Questions tagged [ifthenelse]
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Detect segment intersections with tikz
I have to detect when two segments intersect in a parametric figure that need's to computes coordinates into a tikz picture, and it won't works, seem's that "intersections=... total=\t" or &...
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The format of if-else in the function is wrong
When using latex to write pseudo-code, using loops in the function, the vertical line position is wrong.
\usepackage[ruled,lined]{algorithm2e}
\usepackage{algorithmicx}
\usepackage{algpseudocode}
\...
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Add a different Spanish definite article to a cross-reference depending on the kind of theorem it refers to
I'm using the package cleveref to automatically print the name of the kind of "theorem" of a reference via the \Cref macro. Since I'm writing in Spanish, the most natural way to refer to a ...
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Calculated solution is not recognized as value
In the code below it should be checked if treq<t.
In TEST 1, treq is specified as 2.93.
The condition treq<t is met and turns blue (or red).
\ifthenelse condition works fine.
In TEST 2, xreq is ...
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ifthenelse adds undesired space
In the following fragment, my use of \ifthenelse in a \newcommand adds a space:
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\newboolean{color-version}
\setboolean{...
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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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How can I replace the ifthen package in this TikZ/PGF command?
I would like to modify a command so that it doesn't need the ifthen package not necessarily because of this, Why is the ifthen package obsolete?, but just to used the funcationality in Tikz/PGF. The ...
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If else condition in document to control format of equation
How can I create a variable in the beginning of the latex document that will dictate how certain equation will be shown? Concretely, in the beginning I want to define a variable x which will take ...
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Use width of certain block of text as parameter
I wonder if it's possible to get the width of a certain block of text, passed as an argument in \newcommand and use it numerically inside a conditional.
For example, defining a \newcommand which ...
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Undefined control sequence. l.12 \NeedsTeXFormat {LaTeX2e}
I've recently updated texmaker and miktex and my latex template for writing application letters doesn't work anymore. (latex template
Error message:
("C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\...
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if statement in nested foreach in tikzpicture not working - wrong syntax?
I attempt to place dots on certain grid locations by using a nested \foreach command as follows, but TeXstudio rejects the use of the second variable \y with an error 'unrecognized command'.
Strangely ...
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Problem with a test in if statement
I'm having trouble with the implementation of a if statement. I want to know if today and five days from now happen in the same month. I get the correct values of the corresponding month to print but ...
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Shorthand or simplified boolean expressions?
I have a lot of self-defined booleans and conditional statements, and have conditions like
\ifthenelse{\NOT \boolean{foo} \AND \NOT \boolean{bar} \AND \NOT \boolean{baz}}{...}{...}
I want a way to ...
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String comparison on \citefield result
I'm using \citeall with a custom entry formatter to list all the entries in my bib file, but I'd like to conditionally format entries from a specific journal. To do this, I've tried using \ifthenelse ...
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On the xfp package: Comparison
On page 1/2 of the xfp package we read:
The floating point expressions may comprise:Comparison operators: x < y, x <= y, x >? y, x ! = y etc.
However they did not show an example. Below I ...
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On a conditional command: more powerful than \ifnum
According to the TEX in a Nutshell, Petr Olšák, page 16/29, we get:
\ifnum ⟨number 1⟩ ⟨relation⟩ ⟨number 2⟩ . The ⟨relation⟩ could be < or
= or >. It returns true if the comparison of the two ...
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Typography of nested quotations
In the case of nested quotations, we have the following rule in French typography: if two or more closing quotation marks follow one another, we will write only one closing quotation mark.
Thus:
« ...
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Why does \substring not work inside \equal?
Why does this code output "False":
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stringstrings}
\usepackage{xifthen}
\begin{document}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\substring{ab}{1}{1}}{a}}{True}{False}
\end{...
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Using a command with ifthenelse for setting a section title
I want to set the title of a section with a command which includes an \ifthenelse condition:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\newcommand{\region}{Germany}
\newcommand{\getValue}{
\...
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Problem expanding arguments
I have a problem of understanding how expanding works.
I have been reading several posts but none of them solve my problem.
I have been trying to do something like this:
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Check for empty tex file to decide ifthenelse branch
Objective:
I am trying to key on on the presence of file content (comments are acceptable, I am trying to key in on content that would be displayed in the built PDF) to determine what path to take.
If ...
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Error using `\ifthenelse` from `xifthen` in theorem optional arg, with package `thm-restate` loaded
I want to put a conditional of the form \ifthenelse{\isempty{…}}{…}{…} in the optional argument of an amsthm-style theorem. Ordinarily, this works fine, but the package thm-restate (from thmtools) ...
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ifthen + [ngerman]babel + pgfplots + axis + text height = ☇
Continuing [ngerman]babel + pgfplots + axis + text height = ☇ and feeding
\RequirePackage{ifthen}
\newboolean{techrep}
\setboolean{techrep}{true}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\...
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How can I rewrite these conditionals effectively?
I'm working on modernizing and adapting an old LuaLaTeX template made for exams and other university documents. The thing is, the document is full of conditionals like these:
\newcommand{\showMarks}{...
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Notation for arguments by means of ifthen package
I have this idea to create a piece of code that would allow me for a handy introduction of arguments in my notes for students, by which I mean this kind of fractional notation:
I need a command that ...
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Ifthenelse - Comparing strings (one inferior to another)
This topic is following my previous question, which was marvelously answered by BambOo yesterday.
