Questions tagged [errors]
{errors} is for questions regarding or including compilation or similar errors.
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How to remove citations from References section which are not in the documents
I was writing my thesis and encountered a problem. The references section shows 280 citations where as in the documents there are less than hundred in total. My code is as follows:
% thesis.tex
%
%==...
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Random First Page
Every tex files output pdf has a strange first page.
I am also including a mwe
\documentclass{aims}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{txfonts}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{...
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Picture from another subsection appears in another
Im trying to put my pictures accordingly to the content of my subsection but until one part where i had a figure in 2.1 subsection appears after the content as i want but my 2.2 subsection figures pop ...
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How do I put two tables next to each other
I've tried to use \quad and \subfloat but I'm still struggling to make it work.
Below is the code that I wrote.
\begin{table}[h!]
\ centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Dimer ...
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Problem with bibliography in Ph.D template
I am currently working with the Ph.D. template available in this link. I, however, am having trouble with the bibliography. I have a .bib file in which I store my references and is in the same folder ...
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I dont understand my error
The error that comes up is that I must insert a $ but I dont know where to insert the $.
Below is what I wrote in Overleaf.
\subsection{BCA Protein Assay}
\textbf{Calibration curve}
To create a ...
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problem with xetex after updating to ubuntu 22.04.01 LTS
Xetex doesn't work if I try to use tex->pdf. I suppose the problem comes from compatiblity issues. I have no idea what "L3 programming layer" is.
This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-0....
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Trying to reinstall TeXLive 2022 on win 10 I get an error
When I was trying to reinstall the texlive 2022 on win 10 , from instal-tl-windows.bat I got errors and the installation was aborted, the error message was :
Installing to: C:/texlive/2022
Installing [...
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RenewCommandCopy raises an error with leavevmode
Why I get an error with \RenewCommandCopy and \leavevmode? How can I fix it?
But with \def I have no error.
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\foo}{Something}
\NewCommandCopy{\originfoo}{\foo}
\...
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biber not working after updating XCode
This is such a niche question and I've found an answer on the Apple SE site, but since I encountered the problem trying to use biber I'm asking it here and providing an answer in case other TeX users ...
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missing delimeter (.inserted) error
I am entering this formula with this code:
\begin{equation}
P (Y\bigg\mid X) = \frac{P(X\bigg\mid Y)*P(Y)}{P(X)}
\end{equation}
and i am getting the error above.
Thanks for your help.
Tal
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LaTeX tells me there's a brace mismatch with \fbox even though I removed all fboxes [closed]
I'm getting the error that there is an extra '}' brace with a \fbox in a lstlisting even though I removed all \fboxes in order to resolve this issue.
So far I've only got one lstlisting. Checked it ...
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How to define \newcommand for mappings efficiently
I'm having trouble defining a new command for latex.
What I want to do? Define a \newcommand to define mappings like in this:
\documentclass[english]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}...
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Why can't I write this matrix? [duplicate]
I'm trying to write this 3x12 matrix, but when compiling I get the following: "Additional alignment tab has been changed to \cr"
I don't know what's going on, I'll leave here what I have in ...
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luapstricks error
Consider the following non-MWE:
\documentclass[
a4paper,
landscape,
12pt
]{article}
\usepackage[margin = 2.4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[version = 4]{mhchem}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\def\runding{0....
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BibTex Error no \bibdata command
I am looking for a solution and have read a lot on the Internet, which has not helped me further.
Here is my Latex
\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{scrreprt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[...
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Write function on Latex?
I tried to write this code in Latex but after the Exist symbol its all /em and together.
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Not in outer par mod - Figure inside footnote
I'm wondering how I can fix the error "not in outer par mode" in the following code. I'm adding a figure inside a footnote (I did it many times without any problem).
\documentclass{article}
...
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Moderncv package provides error for optional arguments: why?
So I'm writing my CV using moderncv from TeXLive on Arch Linux. Note that I am on Emacs, where an expanding snippet for cventry gives me this suggestion: \cventry{year}{job}{employer}{city}{...
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Error in a piece of code written by expl3 (correct usage of { O{} m })
Consider the following piece of code that I copied and modified it from cas-common.sty:
\tl_new:N \g_stm_mydate_day_tl
\tl_new:N \g_stm_mydate_year_tl
\cs_new:Npn \date_parse:n #1 { \date_parse_aux:w ...
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Texstudio is not open and working
I am trying to use texStudio on windows 8, I have download texstudio-4.3.0-win-qt6.exe and install that. But when I open that then I found the error as "the procedure entry point crerated ...
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Overleaf warning: \declareDelimAlias* is deprecated. How to fix that?
I'm working with overleaf on a Mac and I recently got a new yellow warning which I don't quite understand. It says
Package biblatex Warning: The starred command '\DeclareDelimAlias*' is deprecated. ...
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Unicode character (U+F8F1) not set up for use with LaTeX. \end{align*}
A LaTeX PDF doesn't have any errors before formatting. After formatting and setting in LaTeX, I get this error :
Unicode character (U+F8F1) not set up for use with LaTeX. \end{align*}
I don't use ...
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Problem Installing minted on Windows 11
I tried to install the minted package in LaTeX. I followed the instructions on https://alipourmousavi.com/blog/index.php/2018/02/08/using-minted-package-in-latex-to-format-codes/, except the part ...
