Questions tagged [errors]
{errors} is for questions regarding or including compilation or similar errors.
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How to define a command for an interval?
I am trying to define a command for a closed interval. I tried this:
\DeclarePairedDelimiter{\closed}{\left[}{\right]}
but it does not work. I get errors like
"Missing { inserted. \item $ \...
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The requested package is unknown
I used these packages:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{mathtext}
\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
\usepackage[T1,T2A]{fontenc}
\usepackage{sidecap}
\usepackage[cp1251]{inputenc}
\usepackage[bulgarian,...
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Error with memoir and titletoc package when adding chapter to ToC
I'm using the memoir documentclass, and I'm tring to customize the table of contents style. For this, I'm using the package titletoc, and the command \titlecontents for the formatting. What works ok ...
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Biber in Texmaker is not working
I run the code and I receive the following error:
Process started
No such file or directory at /loader/HASH(0x25b3a68)/PAR.pm line 1137.
Process exited with error(s)
What can I do? Please, help!
...
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Package keyval Error: uniquename undefined
I am getting the above error whenever I try to compile my text and I just don't understand why it happens. The error occurs for every single \autocite command as well as at the end at \...
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Why has my question been deleted? [migrated]
Why has my question been deleted?
Why have my points been reduced from 433 to 399?
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/515597/ms-word-duplication-in-latex?noredirect=1#comment1306805_515597
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Text manipulation with xstring failing: \@xs@StrRemoveBraces@@
Consider the following document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xstring}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\mycommand@firstchar}[1]{%
\StrRemoveBraces{#1}[\FirstChar]%
\StrChar{\FirstChar}{1}[\...
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ifluatex.sty not found
While investigating the path described in the error, I found the ifluatex.sty file in the folder. How to proceed in this case?
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reinstalled TexnicCenter/MikTex: “job aborted, file error in nonstop mode”
I've recently reinstalled TexnicCenter and Miktex for windows 10 (64).
However I'm having an issue getting the pdf to be produced.
If anyone has some advice, I'd greatly appreciate it :)
The Build ...
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A specific problem with mathastext (last updated of 2019/11/14 november, using console of MikTeX)
This afternoon I have update with MikTeX console the latest updated packages. Yesterday everything worked well but now I get this error message. Why?
Tomorrow I will have to give the test to my ...
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Adding a TTF font to LaTeX: Which encoding?
The TTF font called Remeslo is available at several sites including Wfonts. I tried to follow posts on this site to add it by generating the following files:
Remeslo.tfm
Remeslo.afm
Remeslo.vpl
...
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Error using graphicx package: paragraph ended before \@tempa was complete
Using the \includegraphics command just like that :
\includegraphics{Rplot01}
will produce the error:
! Paragraph ended before \@tempa was complete Error while using graphicx package
This is ...
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After MikTeX and TeXstudio upgrade I'm getting error at includegraphics [duplicate]
since my stuff were outdated I decided this afternoon to update everything to a newer version but now my .tex source do not compile anymore. Specifically I started getting errors on every \...
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Bussproofs tree will not compile
I have the following proof tree, which latex says is badly specified.
Here is the TeX.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{bussproofs}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{prooftree}
\...
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Package ifluatex Error: Name clash, \ifluatex is already defined
I formatted my PC and then installed MikTeX and TexStudio. Now I can't compile my code. The error that appears is:
Package ifluatex Error: Name clash, \ifluatex is already defined }
Before ...
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table Undefined control sequence
i am getting error when i am running code of table. Any idea how to solve this problem?
161 Undefined control sequence. l.161 \multirow
{4}{*}{active interaction} & 1-2 {[}Hz{]} &...
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Misplaced \noalign. \captionsetup ->\noalign when using \captionsetup inside memoir \legend command
I am trying to set up the memoir \legend command to use colon : as the caption separation label, while using dash -- on all other captions. The problem happens when I use my custom memoir \legend ...
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why this file is not compiling?? As it shows errors
\documentclass[aps,pra,superscriptaddress,reprint,%,nofootinbib,tightenlines,nobibnotes
dvipsnames]{revtex4-1}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,bm}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{...
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Error will not parse citations in the form `\cite[text]{citation}`
I am having an error with the Science Journal.
\cite command ONLY with LaTeX 2019, and ONLY when \cite is used with a precursor bracket for text:
\cite[text]{reference}
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hyperref gives error with ltugboat document class
This simple MWE:
% arara: pdflatex
\documentclass[final]{ltugboat}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\begin{document}
prova
\end{document}
gives this error:
! Undefined control sequence.
l.4767 \ifdim\...
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Error when using flushleft in equation environment
I practice in LaTeX and encountered such a problem:
! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text>
$
l.28 \begin{flushleft}
Code
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}
\...
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2answers
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How to check for errors when creating package/class
Short: How can you find errors in a package/class without importing the .cls/.sty file to your project/without using the package?
Note: I'm looking for a general way of checking package/class errors, ...
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'nicematrix' does not seem to work! Ubuntu 16.04 texlive-full installed
I am using texlive-full installation and TexMaker IDE.
I have done a manual installation (mkdir and copy paste .sty file) under
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicematrix/nicematrix.sty
...
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! Misplaced \noalign. \rowcolor -> /noalign
I'm having issues knitting to a PDF in RMarkdown.
The following code is what I get.
! Misplaced \noalign.
\rowcolor ->\noalign
{\ifnum 0=`}\fi \global \let \CT@do@color \CT@@...
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2answers
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How to disable shorthands inside my command?
