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Create exact same Tufte-style headers
I would like to have the exact same headers, fonts etc. as in the "tufte-book" documentclass for all my \chapters, \sections and \subsections etc. using the "book" documentclass. ...
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Definition counter resetting on new section
I encountered this behavior from LaTex: last definition from section 2.1 was labeled (correctly) as 2.1.8. Then, the first definition of the next section was 2.2.9. I would like it to be 2.2.1 (don't ...
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Abbreviate \begin{frame} [duplicate]
I would like to abbreviate \begin{frame} \end{frame} environment of Beamer. For most Latex environments, I could do this using a basic \def command:
\documentclass{article}
\def\be{\begin{enumerate}\...
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Subscripts and the `\mathrm{}` command
Consider a library of symbol definitions. Which of the following uses of the \mathrm{} command is preferred?
\def\phosphoricacid{\mathrm{H_{3}PO_{4}}}%
\def\phosphoricacid{\mathrm{H}_{3}\mathrm{PO}_{...
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Changing the formatting of the Theorem and Proof environment
I ask the question directly in the code.
\documentclass[
11pt,
]{scrbook} % KOMA-Script book
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[linedheaders,parts,...
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How to redefine `\mathrel` without breaking `\overset`?
It seems that I cannot modify \mathrel without breaking \overset, and I do not understand why. The following fails to compile even when the redefinition of \mathrel does exactly the same as the ...
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Referencing a Specific Citation in a Theorem or Definition Statement [duplicate]
Let's say I want to write Definition 1.1 of a source I call \cite{fr82}. I can write \cite[Definition 1.1]{fr82} without any trouble, and I can write
\begin{defn}[\cite{fr82}]
blah blah
\end{defn}
...
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Make equality-sign automatically blue
I know that we can redefine inequality-signs such as \le by simply doing \let\oldle\le and \def\le{\mathrel{...}}. But I have no idea how to redefine the equality-sign =. So if I want to automatically ...
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How to allow exceptions to \MakeLowercase or alternative macro
Please see attached mwe. How can we optionally protect characters or words from the effect of \MakeLowercase{}?
\documentclass{article}%
\def\thestring{A Pacific hurricane is a mature tropical ...
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issues about argument substitution and control sequence definition
I want to define a command to receive an environment name list (and other argument to control the behavior of the environment, I remove them for simplify) and define these environments, but it does ...
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How do I add a list of definitions following “where?” [closed]
I have one small equation with two supportive terms to explain the equation.
\begin{equation}
[\mathrm{d}[\mathrm{i}], \mathrm{a}[\mathrm{i}]]=\mathrm{f}_{i}(\mathrm{M}[\mathrm{i}] \cdot \mathrm{f})
\...
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What's wrong? $GL(V):= \{V\in \mathbb{C}^n : \exists W\in \mathbb{C}^n , VW = WV = 1\}$
I used $GL(V)=: \{V\in \mathbb{C}^n : \exists W\in \mathbb{C}^n, VW = WV = 1\}$, which is to express
as highlighted.
But it sounds having errors, although it can compile. But I want to know is there ...
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Changing \definecolor{lime}{HTML}{A6CE39} statement to a \newcommand statement
I am using Springer journals template (SVJour3). The template says that do not use \def but
use \newcommand{}{} to make your own definitions.
I had a statement \definecolor{lime}{HTML}{A6CE39} which I ...
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How to add a point inside \newtheorem (definition)?
Good day, please give me the idea to add the point right after number of the definition?
My MWE is:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{amssymb}...
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Provided Definition and Example with an Outdent/Aligned text
I am not sure what to even search or how to describe what I'm trying to do here. I'm trying to do a definition-example type of thing. Here's an example:
For the Term definition part, I am using \...
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Glossary-esque list of macros in package documentation
I've been on an hours-long journey looking for what should be common TeX knowledge, but without avail. I might just not know the correct search terms to do an efficient search, so I think it's worth ...
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Using \def inside mathematical environment
I have the following:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{witharrows}
\begin{document}
\def\var{x}
\[
\begin{WithArrows}
\var\var&=\def\var{y}\var\var\\...
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Addressing package collusion when building a library
I wish to create a "library" of commands that I often use, say lib.tex, so that every time I wish to use them, I write \input{lib} and get on with life. The problem, however, arises when my ...
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Define a command that prints the first letter of its input argument
Is there a way to define a command or macro that outputs only the first letter of its argument?
Example: my name is Joaquim Brasil. I could define a macro \def\WhatIsYourName#1{\@WhatIsYourName{#1}} ...
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How to name command arguments [duplicate]
Is there a way to give a "name" to the arguments of a command and use them in its definition? What I'd like to do is to be able to get the value of an argument with a "label" like #...
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\edef\relax{\relax} makes \relax hang forever
Previously I thought it is always safe to \edef a macro to its existing definition. But \edef\relax{\relax} makes \relax hang forever and CPU is very busy. So what is TeX doing there?
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How to customise two different powers at the same time
Is it possible to define shorthand for a definition as follows:
\def\par#1{\frac{x_{#1}}{y^{#1}}}
In the document I have
\par1 + \par2 + \par3
whereas for \par2 and \par3 this is expected outcome, ...
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backslash in macro name
Very simple code:
\def\a{12}
\def\a\b{34}
\a\b % ok: 34
\a % error
\bye
Very simple question: I would like to know how \def\a\b{34} is processed by the tex engine and why \a no longer ...
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The “\newcommand”, with 25 parameters, recursively defined through other “\newcommand” does not work
I defined a custom command with 25 parameters with the "newcommand" that I called "commandM".
I am working with block matrices. You need to repeat them in the text with one or two modified entries. ...
