Questions tagged [environment-variables]
Environment variables like TEXINPUTS, TEXCONFIG, BSTINPUTS direct the working of tex and related commands, mostly by specifying where to look for packages, styles, etc.
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Chapter-like referencing for custom paragraphs
I am writing a system requirement specification document (SRS) that contains requirements as block of text with a custom formatting. I made a latex environment to format such block, here the code:
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Adding supervisor into MastersDoctoralThesis
I would like to add a second supervisor to my phd thesis. I'm using the Masters Doctoral Thesis template from: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-a-masters-slash-doctoral-thesis/...
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Setting TEXINPUTS [closed]
Am using the following command to set TEXINPUTS where I have my style files
gungadin_trk="${HOME}/Opstk/bin/gungadin-1.0"
chilkat_trk="${gungadin_trk}/typex/chilkat//"
export ...
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How to parse square bracket arguments into several curly braced arguments?
I have an environment which I specify w/...
\begin{code}{TITLE}{LANGUAGE}{CAPTION}
\end{code}
I'd like be able to specify it instead like...
\begin{code}[title={TITLE},language={LANGUAGE},caption={...
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How to make verbatim option optional in my \NewDocumentEnvironment?
How to make the below \NewDocumentEnvironment 3rd argument optional verbatim (optional that escapes special LaTeX characters)?
Below is the 3 ways for how to the custom style: (Keep in mind that the ...
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How to split complex alignments into multiple columns?
My document includes multiple recursive definitions. To increase readability, I split these definition into multiple (usually two) columns. To get more accurate alignments, I use array. Thus, ...
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Change color of label based on what Environment I'm currently in
Here's my current preamble.tex
\documentclass{report}
% basics
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{sidenotes}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{hyperref}
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New environment error
Edit
As David rightly pointed out in the comment, I did not post what I intended. The desired output is a pull quote, that is a quote positioned on the right-hand or left-hand side of the page, ...
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How to write a multiple argument environment within a newcommand?
In my custom class file, I have a command that generates a new environment:
\newcommand{\MakeThEnv}[4]{
\DefaultFrame{#1}{#2}
\theoremstyle{#3}
\newtheorem{#2T}{#4}
\newenvironment{#2}{\begin{#2Box}...
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Algorithmically generating the syntax of math equations
Is there a way to algorithmically write equation syntax in latex?? Suppose I want to write the N-point DFT matrix in an equation, then is it possible if i specify what each entry of NxN matrix will be ...
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Extending the OSFONTDIR environment variable on Win 10 to include user fonts
I am trying to use some fonts I have installed as a user on Windows 10, but XeLaTeX cannot find them. The fonts have been installed in C:\Users\<My User>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts.
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Font problem, TEXMFHOME
I have a brand new TeXLive vanilla installation on my Debian system. Before installing it I had removed all Debian TeX packages. The texmf.cnfin the installation only contains comments, I did not ...
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What is wrong with the following environment definition?
I want to define an environment to hide text, with warning about it before and after in the pdf-output. What is wrong with the following definition?
\newenvironment{foldit}
{NB! NB! FOLDED TEXT BELOW\\...
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Set boolean of environment before a command
A command must be put before an environment, defining the kind of environment. However, the first boolean does not execute, the result is wrong.
Please help me fix the problem.
\documentclass[12pt]{...
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Sum variables and process sign expressions in ConTeXt
I try to generate random exercises:
\setvariables[parametres][a=-4, b=2, c=4]
\starttext
Solve:
\startformula
\getvariable{parametres}{c} x + (\getvariable{parametres}{a}+2) x = 5
\stopformula
\...
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How do I use my custom TeX distribution without anything reverting to the system-default one?
I just installed TeXLive to /some/where/texlive/2021. My system has a TL distribution installed, and obviously various paths will default to that one.
How do I set up my environment so that only my ...
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Parsing optional argument from \newenvironment to \newmdenv
I'd like to parse an optional variable from a custom \newenvironment{example} to an mdframed environment \mytextbox nested in the example environment.
What I'd like to achieve is something like
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adjust vertical space of equations in proof environment
Is there any way to change the variables \abovedisplayskip \belowdisplayskip etc. for the proof environment only?
I want the default spacing in theorems and definitions, but want to avoid my proofs ...
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Access and use $HOME environment for setting the path for a new font
I want to use a font I just downloaded for a document class I created. This document class will be used on other workstations so I would like the path of the font not to be "hardcoded" but ...
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How to add aditional actions to argument into environement
I am starting in LaTeX. I want to write a document and define some styles.
In this case I want to do two things with one portion of a paragraph:
That it has a red color
That it is aligned to the ...
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Change tufte-book definition file
I want to make a few changes to the styling of the document-class tufte-book - Change the headings typeface, customize section numbering, bibliography style etc.
As correctly stated in this answer, ...
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Using reference points in "Stanli"
When using "Stanli" package, inorder to draw a number of paragrams belpow each other, I set offset values. For the shown MWE, The origint point for each diagram is set as follows:
\point{a-...
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Using an alias / variable as an input for a newcommand
I am currently trying to set up a conditional statement that takes a randomly assigned integer, and provides a specific output depending on if the integer is odd or even. I've written this so far
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Using environment variables in fontspec path
Fontspec font inclusions can be lengthy, so I wanted to create a template that has the fonty stuff already done. I have a working template, but it uses an absolute path Path = C:/Users/Bolpat/...
