The Tufte-LaTeX project provides book and handout document classes that mimic the design of Edward Tufte's books.

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Wrong chapter in heading tufte latex

I have a Tufte-book with some chapters and a bibliography and index. This is set up as: \begin (document} \mainmatter %then I include several chapters: \include{Chapter/chaptertitle} ...
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Implementing marginfigure

sorry for the absolutely beginner question here. I've been looking at the tufte-latex class, specifically the tufte sample book. It makes use of marginfigures, which I believe are provided by the ...
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Tufte running headers not using full width of page

I use Minion Pro and XeLaTeX together with the tufte class. There is an issue with caps in headers (as can be noticed if removing the two line marked %% headings fixes below). My fix is to use the ...
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Should I load all “package dependencies” in tufte-latex?

In the tufte-latex sample-book.pdf: Package Dependencies The following is a list of packages that the Tufte-LATEX document classes rely upon. Packages marked with an asterisk are optional. • ...
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Caption placement for new float in tufte-book class

I am using the tufte-book document class and I am trying to create a new float environment for example boxes that will include captions in the right margin similar to table/figure captions. However, ...
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Make headers display chapter title, not book title in tufte-book

I'm creating an edited volume with the tufte-book \documentclass. Each chapter is written by a separate author. I'm trying to get the header to display the name of each chapter and its author. At the ...
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Running Header w/ Tufte Latex

I'm trying to get a running header on the pages of a Tufte-formatted document. How does one do this? I put in information about the \title, \author, \publisher but this results in errors. Any help ...
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Avoiding empty page between a very full page and the index?

I'm getting an empty page between the last page of the book and the index. The reason seems to be an over-full last page of text. I'm already using openany. In the following example, all the "bla" ...
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Remove prefix from figure caption in tufte-book document class

I want to get rid of prefixes in figure captions. I use MikTeX, XeLaTeX and tufte-latex style class. I've tried three variants: \caption*{Foto} \usepackage[labelformat=empty]{caption} ...
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“Chapter” before chapter number in Tufte classes

Is there a way to insert usual "Chapter" before chapter number in Tufte classes, such as "Chapter 1" etc?
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\autoref doesn't work correctly when used in tufte-book

i want to use the \autoref command (from the hyperref package) in the document-class tufte-book. mini-example: \documentclass{tufte-book} \usepackage{hyperref} \begin{document} ...
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error in \ref-numbering for figures in tufte-latex [closed]

please run this mini-example: \documentclass[]{tufte-book} \begin{document} \begin{figure*} \rule{1in}{1in} \caption{Figure 1} \label{fig:f1} \end{figure*} \begin{marginfigure} ...
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Undefined control sequence: \pgfplots@data@xmin

I am trying to use Jake's excellent Tufte y bar chart style but I am getting an ! Undefined control sequence. <argument> {rel axis cs:0,0}-|{axis cs:\pgfplots ...
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Numbered citations in Tufte-Latex 3.5

Tufte-LaTeX 3.5 (compiling with PDFTexify) I need to have my citations in the numbered format e.g. [1], [2], etc. I tried adding the following to the preamble \usepackage[numbers]{natbib} but get ...
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How to reset sidenote numbering in chapters? (Tufte-LaTeX)

I've looked at this question: How to reset footnote numbering at \chapter* and at frontmatter chapters?, but the answers concern using \chapter*, and assume the OP is not using the Tufte-LaTeX ...
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Formatting subsections and chapters in tufte-book

Sorry. I am new at this and it is my first time asking a question. I was reading this posting: how to change chapter/section style in tufte-book? How does one also get the subsections to change to ...
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Tufte-Latex: How do I stop marginfigure from inserting inline space?

I want to use marginfigure, but it is inserting space inline. Check out my minimal example: documentclass{tufte-book} \begin{document} Hello\begin{marginfigure}$2+2=4$\end{marginfigure}I'm new here. ...
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Vertical spacing between sidenotes (and, between sidenotes and captions) in tufte-book

Within from LyX, using various sidenotes in a tufte-latex-book environment, along with float figures, results sometimes in an overlapping of sidenotes and caption(s). For example, two sidenotes ...
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package right similar to tufte-book

Is there any package right similar to tufte-book? Using \marginpar, the following (Default) could be produced, but I want to have the Target; i.e. to spread the page header over the margin. ...
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Are there any subfloat package that works with tufte-latex?

I'm trying a lot of subfloat-like packages with tufte-latex and all of them seem to interact badly with tufte-latex in the matter of labels, refs and captions. To captions I could find solutions ...
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Problem with tufte-book and subfigure

I'm having a problem using both the tufte-book class and the subfigure package. This problem started after a fresh install of texlive, and I can't find a reason for it. Consider the following ...
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missing sub-caption numbers with tufte-latex

Why are the numbers (acually, letters) for the sub-captions missing in the following MWE? note the colon that would follow the letter is printed. \documentclass{tufte-handout} \usepackage{tikz} ...
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tufte-latex and subfloat positioning

I'd like to have two rows of top-aligned images, with top-aligned captions below each. This answer provides a technique using the floatrow package, but something in that package (or one of its ...
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Tufte-LaTeX clobbers my list of theorems

when using the "article" document class I can make a "List of Theorems" like so: \documentclass{article} %\documentclass{tufte-book} \usepackage{thmtools} \newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem} ...
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How to create twoside book with oneside margin?

I want to make a twoside book with oneside margin such: odd pages: even pages: full header, with margin figure(or table): I used tufte-book class, but cannot set margins as i need. It's margins ...
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How to reverse margin of tufte-book?

