Questions tagged [listings]
{listings} is a package that extends LaTeX's {verbatim} features. A variety of syntax highlighting options are available. For general questions about {verbatim} or {highlighting} use the respective tag. For the unrelated concept of list structures, use {lists} instead.
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How to change font size for specific lstlisting
I have a java lstlisting and it is too big and does not mach a single page.
Is there any way to specify font for specific listing, not all listings in document?
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What can I use to typeset MATLAB code in my document?
This question led to a new package:
matlab-prettifier
Does anybody have a quick and easy way to typeset some relatively long MATLAB code in the appendix? I looked up a few methods, and the mcode ...
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How to highlight Python syntax in LaTeX Listings \lstinputlistings command
I am using package listings to import my Python source code into my LaTeX document. I use the command \lstinputlistings. I have a Python source like
class Child(Parent):
def __init__(self, *args, *...
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lstlisting line wrapping
How is it possible to let lstlisting wrap lines?
I've troubles with following block:
\begin{lstlisting}[language=java]
public class MeasureStationControllerV0Test {
MeasureStationControllerV0 ...
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Avoid page breaks in \lstlistings
I'm trying to avoid page breaks in my lstlisting (seen in section 0.0.2) I know I can remedy this by floating my lstlisting, but it adds some unwanted white space (seen in section 0.0.1).
Is there ...
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How to format an inline source code
I have a document where I quiet often refer to source code element, such as class names, I wanted to format these strings differently, but at the beginning I didn't want to fiddle with various options ...
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Using \lstinputlisting to include a file but only certain lines or line ranges
I wanted to tidy up a TeX document and was curious if you can use \lstinputlisting or a similar function to include a certain part of a source-code file.
Example, I have a 500 or so line source file ...
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Reference to a listing returns wrong number
I'm using the following code to create a listing with sourcecode:
\begin{lstlisting}[caption={caption_text}\label{lst:a_label},language=Java]
// Code...
\end{lstlisting}
Unfortunately, a \ref{lst:...
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set the font family for lstlisting
I have the following set up for my listings :
\lstset{basicstyle=\footnotesize,breaklines=true}
\lstset{framextopmargin=50pt,frame=bottomline}
I would like to change the font family to Courier. How ...
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Having problems with listings and UTF-8. Can it be fixed?
I'm having some problems with listings and UTF-8 in my document. Maybe someone can help me? Some characters work, like é and ó, but á and others appear at the beginning of words...
\documentclass[...
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How to put the caption below the listing?
When I use a simple caption, tex puts it above the listing
\begin{lstlisting}[caption={My Caption}]
\end{lstlisting}
If I use \captionof, caption goes below the listing, but paragraph for next line ...
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Is there a LaTeX trick to prevent a PDF viewer from copying the line number?
A PDF output is obtained by compiling the following code.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{listings}
\lstset
{
language={[LaTeX]TeX},
numbers=left,
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minted vs. texments vs. verbments
Regarding the typesetting of syntax-colored source code, I know that listings is inferior because it doesn't utilize a full lexer. Instead the Python-based solution is recommended. It seems there are ...
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XML syntax highlighting
I use the following code to include some XML code:
\lstset{language=XML}
\begin{lstlisting}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" ...
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Syntax Coloring in LaTeX
Is there any way to include Python code in a LaTeX file and automatically color its syntax? Is it possible to do syntax coloring with any other language? If yes what packages can I use to do that?
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Extend a language with additional keywords?
I'm using listings and I want to extend a language with additional keywords for highlightning. I know there is an option morekeywords available, but that only works for a particular lstset declaration ...
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\autoref does not capitalize initial character in sentence when referencing label in listings environment
I have defined the following
\providecommand*{\lstnumberautorefname}{line}
and within my text
\begin{lstlisting}
|\label{sdd_1}|<sqlCallStatistics>YES</sqlCallStatistics>
\...
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Can't insert code in my beamer slide
I want to put some PHP code in my slide with the package listings but I have this error message:
Argument of \frame has an extra }.<inserted text>\par }
My latex code :
\documentclass{beamer}...
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How can I highlight some lines from source code?
I am preparing a presentation (using beamer) and I'll need to include many snippets of source-code. For including source code, I'll probably use listings package. (I know there is also minted package, ...
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Creating a zebra effect using listings
This question led to a new package:
lstlinebgrd (lstaddons bundle)
Friends, consider the following example using the listings package:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{...
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Using \ttfamily with \bfseries (or how to enable bold in fixed-width font)
I'm using listings package, and I've added basicstyle=\ttfamily\footnotesize. However, when I do that, the keywords from the embedded source-code are not bold anymore.
I figured that \ttfamily ...
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minted vs. listings: pros and cons
While I'm switching from minted to listings, I would like to ask you
for this comparison.
The following is what it comes to my mind till now:
minted needs Pygments to work, listings does not (this ...
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How to improve listings display of JSON files?
I was wondering if there is a good way for JSON files to be listed with the listings package.
The only language definition I could come up with, is this:
\lstdefinelanguage{json}
{
morestring=[b]...
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language option supported in listings
I am afraid that listing doesn't support javascript.
\begin{lstlisting}[language=javascript]
...
\end{lstlisting}
What am I doing wrong?