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Environment with default output and command to change it
In the past for my dissertation I made a code that was outputting the result as a tex file for each experiment, generating a new table every time, but most of the entries I expected were the same. It ...
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Escape return value from \sys_get_shell [duplicate]
I stumbled upon this question regarding accessing environment variables from latex and have problems properly escaping variables containing special tex symbols (e.g. LANG=en_US.UTF-8)
My closest ...
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What do the numbers mean in custom environments?
I'm new to the latex stack exchange, and I just want to know what each number means in custom-defined environments. For example, in this code, the programmer defines a custom tcolorbox like this:
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How to parametrize newminted environments in the point of use
In my tex files I currently have the following newminted definitions for various Java code listings.
\newminted[javacode]{java}{%
tabsize=4,
fontsize=\footnotesize,
xleftmargin=30pt,
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Defining optional arguments for `\newtcolorbox`
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{ctexart}
\ctexset{
section = {
name = {Week},
number = {~\arabic{section}}
}
}
\usepackage{amsmath,enumerate}
\usepackage[top=2cm,left=1cm,right=...
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List arguments for a specific command within each section
How can I limit the scope of a command to a given section?
I have adapted a macro found online which reads in the arguments from a command and lists them
\newcommand{\printDefn}{}
\newcommand\defn[...
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include files from specific folder
New linux (mint) user, with pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian), using TexStudio (that might change)
I have custom files (sty's and whatnot) in a folder that I cannot move (...
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Embedding if statements in environments
I am trying to write an environment so that I can toggle on and off the answers to questions on a hand out. I also want the answers to appear red and then the main text go back to black after the ...
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Code between \begin{environment} and \end{environment} stored in an array
Is there a way to store the text between the \begin and \end commands of a generic environment in an array?
A code that obviously doesn't work but shows what I mean is the following
\documentclass{...
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Is it possible to make an "if" section in TeX which is conditional on an environment version being set?
I'd like to produce two slightly different versions of a document. One will include confidential information, the other will be slightly redacted.
Is it possible to use an environment variable and ...
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shell-escape and "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
I am using TexStudio 2.12.6 on TexLive 2015 (Debian).
If I add the option --shell-escape to my compile command
lualatex --shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error %.tex,
I ...
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Directly get the value of a defined command
I defined a new comman or a definition which should store the value of my default font with:
\newcommand{\defaultfont}{\fontname\font}
However, when using this command inside a tabular environment ...
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Passing parameters to a class variable
I'm trying to create my own colour theme for my document class. At the moment my solution is to use a class parameter:
\DeclareOption{colour-theme-formal}{
\definecolor{soft}{gray}{0.75}
\...
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Text variable ignores nested formatting
I'm trying to make a title page within a class for future use within my university. I want users to be able to set the title in the main.tex, and then the custom.cls will make it larger and uppercase, ...
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Passing a string into Sweave Rnw file
I understand from this question that it's possible to push a variable to an Rnw file from the R script that calls it by storing that variable in the global environment within the R script. I've tried ...
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pdflatex cannot find file but kpsewhich does
I have a header.tex file sitting in $TEXMFHOME/tex/latex/ and I tried using \input in another .tex file in some other directory. Note that kpsewhich is able to find header.tex, printing its full path, ...
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How to combine/unite/merge two environments?
I have two enviroments (equation and tabular), which should be located near to each other.
%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
\documentclass[14pt, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[T2A]{fontenc}
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Edit \today in such a way that it displays 1st/2nd/3rd/4th, etc. Month Year
I have found questions where \today has been edited – but in such a way which I do not want to have. Yet, I do not know how to programme it.
If I write \today, I do not want to see something like ...
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Define the graphics path in the header for TeXstudio
TeXstudio opens a preview, when the mouse cursor hovers the \includegraphics command.
Unfortunately this does not work, if a graphicspath is set for the document. It seems that TeXstudio 2.12.4 does ...
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How to set environment variables for TeX in Latexmk?
By setting max_print_line=1000 in texmf.cnf or the environment, the logfile becomes more readable.
How should we set the environment in .latexmk?
I want to set the variable per project. Not global.
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Compare two macros as strings in LaTeX (e-TeX)
How do I compare two macros that are one-expansion away from being strings?
\def\A{ICT}
\newgetenv[\ICT]{\A}
% `\newgetenv` from https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/184924
Now I want to check if ...
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Environment variable \def if defined else \def default [closed]
Bash example
# echo ${FOO:-bar}
bar
# FOO=haz; echo ${FOO:-bar}
haz
LaTeX attempt:
Repo: https://github.com/AlecTaylor/latex-env-testcase
Command (defined in preamble)
% Edited from: https://tex....
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Variables for LaTeX in Lyx?
I created a table in LaTeX in the Premables.
Original code below, Premables without the code, and a PDF output of it -
I put placeholders (just text) for different kinds of text that I want to put in ...
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Problem with many tikz picture for every rendering
I have many tikz picture in my text, and for every rendering of LATEX, I waste hours to external pdf is produced. If there is a way to define samples=100 as a variable, (like var1:=100 in programming) ...
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How to give a name to a subdocument
I am generating reports, like this...
\clearpage
\section{Gold and SPY}
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.60\textwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1.0\textwidth]{graphs/goldport.pdf}
\end{...
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How to escape a list of underscored filenames efficiently?
I am thinking how to read a CSV file which has filenames which have underscores efficiently into a LaTeX variable.
I think reading the raw variables into a variable by input and then manipulating ...
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