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How does \let effect when combined with \@gobble?
I read everywhere (e.g. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/let) that \let copies the content of a command into a new command.
My question is, why do we expect \let\comdwithtwoargs\@gobble makes \...
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Moodle package. Problem with definitions and environments
I'm compiling this simple quiz under LaTex TexShop 4.27
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{moodle}
\def\EN{{\bf A}}
\def\XV{3}
\def\YV{4}
%---------------------------
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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problem in \def with if
I would like to make a definition in the form:
\def\nameMYdef#1{
if (length of text #1) <= (width of the text on the page (? \textwidth ?) )
then (center(#1))
else ( justification(#1))
}
Of ...
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Formatting: Double hanging indent of an entire paragraph
How would I format the following in LaTeX:
My current LaTeX code provides this:
(Forgetting the Bolded text for now)
My code looks like this:
\documentclass [a4paper,12pt]{report}
\edef\...
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Trying to understand the definition of \newcommand (complex handling of parameter tokens)
I'm still trying to understand how exactly tex parses documents. This time I'm trying to understand all the parameter-tokens-handling in \newcommand and friends, which looks like black magic to me - ...
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How is TeX/LaTeX parsed?
I have some questions about TeX/LaTeX parser and parsing TeX/LaTeX after reading the following:
Limitations when parsing TeX as a context-free grammar
This is a PEG parser, which means it interprets ...
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Defining `\subsetcong` and `\subsetsim` via proper tilde over and under `\subset`
I'd like to define a new command \subsetcong that would typeset a tilde over \subseteq to make it look similar to how tilde is over = in \cong. And also, I'd like to define \subsetsim to mean a \...
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Align sentences beneath each other. Like ruler in word!
Essentially, I want to be able align the non-bold sentences underneath each other. In word I would use a ruler. As you would if you ignored all the underlines
Canonical Ensemble: System with fixed ...
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Listing theorems or definitions
I followed this Marking the end of a definition to create an specific environment definition for my theorems.
Is there any easy way of listing all declared definitions/theorems? I want a list similar ...
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Theorem/Definition/… with individual numbering
I would like to give the theorem/lemma/definition/... environment an individual number. For example:
1 Section
Theorem 20.1. (XXX) ...
Definiton 21.2.1.: ...
Here is the "20.1." and "21.2....
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How do I create multiple definition boxes in Beamer?
I wanted to create a particular slide in beamer. Please find below the pic for the same.
How do I do it?
Thank you.
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How to delete a counter?
I am trying to delete a counter in my ".sty" file. Right now I have a few ".tex" files that use the same ".sty". They use the same ".sty" file to use \newcommands. However, when I go to make a new ...
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How can I get the Definition and Theorem environment like these in LaTeX package SVMono?
How can I get the Definition and Theorem environment like these in LaTeX package SVMono ?
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How to change the style of an environment
How would I display my definition as
Definition 1.1 (Flow map)^1. (^1 is meant to be superscript and denotes a footnote).
This is my code
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}...
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Editing a word in a sty file
I want to edit a word in a .sty file. I'm learning Latex and I don't know if it can be edited by using \makeatletter and \makeatother commands in the preamble.
The .sty file (novel-PostLayout, from ...
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Random start of definition?
I'm currently writing my bachelor thesis and suddenly there's this random text "ärbung2.0.14" on the front page...I can't locate where its coming from. Does it look like its a counter for a definition ...
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Definitions for sections, subsections and subsubsections (+chapter?)
I want to change the commands of the article/ book class and want to know how sections, especially in the article class but also in the book class, are defined.
I think it is something like this?:
\...
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Why \countdef, \dimendef, and alike require custom-named register to be empty before assignment?
Why \dA can't be assigned a value before it is assigned to \dB?
\documentclass[varwidth,border=5mm]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\newdimen\dA
\dimendef\dB\dA % ERROR IF PRECEDED BY NEXT LINE
\...
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What definition takes up more memory, \def or \chardef (considering \def contains a single character)?
The question is entirely in the title. Let's take \def\testName{a} and \chardef\testName`\a. Which of the definitions requires more memory?
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How does \newcommand work? Making easier color command
I'm trying to write an easier color command \c{} that is shorter and easier to use than \color{}. However, I do not want to overwrite an existing command, so I will use \providecommand{}[]{} to create ...
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How to write to the right of “Definition” and also enumerate within the definition?
The answer here shows how to enumerate within a definition. But what if I want to also write something to the right of Definition?
For example,
Definition. Let G be a group.
(i) ....
(ii) ....
...
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How do I get the hue, saturation and brightness values from a color?
I want to define a new colour (myorange) by changing the hue value of a previously given colour (oldcolour), thus maintaining its original saturation and brightness. Is there a way for doing this?
I ...
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Define Terminology Within Document
Similar to the \newtheorem*{dfn}{Definition} statement, is there a way to define words in a document in this fashion, but instead of
Definition. This is the definition
being shown, it will show up ...
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Expand \def in \write18
I have defined the following command:
\newcommand{\formatcommand}[1]{
\def\temp{#1}
\def\s{\ifx\temp\empty empty\else not empty\fi}
echo "\s"
}
This works correctly:
\formatcommand{}
\...
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Defining command part by part 2
This question is an extension to Defining command part by part thread. Let's say we have a command \foo with 1 argument. Can we produce a command \setfoo{aaa}{<some stuff>} which redefines \foo ...
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How to undefine a command with arguments?
I am trying to define \d as \delta in mathmode, but apparently \d is defined as a dot below and it needs an argument: \d{a} would give an a with a dot below. How can I do this? Here are the packages I ...
