{typography} is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs.
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Use text font or math font for subscripts, diff operator etc.?
I have a typographical question concerning the use of text in math mode, for example for subscripts or the diff operator. Consider the following example, where I use XeLaTeX with Palatino as main font ...
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Why setting 'predisplaypenalty' to 0 is wrong idea?
In Vertical space between section header and text is too big user egreg said that setting \predisplaypenalty=0 is wrong idea.
Why is that? Could you provide an example?
If not '0', what value could ...
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Is there way to put hard space after defined words?
In Polish typography, one should avoid putting prepositions at the end of the line.
Example:
Nie wiedziałem, że nie umieszcza się przyimków na
końcu strony. - bad
Nie wiedziałem, że nie umieszcza się ...
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Correct use of hyphen, en dash, or em dash in compound words [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dashes: - vs. – vs. —
I know that there are many sources on the use of dashes both on tex.sx ( Dashes: - vs. – vs. — ) and in the real world (Wikipedia: Dash). But there ...
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typesetting the document which fits into marked fixed lines
I have a to typeset the article such that, the output should be printed on the fixed marks that are 1.36 cms apart.
In other words, printing sheet has marked lines which are 1.36 cms apart. I have ...
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Ligatures: why “fi”, but not “fj” as well?
My university name is "FJFI", with e-mail/web addresses containing lowercase "fjfi". Then "fi" gets ligatured whereas "fj" does not, and the result looks a bit strange. My question is, which ...
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Written response spaces for a workbook in ConTeXt
I am making a workbook in ConTeXt. Throughout the workbook, there will be many spaces for the owner to write in short answers of one or two paragraphs. This can be quite simple, perhaps just a ...
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Should I distinguish text that names a concept and text that is to be emphasized, on font?
In scientific writing, we often need to mention a term and emphasize a point. So far, I always try to distinguish these two typical cases on font, by using different series or styles, say, use slanted ...
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Typesetting with Inch Symbols and Sizes in Inches
I'd be much obliged if somebody could tell me how to do the following.
How does one typeset the symbol for inches in LaTeX? Is it "?. Lamport, nor Knuth seem to mention it.
Assuming \inchcommand is ...
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What can you tell me about poster design and typography in LaTeX?
Are there any packages that would be useful for large (1m x 1m) posters? Leaving the typography to the professionals would be useful if there are such things as large format guidelines for typography. ...
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What's the proper way to write a vector with a single character subscript?
I've always(-ish) thought that the proper way to typeset a vector which is labeled by a letter with a single character subscript, like v1, was to set the arrow over just the letter, like \vec{v}_1 (I ...
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Is there any (official) convention in mathematics typesetting? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Beyond Bringhurst: mathematical typesetting
For example:
Should I insert a space between the integrand and the dx?
Should I put some space between the integral symbol ...
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A problem with placing a formula at the left side of the page
I'm having the integral of a function over path C1 and C2 .I want to have both c1 and c2 on the left side of my page but anything I use doesn't work .
I tried to put it with the align* , itemize , ...
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Typesetting algorithms in LaTeX like Knuth
Is there any LaTeX package for typesetting algorithms in the style Donald Knuth uses in The Art of Computer Programming?
I know about the algorithm2e package, but I am looking for something that ...
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Improved kerning in fractions?
Question
How can I apply selective kerning within the numerator and denominator of an inline fraction? Specifically, I'd like to:
Tighten kerning after the numerator if it ends in 7
Loosen kerning ...
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Conventions for typesetting complex vectors and vectors with complex components
I was wondering if there were conventions for typesetting vectors and complex numbers.
I grew up in France and I'm used to putting an arrow on my vectors ($\vec{v}$) and a bar on my complex numbers ...
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Ligature suppression with proper hyphenation and comprehensive word list?
[Update: It's been pointed out that my question(s) here weren't clear (or were too hidden). So I inserted red stars at the points where the questions appear.]
In The TeX Book, D.E.K. gives "shelfful" ...
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When to indent a paragraph?
I use indentation of the first line for paragraphs. When a new paragraph starts after a code listing (or some other figure), this looks a bit unpleasant to me. What is the typographical convention for ...
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Illogical twoside margins
Shouldn't the twoside option produce a wider margin at the binding/spine edge, rather than the other way around?
I'm using \documentclass[twoside]{report}.
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How to join paragraphs with a pilcrow \P?
Background
There are many typographically distinct ways to separate paragraphs from one another, the most common being starting each paragraph on a new line with either an indent or additional ...
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Avoid just nearly filled last lines
Old school typesetters never allowed the last line of a paragraph to be just nearly filled. Either it would be clearly shorter than the other lines or it would be stretched to align with the right ...
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How to fake mid-caps with LaTeX? (I.e. How to stretch characters of a font?)
Background
As discussed in this question, one would often like to use small caps for abbreviations, however, mixed case acronyms such as OpenMP look rather odd (see example 2 below):
The problem ...
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MinionPro is not displaying Cyrillic (and other) characters
I am following the directions in the README at the CTAN entry for MinionPro. I am using the Minion Pro fonts from the Adobe Font Folio 11. I'm running a fully-updated TeX Live 2011 distribution on OS ...
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Why not use vertical lines ('|') in a tabular?
