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### CJK not working in TexPad on Mac

so I am trying to use the CJK package with PDFlatex on my Mac. I looked up several answers here and tried them but nothing works as soon as I use it in my thesis document. If I just paste the stuff ...
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### Should I \mathrm the d in my integrals?

When writing an integral, it seems like something should be done to separate the "d", as in \int f(x) dx, so as not to confuse it with a variable. I've seen it left as-is, bolded, and straightened. ...
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### How can I fix jumping TikZ pictures in beamer?

The problem of stuff jumping in beamer is a common one, (see e.g. Avoiding jumping frames in beamer) and we've seen it here from time to time (I imagine the "related" list at the side will be quite ...
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### How could I modify the following table?

Thanks to the generous help of this forum, I have generate the following table: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} \usepackage{pdflscape} \usepackage{longtable} ...
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### Font error message in XeLaTeX?

I get more than 300 different error messages which are different; however, they should all have the same origin: xelatex> ! Font EU1/CatalanaSansRegular(0)/m/it/6="Catalana Sans Regular:" at 6.0pt ...
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### How can I improve this family tree in TikZ?

To answer a question about how to draw family tree on LaTeX-Community.org, I created an example: \documentclass{minimal} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{trees} \begin{document} ...
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### Genogram or family tree with PGF/TikZ

Since it has been recommended to me in Stack Overflow to post it here, I will do so: I want to draw a genogram with LaTeX. I tried to do this with TikZ, but since you need to model at least 3 ...
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### how to command Last page in description, so that i decide with pages it counts

How can i make a command Last page in item, so that i decide with pages it counts. \usepackage{lastpage} \begin{description} \item { \textbf{Oplagstal:} X} \item { Rapport sideantal: ...
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### lscape rotates the whole document

I have been struggling with this for a couple of hours: Including the package lscape immediately rotates the whole document. I have no clue why it happens. The document is very simple: ...
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### How to add horizontal lines within a table created by Hmisc::latex()?

lets suppose we have a table given in R and use the function latex() from the R package Hmisc to include the table in a Sweave (or knitr) document. My question is: Is there a way to add horizontal ...
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### Problems with formatting of reference list using multibib

I'm using the multibib package to distinguish different types of references. In my document I have about 50 references in the first and about 70 in the second reference list. The numbering of the ...
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### Problematic question subtitles in exsheets

I'm using the excellent exsheets package to write the problem sections of a book. Because I need titles for the questions, I'm using the subtitle functionality built in the package. So even though it ...
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My document is failing to generate a table of contents. This is the latest MWE suggested by Nickie (perhaps messed up in translation, I don't know). When I compile this in TeXworks using pdflatex, ...
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### Alignment of labels in itemize with text of document

I am trying to align the label in an itemize environment with the left edge of the text but am having no luck. Here is the sample code: \documentclass[]{article} \usepackage{enumitem} ...
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### Changing color of cites with hypersetup not working

I'm trying to change the colors of my cites. I would like to get a light blue color for them. I tried using hypersetup but it seems not to work. Here is my MWE: ...
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### Automatic Table Widths

This is probably a really simple question, but I don't know what keywords this question might have so I have trouble with searching it over the net. Anyway below is a code I wrote for a table. ...
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### Capitalising first letter of each word in section headings using book class

I would like to convert the fist letter of each word in all my section headings to capitals automatically. Is it possible? ie \section{This is my first section} Section 1. This Is My First Section
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### biber produces empty bbl file even without complaining about recode_data.xml

On some machines, with biblatex 2.9a and biber 1.9, following file (test.tex) leads to an empty test.bbl when processed with latex test; biber test: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[backend = ...
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### Old asymptote code in LaTeX document does not work after asymptote upgrad

I have a LaTeX-document with embedded Asymptote code that works fine. That is, in Asymptote 2.15. When I upgraded to 2.32 and rerun, the program gets stuck on working on one of the graphs. Stuck, no ...
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### Installing scrlttr2 – Koma-Script ‘letter’ class in LYX

I am having problem with installation of scrlttr2 – Koma-Script ‘letter’ class. I am unable to install it. I needed help on how to install it. I am using Windows Machine,my Miktex is located in the ...
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### Reference name of description list items in latex [duplicate]

I want to refer to a description list item by name instead of number. To that effect, I've added labels to each item, but when referencing them I only get the name of the section, not of the list ...
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### Troubles with dcolumn package - how to use underscores?

I do have following table: \documentclass[11 pt, oneside]{thesis} \usepackage{dcolumn} \newcolumntype{d}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}} \begin{document} \begin{tabular}{p{0.2\textwidth} d{2.2} ...
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### Make last column take all remaining space in longtable

I want to create a table using longtable where all columns have a fixed length except the last one, which should take all remaining space. The table itself should be full page width. I tried the ...
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### Skim Inverse Search Problem with Sublime Text 2

Skim Inverse Search doesn't work for me(Mac OS 10.9) Everything works fine for Sublime Text 2 with LaTexTools, building etc. Skim pops out, fine. Test PDF looks good. I set up sync in Skim wish to ...
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### Array and Itemize at the same time

I need to itemize a text but at the same time to put in columns the text without the use of spaces. Example of what I need: \begin{itemize} \item blabla & blabla \item blabla & ...
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### How to avoid the geometry package to change to top/bottom margins?

