead of right before "fluid flux", where it should be. What can possibly ...
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Bibtex reverse numbering

For my CV, I would like to reverse number publications (i.e., starting from the total number of publications all the way down to 1). Is this possible with plain LaTeX and BibTeX? This question is ...
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biblatex output like BibTeX's unsrt style

I use biblatex in order to have a bibliography per chapter. I tried chapterbib and bibtopic, but I did not succeed with the former and citations were not sorted with the latter. This what the ...
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Sorting index entries with accented words

Friends, I'm struggling for some time with this disturbance in the TeX force: I have a set of words in Portuguese which are accented. When sorting these words, we treat accented letters the same way ...
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Can't list bilibliography in order cited using ReVTeX 4.1

The journal I am submitting to requires the bibliography be listed in the order cited in the text. How can I do this with ReVTeX? I have tried different journal styles but can't get it to work. ...
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Bibtex ordering by appearence of the .bib file instead of the .tex file

I'm using TexMaker + BibTex + XeLaTeX and everything was fine, until I noticed that it was ordering the references by the .bib file order instead of the .tex file order. So it starts at [5] instead of ...
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Sort bibliography automatically

I did not take care of the alphabetical order when I was adding references to the bibliography. So I have a big list with references not ordered. Is there a way to do it automatically? I use ...
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BibLaTeX: how to sort references by year within the citation

I am using biblatex with the following command: \usepackage[citestyle=numeric-comp,sorting=none]{biblatex}, and then add muptiple citations with, e.g. \cite{Lamont1985, Sorin1983}. I need the ...
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Nomenclature sorting: Sort by Number

How would I use the Nomenclature to display a list of symbols sorted by the page number rather than symbol letter. The code below was used to generate this List of Notations. However, I am trying to ...
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Bib sorting without author

This is what one of my sources looks like @misc{Madlena11, Author={Chavala Madlena}, Publisher={Guardian}, Title = {Telecomix: tech support for the Arab spring}, url = ...
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make index started with mathcal mode in the right order

I want to make index something like: $\mathcal{P}$-vector\index{$\mathcal{p}$-vector} but when indexed it comes before words started with 'A' instead of being after 'O' words.
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Is there a way to sort a numbered list automatically? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to sort an alphanumeric list For example, I have the following code: \begin{enumerate} \item Rabbit \item Apple \item Serpent \end{enumerate} Is there a way ...
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Sort subsections alphabetically

We need to make a paper that describes a list of interfaces. The assignment however says we need to sort the interfaces alphabetically. Because this list is quite long (20+) I am looking for a way to ...
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Sorting Comma Separated Lists defined with, or without macro

I would like to be able to sort a comma separated list. Before I resort to writing something that would require \ensureunix :-) and having that do the sort for me, I thought I'd make an attempt to ...
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How to alphabetize all of the parts, chapters, sections, and content of an entire document in ConTeXt?

I have a document that is structured like this: \part{Birds} \chapter{North America} \section{West Coast} \mymacro{Bald Eagle} \mymacro{Spotted Owl} ...
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Applying \lowercase to index entries

I would like to sort the index entries independent of case. Initially I was getting (code provided in MWE) the image on the left. So, that seemed like an easy fix: just apply \lowercase (uncomment ...
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How to sort the references alphabetically when using natbib? [closed]

\usepackage{natbib} \defaultbibliographystyle{plainnat} I use this and it compiles but not alphabetically! How I can achieve that?
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sorting options concerning dash when repeated authors?

Suppose I am referring to some different references from the same author (both book and incollection) with \footcite[]{Author:Year}. One authors begins with "E" and the other with "K". In the ...
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Editor as sortname only when there is no author?

I edited the authoryear.bbx for biblatex the following way: \DeclareNameAlias{author}{sortname} %\DeclareNameAlias{editor}{sortname} this I commented out %\DeclareNameAlias{translator}{sortname} ...
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Biblatex, apa-style, polyglossia and multilingual-bibliography

For my scientific article I need to use some sources that are in Korean, which is why I've switched from using pdflatex\bibtex to xelatex and biber. I've managed to get biblatex with apa style ...
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Antichronological ordering of references in moderncv using apacite

I'm using the moderncv documentclass to create my CV and I need the reference list to adhere to the APA guidelines. I know biblatex provides sorting options but unfortunately moderncv does not support ...
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Converting a pdf into a form ready for binding

I have a pdf that is 118 pages long, and I want to end up with a bindable form, so that I have on one sheet pages: 1 4 2 3 What is the simplest way in LaTeX to accomplish this? Would quire ...
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biblatex – sort by year AND month [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: biblatex sorting by date I would like to sort my bibliography by year and month in reverse order. For example, a publication from Jan. 2011 should appear after one from ...
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biblatex sorting by date

I have written my own biblatex style for citing jurisdiction. I realized that the sorting in the bibliography is not chronological within the years. I addressed the date field to each bibliography ...
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biblatex sorting when the same first name is spelled out or an initial

I am trying to sort some citations/bibliography by the following keys: Author name (as formatted by maxnames and uniquenames). Publication year (as formatted by labelyear). Using some standard ...
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Sorting with biblatex using sortname

I want to use the firstinits=true option of biblatex, and to disable the abbreviations for specific entries, I use {{authorname}}, as recommended in a previous question. However, biblatex is ...
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sorting multiple bibliographies in biblatex

I have a thesis which has two bibliographies. It includes a list of publications and a reference list. The reference list should be unsorted, or rather, sorted in order of appearance, while the list ...
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Symbol index sorted by occurrence

I would like to make an symbol index which is sorted by occurence of symbol. For example: Something like ... $\omega$\index{$\omega$} ... $A^P_k$\index{$A^P_k$} ... $\{\}$\index{$\{\}$} should ...
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BibTeX handling of the Dutch “van” name prefix with natbib

I want to produce the following with LaTeX/BibTeX: In the running text: ... we refer the reader to the work of Van Noort (2010). In the bibliography: Thomas van Noort. An important paper. ...
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Sort bibliography file according to order of appearance of citations in LaTeX document

I am asking this question, because there does not seem to be an easy way in LaTeX to solve this problem: two documents sharing same reference numbering. My question: Is it possible to order a ...
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Sorting of author names like “von Beethoven” with biblatex

I wonder how I can get a proper sorting of names in the bibliography. In the following example, "von Beethoven" is at the position "v", but it should be sorted as "Beethoven" under "B". ...
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Table of subfloats

I'm trying to sort figures (using subfloat) in a table, with labels for each subfigure. My point is, using only subfloat, that the subfigures are referred in the text as figure a, b, ... and so on. ...