# All Questions

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### Text mode commands/symbols in math mode

I am fairly new to LaTeX, and have run into a problem with commands apparently only available in text mode, where I would like to use them in math mode as well (e.g. integrated in equations). One of ...
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### How to cut a horizontal line by a perpendicular line?

I'd like to cut the line AC at the point p by a perpendicular line. \documentclass{article} \usepackage{xypic} \begin{document} \xymatrix{ & B\ar @{-}[d] &\\ A\ar @{-}[rr]_{P} & & C ...
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I have created using pdfx a pdf using this command: \usepackage[a-1b]{pdfx} I would add metadata but I don't really understand how do it. I read the doc but I didn't understand pdfx guide
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### retain space before \section heading in Memoir class at top of page

I am using xelatex and the Memoir class. By default, the empty vertical space before the section heading does not show after a pagebreak. How do I modify it if I want it to show instead, even if it ...
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### How do I cite range of references? [duplicate]

I have to cite in LaTeX a range of sources (I'm using Miktex 2.9, TexnicCenter and Bibtex), all together. If I write ... in 1990 \cite{ref1,ref2,ref3,ref4,ref5} I would like to get "... in 1990 [...
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### Add more space between cells in a table [duplicate]

I'd like to add more space between the cells of the table below. I've tried the command [2ex] after \\ but this changes the vertical alignment, which I'd like to be centered. \documentclass{article} \...
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### Modifying an individual subsection number

I have an article divided into sections and subsections. I need to insert a subsection "5.2a" between "5.2" and "5.3". What is the easiest way to do this?
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### How to vertically align the text in table cell?

I am trying to get a table cell with vertical text alignment. My current code is: \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|X|} \hline \cellcolor{gray!20}Hardware\\ \hline \end{tabularx} Is there an easy ...
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### How does one change the babel language with the ClassicThesis style?

It's all in the title. The issue is simple, I just wish to change the language so that I can type in french using babel. The original languages are ngerman and american. I just want to replace the ...
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### Biblatex: No \postnotedelim for citations that aren't numerals

When I am citing pages in books, I use the citation format (Author 1982:45) But when I am citing something like paragraphs or online data with an ID number (i.e. things that aren't a plain ...
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### Spaces inside Cyrillic listings

I want to include source file using listing package. In that file there are some cyrillic symbols in comments. I setup listings like: \lstset{extendedchars=\true,basicstyle=\ttfamily} And in ...
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### harvard-thesis template and error using bm package

I have a following problem. I use harvard-thesis package to write my thesis and I have a problem, when I want to use a package bm. Here is a minimal example. Using this code: %!TEX TS-program = ...
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### pgfplots jump mid mark with two ends

I'd like to make this plot in tikz-pgfplots. But I'm not sure how to get the jump mid marks with two ends. Any thoughts? Also are the coordinates correctly assigned in the proper format here as I'm ...
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### Problem cross referencing when using include tcommand to include multiple files

I have been dealing with a Latex bug for the past 4 months that I have been unable to resolve. The issue is that a lot of my cross references come out as ?? when I use \include{filename} from a ...
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### Character strings in biblatex's PART and VOLUME fields

When the PART and VOLUME fields in a bibliographic entry are numerals, biblatex puts out something very reasonable (see below). But when these fields are character strings, which they often are for ...
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### let operation in tikz

Ηow can I separate options within brackets [...] so that is affected only the current command; For example, I want dashed lines only here (0,0) |- (A) [dashed] . Could someone give a detailed ...
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### Relative positioning of Lewis electrons in chemfig

I am defining a submolecule in chemfig (2,2'-bipyridine) and I want to show the lone pair of electrons on both the Nitrogens. (For those who care, I wish to show a coordination bond between the lone ...
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### Elsarticle - number bibliography not working

I am trying to correctly format an article for Computers & Operations Research. They say I should use the "number" format to cite. I use elsarticle.cls and the documentation says that number ...
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### How to install Gregorio package on Ubuntu with TeXLive installed?

Does anyone here have experience installing the gregorio packages to work in Ubuntu using the non-repo TeXLive? Gregorio isn't packaged on CTAN as far as I could tell, and I don't know enough to be ...
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### list of todos (todonotes) is empty with llncs

I am using todonotes together with Springer's llncs and I noticed that the list of todos created with \listoftodos remains empty, regardless how often I run pdflatex. With other document classes its ...
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### Error with \IEEEeqnarraymulticol [closed]

I am trying to format a long equation with an overly long LHS, namely: \hat{N}_{A1}(c_A + \hat{N}_{A1})^2 + \hat{N}_{A1}^2a_A(c_A + \hat{N}_{A1})^2 + \hat{N}_{A1}^2b_A(c_A + \hat{N}_{A1}) & = &...
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### Drawing an arrow around an automata

Using Tikzpicture, I have the following automata: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \begin{document} \usetikzlibrary{positioning,arrows,automata} \begin{center} \begin{tikzpicture}[>=...
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### Because of long row, table not set in page cleanly

I create a table,but some rows are very long.Because of that table could't set on page...What is a solution for that?my code is, \begin{table}[!ht] \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5} \caption[Set of ...
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### protocol message diagram - arrow colored