For my master thesis, i need to print recto verso with margins 4cm and 1 cm (left and right). So I use the following package: \usepackage[inner=4cm,outer=1cm]{geometry} However, this increases my ...
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### Remove header in fancyhdr with new sections

I'm writing my thesis in LyX with the article class. I want my headers to have the "Section X. " except for the pages where the new sections start. Is there any way to do this? My current code is as ...
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### Getting superscripts in math mode without the ^ character

Is there a way to get the superscript math mode behavior without using ^? By way of background: I work at a large school that has a large web site that occasionally has math content on pages. I ...
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### Border with multirow and multicolumn

Following example: \usepackage{multirow} \begin{tabular}{cc|c|c|c|c|c|} \cline{3-7} & & \multicolumn{5}{c|}{something} \\ \cline{3-7} & & AAA & BBB & CCC & DDD & ...
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### Sorting references with given bibliographystyle

I am writing a scientific article and plan to submit it to a Springer journal. Unfortunately, Springer's LaTeX support is not very satisfying. You are forced to use Springer's LaTeX class svjour3 as ...
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### How to Use Arara in TexStudio

I'm trying to use latexindent to clean up my code in TexStudio and I can't get it to work. I've installed latexindent and arara in Tex Live Utility I've added a User Command to TexStudio of: ...
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I am running texworks on mac and pdflatex to generate pdf. epstopdf used to run fine until i upgraded my mac to the new yosemite. Now I have this problem - ...
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### Setting global styles for elements in tkz-euclide

Is is possible to set global styles for elements when using tkz-euclide? (I have a document with many TikZ figures in it and I want to be able to set different styles for different groups of lines, ...
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### Superscript/subscript fonts different from body font

The following minimal example: \documentclass{article} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \begin{document} 10$^5$ and CO$_2$. \end{document} produces the following: The superscript and ...
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### Create circuit using circuitikz?

I don't know how to create circuit like the image in the attachment, please help me and thank you.
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### Latex Bib-File doesn't sort by appearance in text

I've been trying many different ways to sort my Bibliography as it appears in the text. But unfortunately it's always sorted the alphabetical way. I'm using the following packages in my master file ...
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### Using tikzexternalize and LuaLaTeX leads to display problems in viewer

I am using the following code \documentclass{report} \usepackage[ngerman]{babel} \usepackage{lmodern} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{external} \tikzset{external/system call={lualatex ...
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### Rotating images changes their position on the page

I want to rotate images in latex but when I put "angle=270" it changes the position of the image so that is almost off the page. The image also overlaps the text of the caption. If I put angle before ...
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### Error in pdf2latex compiling

Tell me, please, what is connected with the error? winedt+miktex
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### How to draw a circular and a spiral line between two vectors

I'd like to do the next graph: (Sorry for my terrible draw!) I pretend the red line to be a dashed black spiral line, and I'd like the blue line to be a dashed black circular line. What I've got ...
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### Change ToC to \section instead of \chapter

I'm using the report class, and because of this, my table of contents is also displayed as a chapter (i.e. using a chapter heading for "Contents"). This is overly large, and just causes my ToC to wrap ...
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### Unable to make pdf no error in console! [on hold]

Suddenly today I couldn't create a file I had been working on earlier, and then it was working just fine. Then when I restarted the program I got the error "Underfull \hbox badness 10000 \textbf" and ...
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### The arrow in my figure is not appearing correctly. What is the mistake?

I am trying to compile the following code to get a standalone pdf output to use it in another document. \documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw (0,0) ...
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### How to change justification of chapter and chapter title?

I am using the report package for writing my project report. However, I need to make few changes in the report package in order to meet the university guidelines. Currently I am facing difficulties in ...
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### How to force xelatex to convert eps into pdf? speed issue with slow compilation of xelatex

I run a few simple tests to compare the compilation speed of pdflatex and xelatex. As most people said, I also found that xelatex is always much slower than pdflatex. The reason for the slowness of ...
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### Vertical alignment when title is empty in beamer template

I'm using a customized template for Beamer. Among other things, I have completely rewritten the headline template. However, when I use a frame without title, the vertical alignment is not the same as ...
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### Texmaker scroll bug?

A strange thing is happening on my Texmaker. When I'm writing with the pdf visor alongside the text editor, usually the text editor shows a 'line break' when is not possible to continue seeing the ...
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### Umlaut in alphabetic citation keys in biblatex

My citation organisation tool of choice (so far) exports umlauts like ö as \"{o}. When these occur in the beginning of the first author's name of a bib entry, the citation shorthand is generated from ...