Questions tagged [environments]
{environments} is for general questions related to (La)TeX environments. For questions about environment subcategories like {lists}, {quoting} environments, or {floats} use the appropriate tag instead.
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questions
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Interspersing a text with numbered propositions
I wanted to intersperse a text with numbered propositions, so I
defined a list that would not reset its counter.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\newlist{propositions}{...
0
votes
1answer
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Indentation within a minipage, and \noindent doesn't help
I am getting an unwanted indentation within a minipage (marked with arrow in the image). How can I get rid of it? The \noindent doesn't help here.
MWE:
%XeLaTeX
\documentclass[11pt]{scrbook}
\...
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How to create LaTeX templates on VS Code to avoid repeating the same codes every time?
Every time I start editing, I write these words at first:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{microtype}
\begin{document}
\title{\large{\textbf{xxx}}...
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vote
2answers
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newenvironment for a five-liner
I am interested in a newenvironment for a five-liner (or n-liner).
My code is
\documentclass[letterpaper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{footnpag}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{...
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0answers
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Can environments be redefined in beamer to accept slide numbers?
I'd like the environmnets align and align* in my beamer document to accept slide numbers. For instance, I'd like to be able to do something like this:
\documentclass{beamer}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Argument of \@tempa has an extra }. \maketitle [closed]
I have a latex source file of a thesis. After updating Miktex, the file is not working and it gives an error that Argument of @tempa has an extra }. \maketitle.
How to solve this issue.
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votes
2answers
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Save the body of an environment to a macro, without typesetting
I am trying to save the contents (i.e., the body) of an environment into a macro for later use (in order to typeset it later in the document). I thought of using the environ package (see the minimal ...
2
votes
1answer
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Problem with Beamer, environments, and \if
The following code will not compile and I am mystified:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{default}
\newif\ifTest
\Testtrue
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{title}
\ifTest
\begin{center}
...
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votes
1answer
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How to process the body of an environment and divide it by a \macro?
I am trying to automate the following layout to place images and
tables using the minipage environment. The width of the minipage
environment is calculated automatically, and the design is almost
...
2
votes
1answer
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Problem with custom environment inside a list
I am trying to use a custom theorem-like environment inside a list (using the enumitem package), but I get the error message
``LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.''
Outside the ...
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vote
2answers
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How to center verbatim in environment
I have the following environment:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
\newenvironment{codesample}
{
\scriptsize
\begin{center}
\BVerbatim
}
{
\endBVerbatim
\end{center}
}
\begin{document}
\...
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How do we create an exercise environment like this:
How can we to create an exercise environment like this:
I tried:
\begin{tcolorbox}
\textbf{Câu 3}
Cho $x,y,z$ thỏa mãn $x^2+y^2+z^2=1.$ Chứng minh rằng
$$\dfrac{x^2}{1+2yz}+\dfrac{y^2}{1+2zx}+\dfrac{...
4
votes
1answer
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Asymptote environment wrapped in another environment doesn't work
I am trying to create an environment that essentially centers and creates an asymptote diagram, given the diagram's code. Here is a minimal working example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
0
votes
2answers
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Highlight environment by setting a violet background color that works on xelatex
Please, what I need is an example environment that has a violet [rgb(238, 130, 238) for example] background, the font color black and this has to work on xelatex (I need this compiler because I'm ...
2
votes
0answers
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Only first page of abstract is numbered [closed]
I have a two page abstract, but only the first page is getting numbered, which doesn't satisfy my department's guidelines. I've been trying to fix this for a couple days and going back and forth my ...
3
votes
1answer
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double itemize in newcommand or newenvironment
I am trying to simplify a sort of diary I am keeping by using newcommand.
Here is a sample of what my diary looks like:
\documentclass{article}
% General document formatting
\usepackage[margin=0.7in]{...
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vote
1answer
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Incomplete \ifx: How to use ensuremath in split environment?
I have defined this command
\newcommand{\edge}[1]{\ifx&\ensuremath{e}\else\ensuremath{e_{#1}}\fi}
I now want to use it inside a formula:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
\edge{1}
\end{split}
...
4
votes
1answer
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How to know group level in LaTeX?
Sometimes I have cases when \everypar calls in other group level than before. For example, \everypar calls inside document, but the second time it calls inside \xalignat environment.
Is there an ...
0
votes
1answer
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Formatting minted code box in tcblisting
I am creating a code/strategy reference document for my student organization to be built on by groups of students into the future, and trying to make it simple and readable for those who will be ...
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votes
5answers
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Replace a string inside an environment
\documentclass {article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\newcommand{\testone}{Test one.}
\newenvironment{test}{}
\begin{document}
\begin{test}
t1
\end{test}
\end{document}...
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vote
1answer
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How to display the correct choice in red color in exam class?
\documentclass{exam}
\printanswers
\begin{document}
\begin{questions}
\question Sample Question 1
\begin{choices}
\choice Option1
\choice Option2
\choice Option3
\...
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0answers
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How to have ntheorem with option thmarks and <alert@> beamer command working together?
I am puzzled by the interaction between the package \usepackage[thmarks]{ntheorem} and the command <alert> from beamer class.
Indeed, in a recent question it has been shown that the interaction ...
0
votes
1answer
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How to produce answer key in exam class for multiple choice type of question?
\documentclass{exam}
\begin{document}
\begin{questions}
\question Sample Question 1
\begin{choices}
\choice Option1
\choice Option2
\choice ...
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vote
2answers
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I would like to automatically produce repetitive elements that I can fill in that stays together
I would like to automatically produce a "use the following" followed by a \fbox with a \parboxthat I can fill in with text, graphs, etc. I usually do this manually but would like to ...
