Questions tagged [etoolbox]
{etoolbox} is a package which provides several macros which take advantage of the {e-tex} extension of (La)TeX.
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Workaround for tabularx inside environment when using csquotes
I need an environment that presents data in a table. The number of right-most columns shall be adjusted at compile-time, and the first column is dynamic width. For this reason I am using \usepackage{...
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forcsvlist to use the expanded result of another forcsvlist
My problem is, that I have a list of authors, that I use at several places for several things. For example I would like to generate an Author's index. In the code below I would like to "rework" the ...
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Collision of etoolbox and LuaLatex
I use a macro \mychoice{item a, item b, items c,…} that returns one of the items of the comma-separated-list determined by an external counter based on the \docsvlist macro from etoolbox. In simple ...
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How to test if a macro's value (set via kvoptions in a package) is empty or blank (e.g. using etoolbox)?
I have no idea, why this test fails and how to get it to work:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{myTestSty.sty}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]
\...
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An extra row in the table generated by \whileboolexpr command
I used \whileboolexpr command from etoolbox package to generate a table. But there was an extra unwanted row. What is the problem with the following code?
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{...
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Redefine \chapter to add \printMiniToc
I want every chapter to have \printMiniToc after it. However I don't want to have to add \printMiniToc after every \chapter.
So I tried using etoolbox and tried this:
xapptocmd{\chapter}{\...
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iftoggle with minted
I have a problem with the minted package in combination with etoolbox's iftoggle. It should be related (or basically be the same error) to this beamer question: minted environment in frame causes ...
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Different titleformat style for different numberless chapters (2nd part)
Referring to this thread: Different titleformat style for different numberless chapters, I've the following code:
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
@book{ bottero:1992,
author = "Bottero, ...
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Expanding macro defined by \csdef to define a style via \tikzset
I need to store tikz option in a \csdef{}:
\csdef{My Node Option}{draw=red, thick, fill=yellow}
How do I use this definition to define a style via \tikzset?
I attempted to use .expand once as per ...
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exam: Conditionally printing singular/plural form of marks/questions/pages
Following-up this answer, I would like to know to make \NAMEquestions print the word "questions" in case of multiple questions exam and "question" in case of a single question exam?
For example, in a ...
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Fixing part layout using \patchcmd
I want to remove the linebreak between part numeration and part name as found here. However the solution doesn't work for me.
MWE:
\documentclass[draft, onecolumn, oneside, paper=a4, 12pt]{scrartcl}...
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Unexpected Results from \dolistloop
Given \def\CSVList{a,b,c}, using \dolistloop{\CSVList} does not seem to process the \CSVList as expected:
Perhaps I am not understanding how \dolistloop is supposed to work, but this example is ...
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Show title in margin first time a work is cited
The core of my question is how to define a macro that does something different the first time it is called with a given argument.
And further, have the ability to reset that so that that first time ...
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How to suppress setting page headers by \thebibliography?
I'm modifying an existing template so I'm stuck to certain conditions.
\documentclass is book.
Bibliographies are managed by cite package and I cannot use bibtex nor biblatex. There are several ...
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How can I patch the abstract, list of figures, and list of tables macros to be included in the ToC automatically?
We can definitely use \phantomsection \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{<name>} right after we begin the environments or type the relevant macro, which would include abstract, list of figures and ...
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Automatically insert bibliography before appendix
I came up with a new problem by automate my document. The requirement is to insert a bibliography at the end of a document. Therefore I use \AtEndDocument from etoolbox. This is working perfectly fine ...
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Calling author, title, etc without format
I am working on a document in which I use the environment titlepage for the cover. My problem is that I use later \@autor, \@title, etc, and since they are formatted on the cover; when I use these ...
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How to access etoolbox toggle inside Lua
I'm creating a package that uses etoolbox toggles but a good amount of the package is written in Lua. Is there a way to access the etoolbox toggles direct in Lua?
I know that etoolbox uses a ...
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Add command at the beginning of all frames
I need to add a command \setRTL from the bidi package to write right-to-left text, at the beginning of every frame.
Another answer does not solve the issue; any suggestions?
\documentclass{beamer}
...
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Can't Get \xappto Working
I'm trying to learn how to use \xappto, and I've been working with this example. Why isn't this working? When I pass after row=\noexpand\midrule directly into \codeforpgf{} it works fine, but ...
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How to make table less cramped
I have a table which is defined using etoolbox but I'm not sure how to make it look less cramped.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{calculator}
\usepackage{pgffor,etoolbox}
\begin{document}
\...
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Multipart Variable Definition
Is it possible to define a multipart variable and then check for its definition and use its multiple parts later? Here's what I mean:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{...
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Etoolbox Equivalent: Define Control Sequence via Macro
When using normal macro names I can set the value of a macro as
\newcommand*{\SetMacro}[1]{\def#1{42}}
\SetMacro{\Answer}
and \Answer will have the value of 42.
Is there an etoolbox way of invoking ...
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xpretocmd: Why are my arguments not working?
I just tried to keep track of my current chapter name, because I use the first letter for certain namings in my document, so I wrote this code to save it:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{scrreprt}
\...
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How to remove hyperref/colour for Author only in the Author-Year Citation Natbib LaTeX? [duplicate]
I would like to remove the colour only for the Author Name in the citation created using natbib + bibliography for Springer (svjour3) journal manuscript.
