Questions tagged [luatex]
LuaTeX is a Unicode-capable extension of TeX which integrates the scripting language Lua. Use this tag if your question is about LuaTeX or LuaLaTeX specific problems and is not related to standard (La)TeX. For ConTeXt related questions use {context-mkiv}.
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LuaLaTeX + luatexja + beamer: Serif vs. Sans-Serif
I wanted to create a beamer presentation in which Japanese and English are mixed.
According to my Google-Fu, the luatexja package is good for that.
In principle, it was surprisingly easy to use. I ...
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Font works with LuaLaTex but not with XeLaTeX
I have the following MWE. When I compile it with LuaLaTex it works fine, but when I compile it with XeLaTeX I get the error
! Package fontspec Error: The font "GFS Artemisia" cannot be found....
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LuaLaTeX: ctex and microtype together produce errors “Missing font identifier”
Compile the following MWE with LuaLaTeX:
%! TEX program = lualatex
\documentclass{article}
\RequirePackage[fontset=fandol]{ctex}
\usepackage{microtype}
\begin{document}
{\small\scshape Some text}
\...
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Insert external pdf page(s) with unknown number of pages with LuaLaTeX [closed]
I am going to stitch together several external PDF files. Some are single paged and others are multi paged. Is there a general way of including external PDFs independent on the number of pages. I was ...
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Pass a tex value to lua in context
I have the following code
\startluacode
company = context.env("company")
patch_file = "public/" .. company .. "/patch-english.json"
\stopluacode
where I pass the company ...
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Can TikZ-Feynman be used in a document compiled with pdfLaTex?
I'd like to use TikZ-Feynman to have some nice Feynman-Diagrams in my paper. I have no experience with LuaTex, which TikZ-Feynman needs (and i currently don't really have the time to get used to ...
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Create Separate File using LuaLaTeX
My Input LaTeX FileName is Article05.tex. I would like to find the text <stepn number>(.-)</stepn number> and store the text is individual file like name is Article05-step.tex. How to ...
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LuaTeX, \discretionary, and tcolorbox
The following MWE renders differently in XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX: XeLaTeX has a line break, but LuaLaTeX doesn't. pdfLaTeX produces the same result as XeLaTeX.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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matplotlib pgf backend with lualatex - non-math font does not change
When using Python's matplotlib to produce plots, I sometimes require the lualatex engine using the pgf backend for matplotlib when producing "heavier" plots like hexbin, otherwise the TeX ...
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Simplifying luatex expression in ConTeXt
I use lua in ConTeXt as described here. I have this code which simply prints $a x + b = 5$ where a and b substituted
\startitemize[a, columns]
\startluacode
context.startitem()
context.startimath()...
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Colors and luacolor
When I run my sample this works as expected.
When I add the package luacolor the color remains black - not red any longer.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pdfpages,xcolor}
\usepackage{eso-pic}
\...
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Problem with \rowcolor command in nicematrix package
I am having problems with the \rowcolor command in nicematrix package. Here is a MWE.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{nicematrix}
\begin{document}
We define the product \(AB\) by
%Example 1
\...
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How can I input Cyrillic extended letters with \newunicodechar?
I'm trying to write Tatar (a language with some Cyrillic extensions әөүһңҗ) with \newunicodechar in LuaLaTeX like this (example with Ә):
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{newunicodechar}
\...
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How to use \lastnamedcs?
Please look at this short MWE:
% Plain LuaTeX
\ifcsname b@selineskip\endcsname
\else
\expandafter\newdimen\lastnamedcs
\lastnamedcs\normalbaselineskip
\fi
\expandafter\the\csname b@selineskip\...
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Why aren't dageshes aligned in Hebrew in LuaLaTex?
I'm trying to typeset a single line of Biblical Hebrew, in which some letters have a dagesh diacritic, which is no problem in my text editor in my chosen font (designed for Biblical Hebrew), but for ...
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Can I make a macro behave like \numexpr?
For example I define \fpeval in Plain LuaTeX:
\begingroup
\catcode`\%=12
\directlua{
function math.round_int ( x )
return x>=0 and math.floor(x+0.5) or math.ceil(x-0.5)
end
function ...
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In 2021, does anything beat pdflatex? [closed]
It's 2021.
I want to write a book in LaTeX, no restrictions from any publishers. I do not want to write packages.
I read the terms LaTeX3 (now part of LaTeX itself?), XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, ..., but ...
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Problem issuing \egroup (“}”) from Lua
I would like to define a command using Lua that will start and end a \savebox depending on if it is starred or not. Let's call this command \switchcolumn.
Here is the code (the first \switchcolumn ...
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Wrap CJK Languages Text with LuaLatex
I have the following tex file:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{libertine}
\overfullrule=0pt\newcommand{\cvspace}{\vskip 1.2em}\directlua{
\directlua {
luaotfload.add_multiscript("cjk"...
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How to update LuaLatex on Debian to use 1.10.0 and 2019.20200218-1
I have two WSL2 distros running and whilst testing my LaTeX file via the command line, it seems to generate the PDF whilst using Ubuntu.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{libertine}
\overfullrule=...
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Error with lualatex in TeX Live 2021 when using LetterSpace feature in combination with \emph and -
The following example compiles on a TeX Live 2020 system (This is LuaHBTeX, Version 1.12.0 (TeX Live 2020)), but fails on a most recent TeX Live 2021 (This is LuaHBTeX, Version 1.13.2 (TeX Live 2021) ...