On the question, How to have a dynamic \cft numwidth, i.e., accordingly to the number size?, I got an answer to automatically calculate the width of my List of Listings number, so the next figure does ...
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Error pops up when I want to compile it
xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex
Does anyone know what this means. I can not open any preview? I use Texmaker on Windows.
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Using fancyref in TeX Live 2019 fails with undefined control sequence
The following code worked well for me in TeX Live prior to 2019:
\documentclass{article}
\title{TEST}
\usepackage{fancyref}
\begin{document}
\section{Actor}\label{sec:actor}
See \fref{sec:actor}
...
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Latex KOMA and titlesec incompatible again
I've used KOMA and Titlesec for a while in the same document. I know there have been a lot of problems with those two packages in the past.
Nevertheless, I was using both together until this morning,...
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Latex error: cannot determine size of graphic in … (No BoundingBox)
I got this error
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\clearpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\vspace{6.5cm}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[...
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Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted) in the table that might be too wide for the page
I want to create following table:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{units}
\begin{document}
\begin{table*}[t]
\small
\begin{tabular}{ |l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c| }
\hline
...
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job aborted no legal end found (emergency stop)
I have recently started latex and created a project on Overleaf. The text was working just fine until couple of days ago and since Saturday, I am having an issue. It does not compile and I do not see ...
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How to solve the `pygmentize' Error in LaTex after installing pygments and minted on Mac OS
I am currently trying to resolve the issue of outputting my Python code in my LaTex document via the minted package. Originally, I ran into the issue of the "shell-escape flag" Error which, after ...
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Catchfile error when using --shell-escape flag in LaTex system preferences
I am trying to use the minted package to copy and paste python code into a LaTex document. I am using MacOS13 and using TEXShop version 4.44.
I used the following:
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Error “Misplaced &” in Mathjax
I'm rendering the following code in Mathjax:
$$\begin{aligned} \|f(a+h)-f(a) - Ah \|
&=\left \|\sum_{k=1}^{n} h_{k} \int_{0}^{1} \left(\partial_{k} f\left(x_{k-1}+t h_{k} e_{k}\right) -\partial_{...
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Error when including e-mail when using the els-cas Elsevier template
When I try to include my e-mail or an URL when using the cas-sc class I get an error with \maketitle. Here's my document:
\documentclass[a4paper,fleqn]{cas-sc}
\usepackage{booktabs,siunitx}
\...
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Compilation error is removed by compiling again
Following up this answer, the first run of compilation results in the following error:
Undefined control sequence. This exam contains \textbf{\NAMEquestions}
which has to be eliminated by running ...
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What’s wrong in code
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,shadows,arrows}
\begin{document}
\textbf{CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION \hspace{5mm}-\hspace{5mm}(i)MITOSIS/MITOTIC}
...
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Confusing “missing \item” error from itemize
Why does an itemize section inside of a minipage section raises Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item despite that not being the case?
Minimal example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\...
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Problem with babel package (Italian) - letters with accents (è,à,ò,ù…)
I am using the following packages in the preamble:
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
However I get an error for every accented letter in my text and ...
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! LaTeX Error: File `path.sty' not found
This is a new install of Latex on RedHat7 but when I run check_latex there are missing items.
[root@devrhel7 ~]# pdflatex /opt/webwork/webwork2/bin/check_latex.tex
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2....
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I don't know what error I have :(
Please help me whit this. I don't know why can compile this code ...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\title{...
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Missing { inserted on a table
I was trying to create a table, and I'm having these two following errors:
"! Missing { inserted.
<to be read again>
^
l.149 ... $n_J\cdot x_i$ & $v_j=x_j-\overline{x^'}
$ & $v^2_j$ &...
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Undefined reference for image
I am using the classic 2-columns acmart template, also available on overleaf. Here is the code:
\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\newcommand{\MYhref}[3][blue]...
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What is the cause of this dimension-too-large error? Occurs with TL2019 but not TL2018 with identical forest.sty
MNWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{forest}
\begin{document}
\begin{forest}
for tree={circle,draw}
[1[2[3][4]][5]]
\end{forest}
\end{document}
With Texlive 2019, I get the following error:...
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! Package array Error: Illegal pream-token (C): `c' used
I'm writing my master thesis and I have a problem with Texstudio. I want to get a table with specific widths, but I get:
! Package array Error: Illegal pream-token (C): `c' used.
I change small c ...
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Color package causing 3 errors for each table environment instance in document
So, whenever I try to use color/xcolor package, the whole document throws the following three errors for each instance of table environment, I have no clue why.
If I comment out the line where I am ...
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grffile & lualatex does not work together anymore (Oct 2019) [duplicate]
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{grffile}
\usepackage{mwe}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics{example-image}
\end{document}
I can compile the above given document with ...
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Argument of \bbl@tempd has an extra }
This only throws the error when running it with TexLive 2017 on Debian 9. If I run the same example on Windows 10 with MikTex, everything works fine:
\PassOptionsToPackage{main=brazil,english,spanish,...
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How to Solve Error With Square [] Brackets on New Line in Header
In the table below, if I move the units in the square brackets to the next line in the header (e.g. [mg/g] on a new line), I get an error. However, if I use curved () brackets instead, there is no ...
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Help with makedtx — DocInput undefined
I am trying to generate a CTAN .dtx/.ins files for a package I have and I stumbled upon a problem that I can't solve nor find a way around. I am on a Ubuntu 18.04, with a LaTeX Live 2017.
Consider ...