I want to change position of tufte-book(twoside) class in my thesis. In normal mode, margins for odd pages is on the right side and for evens, is on the left side of page. I want to change the ...
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how to change chapter/section style in tufte-book?

i used this code but there is an error: ! Use of \@ doesn't match its definition. I'm trying to make my book such as: ‎\documentclass[a4paper,14pt,twoside]{tufte-book}‎ ...
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How do I change the label separator for marginfigure in Tufte Book/Handout?

I'm trying to use the caption package to do this and I've used the following code, but it's still not giving me a period as a label separator. How can I go about fixing this? Here's what I have: ...
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Remove indent of paragraph and add line skip with tufte-latex

I'm using tufte-latex and I want paragraphs to have no indent, but a line skip instead. Normally you can achive this with: \usepackage[parfill]{parskip} Using tufte-latex this does not work ...
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Why would two apparently identical TeX installations produce different results?

I have XeLaTeX with TeXShop installed on two different machines. One compiles documents without a problem. The other throws weird errors. As far as I can tell they're set up identically, so I don't ...
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Increasing the text size in tufte documents

I have typeset my lecture notes using the tufte latex style. The notes are around 60 pages long. This year I have a few students who require notes where the text size is larger than the default - I'd ...
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What is the right way to use hyperref options with Tufte handout class?

EDIT: I must clarify that the example below works with tufte-latex-3.5.0, but doesn't work in older versions. The accepted solution is a good workaround for older versions (<3.0.0) were nohyper ...
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Put equation numbers in the sidemargin with Tufte-Latex class

In Tufte-Latex all captions etc. are in the side margin. I want to put the equation numbers there as well. Is it possible to do this?
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Subfig package and tufte class

I am using the subfig package in combination with the tufte latex class. Unfortunately I did not manage to make it work error free. As discussed in other forums (see here), the subfig package alters ...
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Is there a guide to the various theorem packages? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Theorem packages: which to use, which conflict? I'm relatively new to LaTeX, and a complete novice when it comes to theorems in LaTeX. But I need to put some some ...
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using \marginnote inside a math environment in tufte-book

I've recently started using tufte-book for typesetting solutions to math problems. I like it very much that you're encouraged to use the margin, which is very nice for giving hints, pointers and ...
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Why does mathdesign result in a huge 'cases' environment brace in Tufte documents?

I'm getting strange results when I use the cases environment in Tufte-LaTeX documents with the mathdesign package. Instead of I get Is there something I can do to get rid of that huge brace? ...
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Using sidenotes in mdframed environment

I get problems when I try to use sidenotes in an mdframed environment: \documentclass{tufte-book} \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage{mdframed} \newtheorem{mdtheorem}{Theorem} \newenvironment{theorem}% ...
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Tufte-Latex sidenote breaks indentation in alltt

I'm trying to the the alltt environment in tufte-book. My problem is that \sidenote seems to break the indentation in alltt. \documentclass{tufte-book} \usepackage{alltt} \begin{document} ...
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change caption in tufte class full-page figure

I've tried to change the caption in a full-width float with tufte-book, but to no avail. I want the caption in this figure to be like more common LaTeX classes. Here is a MWE and the result: ...
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Customizing the list of figures (LOF) style using tufte-latex

I'm using the tufte-latex class and would like to change the List of Figures style. When choosing the \tableofcontents I supply the notoc argument so that it uses the standard LaTeX style: ...
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What does “you have forgotten to use \caption” mean?

I'm stumped by an error I'm getting, when I try to render a Tufte-LaTeX document using hypcap and hyperref. For example, even a minimal document consisting of \documentclass[nohyper]{tufte-handout} ...
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Change the old style numerals of mathpazo (via tufte-latex) to lining numerals

I am using tufte-latex package, which uses mathpazo with old style numerals. To make figures (plots) I would like to use lining numbers. The problem is that the figures are converted from svg to pdf ...
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Error in amsmath as primitive \eqno no longer primitive [closed]

I am trying to typeset (with XeLaTeX) a simple Tufte-LaTeX example (http://tufte-latex.googlecode.com/files/Week5Lecture.tex) and getting an error message like the following: ...
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Error using tufte-book class and biblatex [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I use biblatex with Tufte classes? Although there is a patch for using biblatex in the Tufte classes, it doesn't seem to work for me. First thing is, the hyphenat ...
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Why does \today crash in Tufte-LaTeX using 'isodate' when passed as an argument?

I'm trying to use the isodate package with Tufte-LaTeX, but get ! Illegal parameter number in definition of \reserved@a. when I use \today as an argument to certain functions (e.g. \printdate or ...
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How can I make footnote marks smaller using Tufte with mathdesign and BT Charter? [closed]

I'd like to make footnote marks in a modified Tufte-LaTeX document smaller using BT Charter with mathdesign. Ideally, I'd like to use special figures, as is possible in general (and in Tufte) using ...
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Why package enumitem conflicts with Tufte-book and/or beamer [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Trouble combining enumitem and beamer I am trying to produce a package, combining tufte-book and beamer, in order to produce lecture slides and handout (with ...
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What width value corresponds to the Tufte fullwidth environment?

In Tufte-LaTeX, I'd like to manually create a full-width environment using minipage rather than the package's fullwidth environment. What width value should I supply to minipage to match that of the ...
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Modify width of main text block in tufte-handout

Is it possible to increase the size of the main text in the tufte-handout class to 80% of the paper width?

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