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How to use mathematical symbols in listing?
I want to use math mode in lstlisting. How do I do that?
How to put tab in this mode?
\begin{document}
\begin{lstlisting}[frame=single] % Start your code-block
module main()
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Has the time come for a LaTeX3 successor to 'listings'?
I'm currently looking for a nice and challenging open-source project to work/collaborate on after my thesis. I don't have a Comp. Sci. background, but I'd like to learn more about compiler ...
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listings: Copy to clipboard feature?
I was just wonder if it would be possible to have a "Copy to Clipboard Button" next to each listing which would just copy the verbatim content of the lstlistings environment to the clipboard.
An ...
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How to change listing caption?
I have some listings that contain pseudo-code of algorithms. And I use this:
\lstset{caption={Descriptive Caption Text},label=DescriptiveLabel}
to add captions to them.
My problem is that the ...
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How do I add syntax coloring to my C++ source code in beamer
I have just learned how to insert source code into beamer with the listings package.
However I dont know how to go about adding any syntax coloring on the C++ source code.
How do I do that?
Here ...
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Listings caption [duplicate]
I'm using the listings package with this \begin command:
\begin{lstlisting}[caption=blabla, label=amb]
This yields a nice code listing with a caption like "Listing 1.1 blabla". Is there a way to ...
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How to center a listing?
I'm trying to get some console output in my homework. I put it in a listings environment but I want it to be centered horizontally on the page.
The only thing I get centered is the caption ;-/
\...
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Lstlistings reference to line number
How can I place a 'label' marker inside a lstlisting environment (external file imported and formatted via the listinputlisting command) so that I can cross-reference a particular line number?
In ...
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How to prevent lstlisting from splitting code between pages?
Is it possible to prevent lstlisting from splitting a code between pages if it does not fit on one page? Instead splitting I would like to have the code on the next page.
I tried to put all ...
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How to have straight single quotes in lstlistings
All single quotes in code samples are displayed as backticks and the copy-pasted code can't be compiled without fixing the quotation. Is it possible to prevent this?
for example:
\documentclass{...
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How can I make lstlisting look exactly like verbatim?
I like the way the verbatim environment looks, and I want to make my lstlistings look like it.
I've tried setting the basic style to \ttfamily, but the letter kerning and line spacing seem to be ...
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How to insert code with accents with listings?
I'm trying to insert source code in LaTeX with using listings, but my code has accents and pdflatex gives me this error:
Unicode char \u8:�\expandafter not set up for use with LaTeX.
This is a code ...
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Inline code and short verb with minted
I it possible to use minted for inline code and to add a short verb sing for minted? Like \lstMakeShortInline| in listings.sty?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{minted}
\newminted{tex}{}
\...
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Using bold/italic text inside listings?
How can I use bold text inside a code listing? I wanted to make some parts of the code bold.
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Shrink lstlisting frames to code content
I use lstlistings to include code in my document. I'd like my code to be framed and its frame to be adjusted to the size of the actual code content. Here is what I have as of now :
\lstset{numbers=...
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How can I typeset Julia code with the listings package?
I'd like to typeset some Julia code, syntax highlighting and all, with the listings package. For information, the Julia language is a strong contender for MATLAB, and is free and open-source.
However,...
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\listings code style for HTML5 (CSS, HTML, JavaScript)
I would like to create a code style for HTML5 that can be used with the \listings package.
An HTML5 document consists of three languages: CSS, HTML and JavaScript. That makes the whole thing a bit ...
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How can I use LaTeX-commands inside of a listing?
I'm using the listings package in a LaTeX document. It works great, but it doesn't allow me to put LaTeX commands inside of the listing. I would like to use a counter to enumerate some of the ...
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Strange character when using listings package
I'm seeing an odd character like a very flat U, where there should be a space, with the listings package. See example below. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening, or how to get rid or work ...
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Indent a code listing in LaTeX
For a little LaTeX document I am writing I would like to insert source code fields (in SQL) into my paper.
I found out that I can use the listings package for this, which works well so far:
\...
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The 'listings' package and UTF-8
Please, do you know if there's any possibility how to use the listings package together with XeLaTeX? I have to use XeLaTeX and therefore I have UTF-8 encoded files. This is not compatible with ...
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Phantom spaces in listings
I have a problem with SQL code in a PDF document. For code representation I'm using the listings package. Everything works perfect until I copy-paste that code from the created PDF document. I get ...
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How can I get straight double quotes in listings?
My question is related to the following two
How to have straight single quotes in lstlistings
In the minted package, how do I enforce straight single quotes?
but I'm specifically asking about double-...
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How can I highlight YAML code in a pretty way with listings?
I'm trying to highlight simple YAML (the markup language, not the CSS framework) code. I know that there is a solution using pygments and minted, however, I would prefer a solution with \...
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Ensure verbatim code block is copy/paste-able
After rendering a document containing this code block
\begin{verbatim}
if [ ! -d .git ]; then git init; fi # Initialises a new Git repository, if doesn't already exist.
if [ ! -f README.md ]; ...
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Highlight text in code listing while also keeping syntax highlighting
I’m using the listings package for code listings. Now I try to highlight some part of the code using \hl from the soul package.
Here’s an example of a resulting query where the injected part of a SQL ...
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