3
votes
1answer
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Defining a new environment that contains tabularx inside another environment (e.g., center)
I'm trying to define a new environment that encloses a tabularx environment within some other environment to provide some formatting (such as center to centre the whole thing). The following was my ...
0
votes
1answer
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Changing the color within a command to an environment
I hope this is not a stupid question but I feel like I've tried everything, even stupid ideas at this point.
I am using a CV template which defines an environment for entry lists and then uses a ...
2
votes
0answers
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Numbering chemmacros schemes within sections [closed]
Hello dear community,
excuse me if this is a very basic question. But I googled to no avail. I also checked the manual of chemmacros, which gives no information.
I am using "scheme" ...
2
votes
0answers
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Environment with its own line numbers
I would like to create an environment with its own line numbers, that is to say:
(1) the lines within this environment are not counted by lineno
(2) it has a continuous line numbering itself, with ...
0
votes
1answer
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Enumerate with left justify after breakline
I would like to change 1 thing in enumerate (or create new enviroment like enumerate)
As in picture i would like to make "unless other switch is used" to be aligned to left (just like &...
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votes
3answers
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Create a simple “scheme” environment and a “List of Schemes”
I have the majority of my thesis written and typeset. Currently, I have a List of Figures and a List of Tables.
However, now my committee tells me that I must also have a List of Schemes. In chemistry,...
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vote
1answer
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Creating custom abstract environment
I would appreciate any help in creating a custom abstract environment in kaobook document class (it is based on koma-script). Here is what I have done so far
\newenvironment{secabstract}[1]{%
\hrule
\...
0
votes
1answer
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Is there a change to get SyncTeX work with text within environments?
I know that SyncTeX does not work correctly in Beamer (see Inverse PDF Search in beamer).
But there seems to be also a problem with inverse search in environments defined with \NewEnviron.
I want to ...
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2answers
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Defining environments that do not start a new group
In the following MWE
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, environ}
\NewEnviron{hidden}{}
\def\hide#1{}
\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
X &= Y \\
% \begin{hidden} % DOES NOT WORK
...
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vote
1answer
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Custom environment with full line width, even when put in e.g. enumerate
I am writing a latex setup for exercise sheets.
I have defined a "solution" environment, that is only rendered if a boolean is set to true.
Sometimes, but not always, I will use a customised ...
2
votes
1answer
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Randomly Shuffle Enumerated list using enumerate package
I am building a template for writing exams, and I'd like to randomly shuffle my enumerated lists at compile time. The answers to this question worked for that purpose, however I am using other ...
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1answer
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How to use a fact as an equation in latex
I have a fact that I want to use it in my latex as equation file it does not look too good. I was wondering if there is any other way to make it and look it better
This allows us to use the well known ...
0
votes
1answer
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2 minipages side by side in environment
When using 2 minipages side by side this works (part 1 of MWE), but not inside an environmen (part 2 of MWE). There I get "underfull \hbox (badness 10000)".
What is the reason?
\...
2
votes
1answer
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Enumeration within self defined environment
My self defined environment having a symbol at the beginning and at the end works fine for text without enumeration. When including enumerate the symbols are not there where desired. Is it possible to ...
2
votes
1answer
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Comment environment not working with complex structures inside it
I am a math teacher and would love to use latex to prepare exercise to send to my students.
I usually do something like this:
\section{exercise}
text text text
\begin{equation}
some ...
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vote
1answer
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VerbatimOut, newenvironment and removing characters
I'm coding a LaTeX interface for mscgen (another one) and I'm using fancyvrb::VerbatimOut inside a newenvironment to output a part of the tex file into an external file, process it, then import the ...
0
votes
1answer
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How to use table environment when using multicols
I am using the command multicols as it is the best option for me. However, I have to introduce a table and I want to addd a caption. If I use the enviroment table it does not work, the table disappear....
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votes
2answers
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if-condition for next command
After I started building my own environments, I was wondering, if there is a if-condition, that checks what the next command is, and then gives the option to run something before the next command. A ...
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votes
2answers
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LaTex macro not properly executed in tabular environment
I want to use a macro to set the separators (&,\\) in a tabular environment. The macro should thereby act as a Boolean switch with three states. Unfortunately I keep getting a result like this:
...
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vote
1answer
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Custom environment with options for tikz
I wanted to create a custom environment and I am currently facing the following problem:
I want to pass an Option to my environment which scales the tikzpicture but the first example does not work ...
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vote
1answer
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Pass parrameter of custom enviroment as parameter of theorem
I want to create basically a shortcut for
\begin{sometheorem}[optional parameter]
\leavevmode \vspace{-\baselineskip}\vspace{-\baselineskip}\vspace{3pt} %some space adjustments
\begin{leftbar}
...
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votes
1answer
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Renew Figure Environment Nature Documentclass
I want to renew the figure environment because I want the caption to be Supplementary Figure instead of Figure.
I am using the nature documentclass and found the code snippet:
\renewenvironment{figure}...
0
votes
1answer
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not works tagging of tabular with one cell
I desided create a new question for this,because this question connected with previous question. I decided use properties,for tagging of several environments. But for \maketitle,in which use \tabular,...
0
votes
1answer
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Define same environment with different amount of parameters
I want to define two versions of the environment \begin{mainbox} \end{mainbox}, depending if I provide zero or one parameter. I want to use them like this:
\begin{mainbox}
stuff
\end{mainbox}
\...
0
votes
1answer
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Omit environment-content from being printed
I've created a very simple environment for myself to make reminders/comments visible inside the document:
\newenvironment{todo}{~\\\color{red}}{~\\}
However, now I want to create a pdf for someone to ...
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vote
2answers
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How to properly putting enumerate inside a defined environment?
I'm using an environment to work with a form-type of information, I'm trying to use enumerate for automatic numbering. Here's my current output :
And here's my code,
\begin{document}
\begin{...
