# All Questions

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### Controlling first name display in biblatex \citeauthor?

Somewhat similar to Customize \citeauthor* to show full author name but UpperCase only the first letter, but I cannot wrap my head around this. Consider this MWE: % pdflatex test.tex; biber test; ...
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### Getting items above and below a compound math symbol

I'm trying to get information to appear above and below a math symbol such as \sum or \leftrightarrows. I've found information detailing \mathop and the syntax behind it but when I try to use it, it ...
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### Generating Picture

I'm trying to generate the picture that I created on Geogebra in Tikz code. The picture came as luck as I was playing with some functions. Now, I'm using the following code to produce the picture on ...
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### Multiple captions under a single figure

I have a figure (lets say a picture of a couple ) for which I want two subcaptions (1 a that will be under the first half of the figure and will show the man and 1 b that will be under the second half ...
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### Different numbering for algorithms and procedures

I am using algorithmicx package in LaTeX to write an algorithm and a procedure in my LaTeX file. I want LaTeX to number the procedures differently, but the numbering is the same as algorithms. Is ...
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### Algorithms LaTeX \EndForAll and “Some Blocks are not closed!!!”

I'm new to the algorithm package in LaTeX and need help figuring out how to debug my MWE below, which gives six errors. It look complicated, but half the errors are the same thing and in one case I'm ...
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### Scale font sizes – match text font (Comfortaa) and math font

Before I start, I want to note that I don't know very much about (La)TeX's font system and find it to be very confusing and not very well-documented. I've read the "fntguide", but that only gives very ...
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### Portable install for use on Raspberry Pi

I would like to install TeXLive as a portable installation on a USB drive and then use it on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian (a modified version of Debian). The SD card I am using for the Pi's "hard ...
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### How to obtain “tight” lists with nonzero parskip in memoir

This: \documentclass{memoir} \nonzeroparskip \tightlists % \usepackage{enumitem} % \setlist{nosep} \begin{document} Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut purus elit, ...
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### Draw figures in tikzpicture (covering spaces and liftings)

I need help to draw these two pictures, in two different tikzpictures. I would really appreciate if someone could help!
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### Bibtex Compilation Issue when generating CV

I am attempting to use Bibtex for a CV. I have the following preamble: \documentclass[10pt,colorlinks=true,urlcolor=blue]{moderncv} \usepackage{utopia} \moderncvtheme[blue]{classic} ...
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### Draw directory tree using folder icons

I need to create a figure like the following one An image shows a directory tree using folders icons. What do you suggest me to do?
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### Use of different font by name in chapter, section, subsection In memoir class

I'm using memoir class and I have an open type font I would like to use through my document. I have achieved that but I would like to customize it a little in chapter headings, section headings etc. ...
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### '\cite{}' is behaving oddly: it will only show [?] [closed]

I decided to make a new and simple question from my previous question since I found that my \cite{} command behaved wrong. I used this example from http://grad.iit.edu/latex/LaTeX/BiblioHelp2.pdf: ...
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### Too much space in exampleblock in Beamer

When I use the \exampleblock environment in Beamer, there is a lot of empty space between the title of the box and the content of the box. How can I remove this? MWE: \documentclass{beamer} ...
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When I attempt to include a table of contents in any file, it will not compile and I get a strange list of errors. For example, \documentclass[11pt]{amsart} \begin{document} \section{Dummy ...
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### Parser for decimal numbers in (plain) TeX

I need help writing a parser for decimal numbers using only TeX and plain TeX. The set of accepted inputs is given by the regular expression: (+-)?(0-9)*(.,)?(0-9)+ The parser need not do anything ...
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### How to group box plots in pgf / tikz? [closed]

Grouping bar charts is easily done using pgf / tikz, e.g., \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{axis}[ width = 0.85*\textwidth, height = 4cm, major x tick style = transparent, ...
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### Mathematical formulas in a table

I would like to draw such a table in latex with some mathematical formula. Could you please help me to do this?
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### How can you prevent subbibliography appearing on the ToC in Memoir class?

I have created sub-bibliographies using the keyword methods to distinguish between primary and secondary sources. This works fine but the only thing is that in the table of contents it lists all the ...
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### Why footnote is not displayed in the text?

I have the following table in a text where the index of the footnote is displaced but not the note in the end of the page: Code block: \begin{table}[ht] \caption{Configuration of SANDIA research ...
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### Macro for tables that take as arguments the column and row dimensions

I am working with tabulars formatted in a consistent way. Sometimes the tables are 3X3, 3X4, 4X4 etc nXm in general. As it is I have a macro for each of these tables: \matrixIIIC, \matrixIIID etc. Is ...
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### Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph error

I have the following source code to display a information in a specific format: \newcommand{\headerrow}[2] { \begin{tabular*}{\linewidth}{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r} #1 & #2 ...
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### Node size in graph with pgf 3.0

I want to draw some graphs with pgf 3.0, but the size of the nodes are not being taken into account when laying out the graph using spring layouts. Here is an example document: ...
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### box all equations of align environment, but not the equation numbers

I want to box (like \boxed{} of package amsmath or \Aboxed{} of package mathtools) the entire block of equations from an align (or eqnarray) environment, but not the equation labels. How can I do ...
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### Is it possible to create this flowchart in Latex?