\documentclass{article} \usepackage[margin=12mm]{geometry} \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage[underline=true]{pgf-umlsd} \usetikzlibrary{calc} \begin{document} \begin{sequencediagram} \newinst{ue}{UE} ...
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### Make a particular column of a longtable borderless

I am using longtable package to create tables as the number of rows are large and doesn't fit in a single page. This works fine for me. I now need a particular column not to have top and bottom border ...
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### connect nodes that it looks like circle

I have 3 nodes placed on a circle. These nodes are differently shaped. I want to connect them and want the arrows to look like a circle, because it is a repeating process. I can connect them with ...
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### Export page numbers of references

I would like to export the page numbers of all the inner references of my document. How can one achieve this? Equivalently, how can we export the section/chapter number of all the inner references? ...
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### \ref, \autoref and hyperref expansion [duplicate]

I'm trying to write section numbers to a file with the newfile package. In details, this MWE basically tries to write to a .ref file with lines like A-B. The A and B are generated by \label and \ref ...
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### Caption positioned at the side of the figure

I would like to have the caption of the Figure on the side of the figure. Plus I want to control caption width. Also, caption and Figure should be aligned all the way to the left and right of the page,...
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### How can I float molecules in \chemfig around an element? (without the lines)

For example: I just want to show that the H2O molecules are attracted to the Carbon atom. I can't find a way to remove the lines connecting the Oxygens to the Carbons or how to extend the Hydrogens ...
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### vbox overflow when using TitleGM causing a blank page to preceed the title page

I'm getting a blank page that precedes my title page, and I suspect that it is due to the vbox overflow warning that I'm getting. The problem is that I don't know how to properly adjust the vbox ...
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### close appending to aliased newcommands [closed]

I have: \newcommand{\alias}[0]{POS} and use it as: ... \alias ... I want to sometimes pluralize it, output as: ...POSs... but this (obviously) doesn't work: ... \aliass ... nor does this: .....
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### automatic PDF bookmark manipulation

This is a follow-up question to PDF bookmark customization How is it possible, to set in an report/scrreprt all chapters with bold bookmarks in the pdf bookmarks? I've found a discussion about it (in ...
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### Ceiling function within verbatim in latex

I am preparing a latex document. Inside the body of a function I need to use the ceiling function. How will I use the ceiling function inside verbatim? \begin{verbatim} Method a(b) . . ...
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### Two columns: one column for questions; the other for answers

I am using the exam class. \documentclass{12pt,a3paper,landscape}{exam} I would like to split my paper into two columns. One column should be for the question and across from that question would ...
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### Parsing various types of page ranges with a single command

Having to treat a considerable amount of page ranges, I'd like to have a robust and simple command that would parse and print them correctly. The most simple case is e.g. 264,15-26 which means:...
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### ShareLaTeX Bibliography in ApJ format

I am trying to use ShareLaTex to compile my bibliography in the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) format. The document compiles in ApJ format just fine, but the bibliography is compiled in some generic ...
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### Writing macros on file defined at compilation time

This is a follow-up to this question. I have a LaTeX3 code that reads a file formatted as follows: <numberA> "<nameA>" <numberB> "<nameB>" <numberC> "<nameC>" ....
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### Compiling a Plain-TeX file that loads harvmac on TexWorks on windows

I had asked this question and it was suggested that I use plain TeX. On TeXworks among the compiling options there is no such thing. When I try running the file through pdfTeX I get the message, ...
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### Logo in footer with aligned text

I want to create a latex class to create documents for my company. There is an example style for a word document but it looks more complex as most headers/footers I have found till now to re-create in ...
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### centering a \hbox

I'm trying to center a collection of nested \hbox and \vbox without any succes :-( Here is the code I use: \begin{figure}[h] \center{ \vbox{\hbox{% \includegraphics{imageA}~% \...
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### Extra alignment tab with longtable

I am using longtable and I am getting the error ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr. I have attempted to fix it but nothing I have tried seems to be working. Below is the code for the table ...
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### Add \par only if last paragraph did not end with displayed math

Background: I have named "sections" (sections for rest of this question) which are conditionally displayed or suppressed based on parameters. To simplify the test case below, these are controlled by ...
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### unattractive additive effect to opacity with pstricks

I'm using pstricks to highlight by boxing or circling replacement text in my math equations. But, I don't want this highlighting to occlude what's behind it. So, I've been setting opacity or ...
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### Fractions with \dfrac cause compile error

I'm new to LyX. I'm writing my next homework with it to give it a try. My example code is below: % Preview source code %% LyX 2.0.5.1 created this file. For more info, see http://www.lyx.org/. %% ...
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### LaTeX tikz-timing - adjust fontsize independently for each row label

I would like to be able to make the label below (which I have made red) have text size equivalent to \tiny but I can not figure out how to do it? I have not been able to find anyone else trying to ...
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### \showbox and log file

I want to parse the output of the \showbox command externally. Is it possible to let \showbox write to another file than the .log file? If not, is it possible to temporarily change the name of the ....
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Consider the following: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{pstricks-add} \begin{document} \begin{figure} \centering \begin{pspicture}(2.4,0.6) \rput(1.2,0.25){Springboldene} % \psset{...