# All Questions

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### Is there a way of using changebars with XeLaTeX?

Is there any way of using the changebars package with XeLaTeX? The current release of changebars doesn't support a xetex option. Almost three years ago there was a discussion on comp.text.tex about ...
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### Using glossaries (acronyms) with Beamer

I would like to use the glossaries package for acronyms in Beamer presentations. However, when using Beamer's overlay mechanisms, I run into trouble. An acronym (used for the first time) on a slide ...
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### Changing the location of auto-installed packages in MiKTeX

This is a software question, specific to MiKTeX: I have automatic downloading of packages enabled, so that if I try to use a style that's not in the existing directory trees, it is downloaded from ...
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### Jpgfdraw and transparency problems [closed]

I have built dozens of shapes with jpgfdraw . The problem I have is problems with the transparency of shapes. Why this happens? is there a solution? I take this as an output in pdf after I've done ...
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### How can I install citeref via tlmgr from TexLive 2012?

How can I install citeref via tlmgr from TexLive 2012 in Ubuntu 12.10? Why was citeref.sty dropped in Texlive 2012?
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### Load different options depending on package version

Is there any possibility to load a package with different options depending on the version of the package? The command \@ifpackagelater{package}{date}{true}{false} only works if the package is ...
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### Add algorithm label to list of algorithms

I'm using the classicthesis package along with the algorithmic package. I'm trying to get the list of algorithms to look the same as the list of figures/tables etc., but cant find a way to make it ...
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### How to display the character ^ in LaTeX? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to insert characters with special meaning into a document I have tried \^ but that doesn't work. I need to display something like this text: (^OnDocumentDidLoad)
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### Does TeXShop for Mac have key bindings?

There's a Macro's and Key Binding option in the Preferences Menu, but the only way to utilize these macros is to click through the menus. How do I get the good ol' classic Ctrl+B -> \textbf{} ...
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### Why are these commands considered as bad practice?

I was reading LaTeX: Do not use these commands, but the author didn't explain why they are bad. Could anyone help me understand. \\ (except inside a special environment like tabular, array, or ...
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### \tabular multicols noalign

I can not figure out what's wrong. The pdf appears okay anyway \documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{book} \usepackage[margin=1.5cm]{geometry} \usepackage{colortbl} \usepackage{multicol} \everymath=\...
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### Get a includegraphic to stick in the same place for several beamer slides

I am working with a presentation where I want a sequence of slides with a figure that changes slightly for each slide. I want the figure to to stay in the same place for many slides and I want to ...
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### Insert the subsubsection number in the content part of a frame when using the beamer class

Is there a way to insert the subsubsection number in a frame when using the beamer class? I tried \insertsubsubsection number, to no avail. I would be glad if I get only the subsubsection number, or ...
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### pgfplot column chart legend shape

I have the following code in Latex using gpfplot. The legend in the generated graph always looks like the image attached. There are two boxes instead of one for each entry. Why this is happening? How ...
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### Creating a new list of appendices with tocloft

I just implemented Mike Renfro's solution from here, but the content in the list of appendices also gets listed in the toc, which should not be the case. How would one ensure this is avoided? Below is ...
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### inserting png introduces inputenc error

I want to write an article in Chinese, which needs to insert pictures. It's fine when I insert pictures as .pdf but the following problem occurs if .png is inserted: ! Package inputenc Error: ...
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### Overline in text mode, Background Color

I've got the following code below to mimic a TI83 Calculator screen, but I'm stuck on adding a couple of things I'd like to add. I'd like to make the \overline{x} in text mode. I tried \={x}, and ...
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### @webpage fields in BibTeX

For a BibTeX @webpage entry, what fields are mandatory, and what fields are optional? I've tried to Google for an absolute reference for this, but can't seem to locate one.
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### TeXworks and Command Line Compilation ok, But TeXShop yields different result

Background: As per my earlier question, Can't get real currfile if used in precompiled .fmt file, I am trying to speed up compilation by generating a .fmt file. The example below tests that the ...
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### LaTeX to HTML - Square roots

I used SimpleTeX4ht to convert a LaTeX file to HTML. The file is fine except that square roots are rendering badly in juxtaposition with the rest of the text, e.g. like: Any suggestions on how to ...
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### Automatically stretch/fit contents of a paragraph

I am preparing my thesis and in many places I find the Overfull/Underfull warnings. Usually it is not very alarmingly visible in the document but sometimes it is painfully out of the specified margins....
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### Add a brace on the left side of a group [duplicate]

I can't figure out how to place the brace on the opposite side, that is on the left of the group of equations, when following the answer in this link: How to put a brace on the right, not left, to ...
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### Creating Command with environments

So I repeatedly use this format for embedding a picture and some text beside it, \begin{tabular}{l l} \begin{minipage}{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[SCALE]{NAME} \end{minipage} & \begin{...
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### Mouseover events in beamer: hovering on \eqref and a comment containing the original equation popping up

This idea came into my mind while I was listening to a speaker presenting his results in a seminar, he used lots of equation references in his later slides, however I can't remember which equation he ...
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### Extracting source from pgfplotstable

I like using pgfplotstable because I can feed data in tables directly to it and generate a latex table. However, not all of my coauthors have the right packages to compile pgf-enabled latex. Since ...
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### How bad for TeX is omitting braces {}, even if the result is the same?