Now for a step beyond into this project.
Let's admit I want to put a list of letters (or words) on a ...
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Remove space after \else inside command definition
I'm defining this command for my index: \newcommand*{command}{\iffirstsubsubitem\unskip\firstsubsubitemfalse\ \else; \fi} and I'm wondering if there is a way to eliminate the white space it prints ...
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How to test if the product of two numbers are positive as well as finding their absolute values?
I am trying to simplify my work with some latex coding, where the intention is to generate two types of diagrams based on the input. The first type is diagrams with lines only going up
and the second ...
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conditional value in a hyperref textfield
I am trying to create a TextField whose value is conditional on a boolean. If the boolean is true, the default value in the TextField is some value; if it is false, the TextField starts blank (the ...
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Generating multiple versions of a document using a command inside \ifthenelse
I'd like to be able to generate different versions of a document using some kind of print command inside an \ifthenelse statement. Here's an example of what I would like to do. I'd like to do it this ...
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Hiding an environment that contains minted code
Task: I want to create a 'notes' command and an environment which can be hidden by a boolean flag.
Problem: These 'notes' can contain minted code blocks which mess up previous solutions found on the ...
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How to include if-else with computed variables in tikz
I am trying to plot some grids with each point circled in a certain color based on the coordinates. I find some code online to use ifthen package to include the if statement, the following code works ...
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How to select and print selected items from a list
I have written a solutions manual for a textbook and need to print only the odd numbered solutions. I formatted the text very simply with \enumerate within each section.
Sample code:
\begin{...
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Make a \newcommand argument optional without consequence
I have this code block in my .cls file -
\newcommand{\ExperienceEntry}[5]{
\noindent\makebox[\width][l]{#1} \hfill
\makebox[\width][l]{#2} \\
\noindent\makebox[\width][l]{#3} \hfill \\
...
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Why does \ifdim work here but \if doesn't?
I'm very new to LaTeX, and need to compare a length I've defined with a default value (and set another length accordingly). Consequently, I'm exploring the murky (to me anyway) world of LaTeX ...
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How to set up a conditional loop that chooses which compiler to use within the same document?
I have a TeXlive 2019 installation with an unsolved problem that so far prevents me from compiling on this computer with LuaLaTeX, so I thought I could add to the preamble of the document that I'm ...
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How to apply \ifthenelse check on list member accessed via macro?
Hi and many thanks in advance!
I'm trying to perfom an \ifthenelse check on an element, which was extracted out of a list using a macro found here. Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to do it: ...
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Having trouble with TikZ — For Loop and Conditionals
Essentially what I am trying to achieve is a grid of 12 circles with three rows and four columns. All I would like is for the two middle columns to be red while the other two columns are black. Here ...
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tikz variable value not change in foreach loop [duplicate]
Just for demo purpose, below logic only run into if clause but never run to else clause.
\documentclass[tikz,border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\...
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New command with cases / conditionals / 'if… then's
I defined a command to insert figures easier and according to some college formatting. It is working just fine, but I am having a problem trying to add a conditional statement. The command is this:
%\...
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Automatically remove \ifthenelse
Let's assume that you have a single LaTeX source file that can compile two arts of documents: a main conference paper and its extended long version. Inside, you use \ifthenese to produce the two ...
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embedded command resulting in argument of \equal has extra } error
I am trying to make a macro (\ls) which will convert keywords into the mathmode version of their equivalent logic symbol. I've figured a way to make this work fine, except when it is in an argument of ...
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Changing command definition depending on the font size / location
Currently I define my multiplication with
\newcommand{\m}{ \!\cdot\!}}
but I would like to have the \! only there if the font is large enough. How do I check for the size of the font?
The important ...
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How can I set boolean pgfkeys?
I am making a command called seal that needs a boolean key=value option. Since I don't know how to do this, I am using key=yes and key=no for defining my pgfkeys as follows.
\pgfkeys{
/seal/.is ...
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Passing options from a newcommand to a another command (\includegraphics)
I'm making a command called \seal that uses the \includegraphics function. The command \seal has some key=value options of its own (color, beamer, trimz) and it must accept all options of \...
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How do I fix using the \ChapFrame; temporary removal and permanent attachment of the side thumb headings?
MWE
\documentclass[a4paper,twoside,openright,10pt]{book}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\usepackage[explicit]{titlesec}
\usepackage{ifoddpage}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\...
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Implementing nested if-then-else tests
I would like to implement the following processsing for each row of my data, which is read with datatool:
if ( (\No = 5 and \B=11111) OR (\No = 5 and \B=22222) ):
\inserpageA
else if ( (\No = 5) ...
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Sorting newcommands according to one variable
Two reviewers made several comments on my paper, and I am writing a response letter. I defined a newcommand as follows:
\newcommand{\response}[3]{Comment by Reviewer #1 \\ Comment: #2 \\ Response: #3}...
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Using if in tables (spreadtab, tabu)
I was trying to build a document with a table which could change its rows depending on whether the customer needs to pay tax or not. I tried to go with
http://handyfloss.net/2007.08/latex-programming-...
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if/else to test if a string is empty failing
Using the following
\def \ifempty#1{\def\temp{#1} \ifx\temp\empty }
\def \mymacro#1{ \ifempty{#1} empty \else not empty \fi }
\mymacro{something} % prints "not empty"
\mymacro{} % prints "...