My question is a follow-up to the answer to a follow-up question, to be found here. ;)
I'd like to know why one would advise against using vertical lines (via |) in a tabular (i.e. in ...
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Where do I place floats in the source?
I realize that this is an embarrassing simple question. Shall I put the floats, e.g.
\begin{figure}
.
.
\end{figure}
in the source immediately after first reference? or wait until the end of the ...
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How to punctuate multiline equations?
This might be off topic, yet I wouldn't know where else to ask. I want to keep up with the good habit of punctuating displayed equations. For example I know the comma (,) is compulsory in
Here, we ...
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Table/Figure Layout
I'm interested in good practice for table (tabular) and figure layout, especially in good references. What do typographers have to say about this. Please provide references if you can.
To focus the ...
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dot's shape of the italic abbreviation words
I want to write
thief (pl. thieves)
Which is correct, the
\textbf{thief} (\textit{pl.} thieves)
or the
\textbf{thief} (\textit{pl}. thieves)
?
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No indent in the first paragraph in a section?
I am just curious that the following format looks good to you or not? The preamble I used is just
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amssymb}
...
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How to typeset definitions with several paragraphs in the KOMA classes
The KOMA classes do not use vertical inter-paragraph spacing with some good arguments (see page 50 of the scrguide).
I defined an environment for definitions with the amsthm package using their ...
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The effect of the anonymous letter
I'm trying to create an effect as if the text is made up of letters cut from magazines and newspapers and even the same words had different style. It is necessary that each letter in the word had a ...
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Changing the color of the typeblock by changing the color of the text
Admittedly a looooooong shot...
We're all taught that one of the prime objectives of typesetting is providing a uniform typeblock color (ie. the proportion of ink / no-ink on a page) as that is ...
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Any suggestions/requests for features for a new package that allows disabling ligatures for (pre)selected words?
I'm starting to put together a LaTeX package, which I hope to distribute broadly, that
provides lualatex code to disable ligation of character pairs and triplets for selected words (globally within ...
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References for learning how to check for typesetting problems
The following thread discusses a number of tasks one must accomplish to finish up a document: What are the finishing touches you put to a document?
Did the original author of TeX make such small ...
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Convincing someone LaTeX follows typesetting best practice
Often, when presenting a LaTeX document to someone, they will complain about how the margins are thick and how lines should be at a line's height apart. I often find myself struggling to convince them ...
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Environments for visually setting text apart
I have a document consisting of alternating paragraphs from different voices. Because the paragraph blocks look too much alike, I need some way to give the different parts a different look.
I have ...
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Rotated text in a rotated figure
I have some full-page figure rotated ccw added using a sidewaysfigure environment.
The figures were originally made in Inkscape and were designed for non-rotated viewing and contain some text labels ...
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Adding an open-quote mark to the start of each line in a multiline quotation?
I'm going to be re-typesetting some old books (from the late 18th Century) in the coming weeks, and a few of them are old enough that they use an archaic typographic convention for quotation: every ...
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underline omitting the descenders
I'm very well aware that it is considered best practice not to use underlining other than on typewriters and in handwriting. But sometimes it is needed nonetheless.
In my opinion the typographically ...
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How to typeset the subscript of a matrix?
What is the correct way to typeset a matrix or vector with subscript/index? Should the index be part of the vector with the
Variant 1:
\vec{x}_i \mat{A}_i %\mat being defined as upright bold
...
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ClassicThesis text area dimensions for letter size paper
I am considering using ClassicThesis (among other options) for typing my course notes. The problem is that ClassicThesis is customized for A4 (and A5) paper sizes, while I need letter size paper (8.5 ...
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Environment for listing personal information or similar data
Following good typography, what is the proper environment or LaTeX code for displaying this kind of list?
Name:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Web site:
The description environment never ...
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Contest: Show Off Your Skillz in TeX & Friends [TeX.sx birthday]
Submission Deadline and Voting are over, thank you for participating!
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Should you put citations before or after interpunction?
This probably also could go to English.SE, but I'm not sure.
When I want to cite a source for a complete sentence, you put the citation before or after the period?
And if you cite for a word, or ...
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How to add some visual style and pizzazz to course notes?
LaTeX is wonderful for writing mathematical papers, but while the output is perfectly typeset it is not visually very exciting. And although it may just be "familiarity breeds contempt", I am ...
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How to typeset telephone numbers properly?
What is the proper way to typeset a telephone number? The number would be of the format:
Country-local-number-appendix
For example:
+31 6 21123234 5
(If these are the proper english terms...)
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Spacing around image
Knuth is on record that he incorporated approximately 100 typographical rules in TeX. I am struggling to discover the balance. Consider the figure below,
What should be the amount of space around ...
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Point Symbol Analogous to Section Marker
Is there a standard typography symbol for point used to reference a preceding list, analogous to the section marker §? Conceptual example:
As to •3 above...
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Professional-looking tables with alternating row colors?
Both the Booktabs documentation and the Small Guide to Making Nice Tables provide some nice rules-of-thumb for making professional-looking tables (e.g., no double rules, no vertical rules, etc.)
Q: ...
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Should subscripts in math mode be upright?
In one-letter subscripts, like $x_i$, the subscript is usually typeset italic.
Is this the typographically right thing to do?
Consider this case:
The Boltzmann constant is often written as $k_B$, ...