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,referee]{...
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Conditional plotting by position in pgfplots groupplot
Edit: I was able to get the layout in the last image following the accepted answer. Just needs some visual tweaking now. I have some issues with compilation with LuaLatex, which I will troubleshoot ...
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Dynamic datatool group by
I found this code in datatool group by?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents*}{ff14.txt}
ClassID; Schueler_Name; Schueler_Vorname; Subject
5a; Stiner; Markus; Big ...
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cleveref refers to appendix as chapter when titlesec is used
I use titlesec to adjust chapter headings for the report class (no page breaks in main report, but with page breaks in appendix). However, cleveref now refers to the appendix as "chapter A" instead of ...
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How to make compact data structure without parsing in Latex
Say I have 100 nodes that I want to draw with slight varations 100 times. I don't want to copy/paste all the code each time, that would be a lot of duplication and a lot of boilerplate. So instead I ...
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Remove blank space before chapter heading on top of new page
I want chapters in the report class to start 3em below the end of the previous chapter. To do this, I patch the \chapter command using titlesec and etoolbox. However, this adds blank space above the ...
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execute “makeatletter” code before and after a macro
I'm using subfiles package to handle a large project.
I place the main file in the main directory, and subfile in a subdirectory. In order to use the \input command in the subfile while compiling in ...
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Building up and joining “internal” lists
How can I append to a pgfkeys-style comma-separated list? Or, alternatively, how can I define a macro to join an etoolbox list with a delimiter?
For an environment I'm designing, I want to accumulate ...
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How to decide for the format of exam in (the beginning of) preamble
I use the exam class to produce exams with Latex. The exam can be in A3 format for small ones (Mid-Term's and so), or in A4 format. I can decide this, using the geometry package. I use some packages ...
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How can I use \dolistloop from etoolbox with \do redefined in preamble?
I am trying to use \dolistloop from etoolbox with the \do-command redefined in the preamble. However, the redefinition of the \do-command is ignored. If I put it within the document, it works as ...
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Why does docsvlist not work in an environment?
In an experiment to postprocess a table I encountered a discrepancy
concerning docsvlist. The same code works (shows a table with a b...) when called directly in the document, but not (shows a table ...
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etoolbox for loop over range
Is there a way to run a command on a range of consecutive integers (say, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), specifying only the first and last numbers (11 and 15)? Basically I'm looking for the general LaTeX ...
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nested uppercase command not working
I am trying to create a reliable command that turns the first character of it's input to uppercase. So far I have no success, especially since it needs to work when the inputstring contains commands ...
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eappto trigger undefined control sequence error when used with hyperlink
You can jump to the question in bold at the bottom if you want
I want to add examples of theorem at the end of my documents (with link after theorem to acess examples) but while having the exemple ...
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How can I find the definition of latex macros?
So I've started to become more familiar with LaTeX, still a beginner but comfortable enough to try out the scary patchcmd from the etoolbox package. What has me mystified though is how people find out ...
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Using \csname in \renewcommand to change command definitions
I'm trying to write a macro to change the definitions of \thesection, \thechapter, and other commands for the sectioning prefixes. I want to redefine only one of the commands depending on the user's ...
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etoolbox instead of ifthen
I try to realize this with etoolbox instead of ifthen.
What I have so far...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikzpagenodes}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage[contents={},...
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\isdefempty not working for multiple macros
I am still learning tex. The following example allows me to check if a variable exists, and if it does then prints some text in the PDF. This works great. However, when I add in a href, this appears ...
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Correct Use of \ifcsempty Command [duplicate]
The intent of this command sequence is to loop through the 3 options and display either the book/page or instrument no. for each. A excternal programatic function will validate that there is either a ...
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How to comment a package line before loading the package?
I can solve the issue bigfoot.sty:61: Package hyperref Warning: Option `hyperfootnotes' has already been used by commenting out the line 61:
File: D:/User/Documents/latex/texmfs/install/tex/latex/...
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Call macro several times, output all the entries
I'm writing my own letter class and I was wondering how I could deal with several attachments. Currently, I made myself a macro accepting one parameter that should be set in the preamble. The content -...
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How do I set a toggle based on the end of a string
Compiling
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox,xstring}
\newcommand{\strendswithfoo}{\IfEndWith{bar-foo}{foo}{true}{false}}
\newtoggle{strendswithfoo}
\settoggle{strendswithfoo}{\...
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datatool & etoolbox - more expansion shenanigans
This is the code in question:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{datatool}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{fp}
\def\initialValue{10}
\DTLnewdb{thisEntryDBWarehouse}
\...
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Why does \notblank still believe its argument not be blank, even after expansion?
In the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{xparse}
\makeatletter
\NewDocumentCommand{\@mkCommands}{mm}{%
\expandafter\NewDocumentCommand\csname @#1\endcsname{}...
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varsfromjobname isn't working in a test
I am trying to give a command depending on some information in the filename. So I use gettwofromjobname in a etoolbox-test in a file named test-a.tex, but it isn't giving me the true. Any idea why? ...
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How to redefine the theorem environment like beamer?
I am trying to prepare a slides from the lecture notes which is already prepared in latex. If the notes is not prepared already, tcbtheorem is a wellknown way to showcase the theorem environment. But ...