Is it possible to create the following flowchart in Latex? Can you provide an code example?Thanks in advance.
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### How can I put the title/my name in the middle of my page?

I just can't figure this one out. I'm using \documentclass[margin,line,8pt]{res} and want my title/name in the middle of the page.
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### Texlive + Texmaker+Ubuntu missing sty

I installed Texmaker and Texlive in my Xubuntu (basically = Ubuntu). I want to use the kbordermatrix package, but when I compile the document in Texmaker I get the following error: ! LaTeX Error: ...
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### stop compilation when there is an error with bibtex

Suppose I write the code: a=b \end{eqution} compilation will stop because of the eqution in the 3rd line. It does not happen with bibtex (at least not to me): sometimes I write ...
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### How to determine the width I can use in a table

I have a table of fixed width in which I want to put some thing such as a figure or another box. But the problem is that I can't determine the width of the object that I want to put in the table. I ...
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### Why does the \onslide command in beamer reset the dimension \hfuzz?

I needed to set \hfuzz to a very large value for a beamer frame which had a substantial number of slides overlayed. Then I found (the hard way) that I have to issue \hfuzz\maxdimen after each of the ...
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### TikZ: Make stealth decoration follow arc

In this MWE \documentclass[border=5mm]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[path/.append style={ decoration={ markings, ...
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### Cannot get TeX-command-extra-options to work in AucTeX 11.88

I am using the minted package, which requires "-shell-escape" to function. I use XeLateX as my command. I updated auctex using ELPA in emacs 24.3.1, which has 11.88. According to this question, I can ...
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### Localize fields in biblatex [duplicate]

I'm trying to write a document using a .bib as a database of entries, and then formatting them. However, I need to have some entries in multiple languages. So, is there an easy way to localize fields ...
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### Can cleveref treat sections in other chapters as chapters?

I am using cleveref for my thesis. When referencing another chapter, if I put the label at the top of the chapter, it will say "chapter X", but if I put the label after defining a new section or ...
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### Vietnamese babel: font consistency

I am writing a document in English, but want my name written in Vietnamese. I am using babel and mathpazo. The problem is that when I switch font to Vietnamese as in this minimal example: ...
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### Drawing All Over Sierpinski (in LaTeX)

I'd like to draw attention to particular instances of self-similarity in Sierpinski's triangle in LaTeX. Moreover, I would like to do so in a way that is customisable; that is, so that I can focus on ...
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### Draw cosine and sine function with periods 1?

I want to draw $\sin(2\pi x) and$\cos 2 \pi x\in [3/4, 5/4]\$ in the same coordinate system. How do I do this ? \begin{tikzpicture} \begin{axis}[domain=3/4:5/4,legend pos=outer north east] ...
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### Missing \begin{document} and auxiliary files

I'm a "noobish" TeX/LaTeX user and I was getting the Missing \begin{document} error. I've tried pdflatex, xelatex, xetex, luatex... nothing worked. Actually I SOLVED this (turned around at least) by ...
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### The near-close, near-front unrounded vowel symbol

I'm trying to get the near-close near-front unrounded vowel symbol into LaTeX (in the context of a dictionary-style definition). It looks like " i " but without the dot. The closest I've got is ...
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### Print bibliography in a specific style

I want to display the bibiolgraphy as shown in this figure. I would like to have the year directly after the author's name, and the title of paper without "." What command can I put into the ...
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### how to write a multi-row equation with a lot of material in each row

$\frac{1}{z^p}\left[ f(z)*\left( \frac{z^p - D z^{p+1}}{(1-z)^{2}} + \frac{\beta e^{i\theta}(D-1)z^{p+1}}{(1-z)^{2}}\right) \right]$ \[ =\frac{1}{z^p}\left[ f(z)*\left( z^p + \sum ...
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### Invoke gnuplot through pgfplots to get a matrixplot

I have a code which gets two parameters and depending on them the code has different runtimes what I want to illustrate in a matrix plot. I'm writing the thesis in LaTeX the obvious method for me, ...
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### Insert a breaking (not no-breaking) space after text provided through macro [duplicate]

Is there a way to force lualatex to insert a single space that is not no-breaking? Why I ask: In my documents I have to refer to certain standards, program names or other oddities quite regularly. ...
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### Slash in year field in author-year citations using “apalike” bibliography style

I use the natbib package (with the default authoryear option) and the apalike bibliography style for bibliographies. I would like to cite the following bibtex entry: @article{Lake2010/11, Author = ...
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### pagebackref in revtex4 with multiple references

MacTEX-2014, Mac OS 10.9.5 -- when I use the code below to add back reference links in the list of references (with pagebackref in revtex4) only the links of first and the last reference appear: I get ...
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### TOC doesn't split causing OverFull vbox when only showing Parts

We use xelatex to produce Large Print and have come across an issue when trying to produce a book with quite a few Parts where we only want to show the parts in the TOC. I have reduced it down to a ...