Sometimes writing braces and omitting them produces the same result: \tilde{\psi} \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i} \pi} vs \tilde \psi \mathrm e^{\mathrm i \pi} Or (taken from Werner's comment below) ...
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### Creating a new environment with referencing

I'm trying to create a referenceable "system" environment that basically displays an equation with a custom counter. Then I want to reference the environment with autoref, so as to have "System (S1)" ...
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### Odd behaviour with arrows and multipart rectangles

I recently posted a question Display issues drawing DNA sequences with TikZ. The issues I described were for the most part resolved, but one remains. I managed to simplify my example down to show the ...
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### Image is not in the right position [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned Why does the image is not at the point where I included it in the code, but at the end of the part? \documentclass[...
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### Remove un-numbered section names [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I make the sections un-numbered? I'm using \documentclass[12pt]{article}. All my section titles get numbered. How can I make them un-numbered?
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### redeclare an arrow in TikZ

As you know, I'm adding more arrows to the code in this answer (maybe tomorrow). At this point, I'd like to overwrite the arrows declarations so that one can simply write -latex instead of -latex new, ...
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### Insert code or text file in latex as is?

Question : How can I insert a txt file ( a source code) as such in latex without any change in indentation, tabs, formatting etc? Scenario : Consider I have a text file as below ( It is a part of a ...
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### Comma at the end of last BibTeX field

A BibTeX entry looks like @entry_type{internal_key, field_1 = "value_1", field_2 = "value_2", ... field_n = "value_n" } I've seen examples that put a comma after "value_n". Is there any ...
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### Shorthand for variables lead to name clash

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### Replacement for \curveto in the tikz library - Inkscape export svg to tikz

I need to draw a complex curve and I wanted to help a vector program Inkscape. In first step I tried to use Inkscape to TikZ exporter (http://code.google.com/p/inkscape2tikz/)to convert curve to tikz, ...
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### List of figures as a section with number

How can I get the list of figures as a section in an article document, so it will be listed in the table of contents? At the moment it's listed in the ToC, but without number.
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### Footnote inside stackrel

I am writing an equation and I'd like to put above the equal sign $(=)$ a footnote describing shortly the reason for that equality. I tried $x^2\stackrel{\footnote{foo}}{=}x\ast x$ but this ...
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### Dashing one edge from parent in a tree: why does it work

This is related to the question How to make a connection in a tree with a dashed line?. Therein, it is asked how one can make one connection between a parent node and a child dashed. The final ...
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A serie of questions related themselves. Context: I'm writting a LaTeX document and I want to license it under a GPL v3 license. I have a own package with some macros, the great majority ...
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### Pgf plot square not positive

I am using pgfplot to draw a node and a cusp but it seems to be that the squares \x^2 are returning negative numbers to the coordinates. This is strange. I was using the same code before and getting ...
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### Align text and logo

I'm trying to find a way to place a logo at the top left of the page, with at the same height and right aligned my information (eg name, adress). The rest of the text has to be placed below that. I ...
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### matlab2tikz and bar3 function

If I use the function hist3() it perfectly works with matlab2tikz. But if I use the function bar3 I find this in my matrix.tikz: % This file was created by matlab2tikz v0.2.3. % Copyright (c) 2008--...
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### How to generate multiple, numeric-style citation call-outs?

In my kile documents, I want to add multiple citations. For this I use the command \cite{cristo,taylor,polgar,phillips,speirs,simoes,roberto} The names in this command give numeric references, ...
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### querying whether a font feature has been activated via a fontspec command

A LaTeX package I'm currently writing makes use of -- and definitely requires -- some of the power of LuaLaTeX. I would like to make my package's user interface -- in particular, the options that need ...
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### Arrow end type stealth unknown [closed]

This is the first time I approach at drawing diagrams with latex. I have included the tkz library and the tkz library shapes.multipart. As my code is processed I get back a bunch of nasty errors, on ...
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### Symbol for encoding error: black diamond with white question mark �

I would like to add this symbol: � to a beamer presentation. It is shown when something went wrong with the encoding. Sadly, I can't simply include this symol: [53] ! Package inputenc Error: ...
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### Error in installing packages [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix the error “GUI framework cannot be initialized” with TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX? I am using window7 and MiKTeX2.9. I want to install new packages which is not ...
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### Cut one side of a rectangle node in TikZ

I would like to draw two consecutive rectangle nodes (one is next to the other with an intersected edge). How to cut one side of a rectangle node in TikZ so that the intersected side looks like others?...