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Error when using \usepackage[backend=biber,style=numeric,autocite=plain,sorting=none]{biblatex}
I am trying to add bibliography to my code by typing:
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=numeric,autocite=plain,sorting=none]{biblatex}
Here is how my .tex file looks like:
\documentclass[...
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Missing $ inserted. LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end [closed]
I'm new to LaTeX. I wrote my code by modifying the example template. I find out a few errors, but I don't know why.
"Missing $ inserted. LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end."
This ...
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Footer text on page incorrectly displaying footer text from different page
I am typesetting a book and have encountered what appears to be a bug in the footer on the book's final page. All footers in the book are correct except the last footer, which displays the correct ...
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`nomencl`: error "Undefined control sequence. <argument> \list@fname"
I am writing a large document with a nomenclature using nomencl. Some \nomenclature{foo}{bar} entries cause the following error:
Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \list@fname
I am trying ...
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texlive installation problem
problem installing files with win32 extension (see screenshot).
How can i fix it?
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Fresh TexLive 2022 install: biblatex "Patching \MakeUppercase failed" error
I have just made a fresh install of TexLive 2022 following the quickinstall guide (https://tug.org/texlive/quickinstall.html) including adding the paths to their corresponding variables. I am not ...
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Math mode error in Shortunderstack
I'm getting some red dot errors like this from Overleaf while it still compliles good without any problem. After narrowing down the problem, I see that it's because of using the math mode inside ...
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Text mysteriously disappears
I have occasionally encountered a very mysterious problem that really bugs me and is also kind of dangerous if one creates a large document. However, although I have tried very hard, I'm not able to ...
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Error when trying to build a table
When I try to implement this code:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\usepackage{newtxtext,newtxmath}% optional; changes font to more like image
\...
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TeX Live issue after installation: Use of uninitialized value $ver in scalar chomp
I recently updated TeX Live to the following version
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.24 (TeX Live 2022) (preloaded format=latex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
and cannot compile any file ...
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Undefined control sequence using a custom environment using overleaf
I'm trying to define a custom environment in the following manner:
\begin{center}
\begin{rqbox}
\textbf{RQ2.} \emph{
How do source .....?
}
\end{rqbox}
\end{center}
\smallskip
However, I ...
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Compilation fails with any table option
I have I problem that I fail to debug. It happens, but disappears after additional compilations. I cannot find out which minimal code produces it because I cannot reproduce it. The code I load is my ...
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How do you properly print a fraction number with unit in siunitx? [duplicate]
I was basically trying to replicate the answer to this question: Print \frac{4}{3} m/s using the SI unit package
In doing so, I hope to achieve a proper output of minus one third (as a fraction) the ...
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"Argument has an extra }" error when using reference command with optional argument in theorem note
I'm trying to add a reference (with optional argument) in the theorem note. Below is a MWE.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[french]{babel}
\usepackage{amsthm,create-theorem}
\CreateTheorem{...
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Compilation never ends with modified \pmod after recent update
In this answer, @egreg provided a modified \pmod with a starred variant. However, after some recent update to the TeX distribution this modification no longer works (the last time I used this command ...
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Problem compiling Lyx document - "you are using at least one layout intended for the title after using non-title layouts"
I am trying to compile a Lyx document (written in Hebrew, if it matters), and when I try to compile I get the following message:
And after a while of trying to compile it puts out the following error:...
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A problem in downloading a package
I have a problem in downloading the package fullpage, using the command \usepackage{fullpage}.
I was doing this while watching a tutorial on Youtube about LaTeX.
I will upload all the pictures for ...
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Overleaf error: "LaTeX Error: File `size0.clo' not found"
When insering the following code in overleaf:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,xcolor,extsizes,moresize,background,lipsum}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\usepackage[top=...
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No line gap between \paragraph{} and text
I have used all of my \subsection{} headers so using \paragraph{} with \setcounter{tocdepth}{4} and \setcounter{secnumdepth}{4} in the contents. The subheading is showing up just fine but the text of ...
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Bibliography in book
I write a book.
I need to create a list of bibliography.
I follow the manual recommendations and don't succeed.
In the part of the declarations I use \usepackage{biblatex}.
Then, I cite some reference ...
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marginnote and framed - workaround fails with lualatex
I have this code in my 12 year old Tex files that I currently like to upgrade such that they work with lualatex. I load this code in order to fix a problem with marginnote and framed. Unfortunately I ...
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datetime2 "number too big" error when eliminating separators
I'm trying to produce a date/time output as a string of numbers without any separators: yyyymmddHHMMss. I was able to use the yearmonthsep= and other options in datetime2 to eliminate any colons or ...
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Compilation error when using &
Code
Consider the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\newcommand{\tegn}[1]{\mathcolor{red}{#1}}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
1
&= 1 \\
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MikTeX can't write on 'filename.pdf' [duplicate]
I'm using MiKTeX 22.7 on windows 10 and when I try to compile any file I get the error: "can't write on filename.pdf". I'm aware this question has already been asked, such as here or here, ...
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"undefined control sequence" error message in tex file [duplicate]
When I run my .tex, this message appears. But my .pdf file is fine.
What can i do?
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014/W32TeX) (preloaded format=pdftex)
restricted \write18 ...
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Where do I get the "undefined control sequence" from?
I tried to compile my latex document and I am getting an undefined control sequence error, but I dont know where it comes from. I get this error message in line 13:
! Undefined control sequence.
l.13 \...
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