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Drawing small square box [closed]
I am trying to draw / create a empty box
I found an old answer , but
the problem is ,
it is not aligning to text / line
Help please
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Missing characters for CJK languages in one document but work without applying commands for LuaLaTex or XeLaTeX 2018 version (latest stable version)?
I know you can apply something like \ch{...} to render specific language such as Chinese, however, is there a way to have it render the content without applying commands to the content but also work ...
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CV template stopped working after updating package
I recently updated all my packages since it had been a while. I noticed that my CV now produces errors when compiling (I am using LuaLaTeX). The same file compiled just fine right before the updates. ...
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Tikz external handling optimization
Since I have many and elaborate diagrams (PGFPlots) as well as Tikz images in my document, I have come across a limitation of Tikzexternalize.
It takes a long time to compile the document if I make ...
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The \overrightarrow doesn't work
The \overrightarrow for vectors doesn't work. Here is a mwe.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xfakebold}
\usepackage{firamath-otf}
\setmathfont{TeX Gyre DejaVu Math}[range={\vdots,\ddots,\...
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Drawing disconnected diagram with tikz-feynman
I am trying to draw a disconnected diagram which consists of two propagators, however one of the propagators has a cactus loop. I have this code so far
\begin{center}
\feynmandiagram [horizontal = a ...
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How can I substitute an ampersand in LuaLaTeX?
I am trying to use Lua to substitute the default ampersand for a swashy one. Fontforge tells me the glyph's name is 'ampersand', and the swashy version is 'u0026.da'. However, I can't get the swash ...
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Why does substitution only work in italic in LuaLaTeX?
I am trying out this simple substitution in LuaLaTeX, after confirming for this font (using FontForge) that the right alternate glyph is Q.d in both the roman and italic. Yet, this MWE produces the ...
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error: (linebreak): invalid node with type whatsit and subtype 19 found in discretionary
When trying to build the following document with LuaLaTeX, it fails on my computer with the error in the title:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainfont{...
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Footnotes from nested multicols not displayed
I have a document that uses multicols inside multicols for a section but when I define a footnote in the inner multicols environment, it is not displayed. Footnotes defined outside of multicols or in ...
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Combining a diactritics with dotted circle in Hebrew text
I want to demonstrate various diacritics in Hebrew.
Unicode contains a Dotted Circle U+25CC symbol for that purpose. However, when I try to combine them in \texthebrew the characters do not combine (...
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What are the pros and cons of using microtype or LuaTeX's inbuilt microtypography features?
Both the microtype package and LuaLaTeX appear to offer the ability to use protrusion and expansion for microtypographic improvement. However, as a recent convert to LuaLaTeX, I'm quite confused as ...
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How to make sure LuaTeX write all that is supposed to?
I have a file
\documentclass{standalone}
\begin{document}
\( \mathaccent"7017 c \)
\end{document}
that prints what is supposed to, a C-with a circle on top in math-mode, just fine.
Suppose now ...
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! Package PGF Math Error: Unknown function `zeta' (in '{zeta((-10.0))}').See the PGF Math
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.15}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\definecolor{ffqqqq}{rgb}{1.,0.,0.}
\...
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Monospaced Garamond-Number in Section Heading
I have a problem regarding a section and its corresponding TOC entry, for which I couldn't find any solution. In my scartcl using Garamond as required font, I have several section headings
\subsection{...
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How do I get more ligatures to work in Luatex via Lyx?
I came across the question "Ligatures for fi, fl, ffl do not work for Times New Roman (XeLaTeX)," and it had two solutions; but neither works completely for LuaTex. The first is Xetex/...
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How do I get lualatex+babel to use the “classic” TeX font families?
I'm getting (re)acquainted with babel and lualatex for multi-lingual documents. I know I can set individual font families with, say:
\babelfont[english]{rm}{Latin Modern Roman}
but how do I tell ...
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How to get a system font which works with xelatex to work with lualatex?
I'm trying to convert a document from using xelatex+polyglossia to luatex+babel (following a suggestion here).
The relevant code is:
\usepackage[english, bidi=basic]{babel}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\...
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Plain LuaTeX unicode letters with PiTeX
I'm trying to isolate fonts.ptxlua from pitex to access Open/True-Type fonts with the YaX interface. I can load the font correctly; however, as I tried to typeset some proofs, I found that now LuaTeX ...
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Biber version in MikTex (2.16) doesn't match version applied for compiling (2.12) [duplicate]
I am using LuaLatex and have a pretty strange problem for me regarding Biber and Biblatex. MikTex tells me my installed versions for Biber and BibLatex are:
biber-windows-x64 (2.16)
biber-doc (2.16)
...
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PDF/A-1u validation failure due to incorrect “CIDSet stream” from CJK fonts [duplicate]
This document...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a-2u]{pdfx}
\usepackage{babel}
\babelprovide[import=zh-Hans]{chineseS}
\babelfont[chineseS]{rm}{AR PL UMing CN}
\begin{document}
what \...
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Smashoperator with unicode-math and luatex
Consider the following MWE
\documentclass[11pt,oneside,openright,a4paper]{memoir}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\begin{document}
\[
L(x)= \smashoperator{\...
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Scaling of parentheses and brackets with unicode-math and kpfonts fails
The problem
I use unicode-math and lualatex and for beamer presentations, I want a fully compatible OTF sans serif font (that looks good with Myriad Pro unlike GFSNeohellenicMath). Kp-Math-Sans works ...
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Generating jpg images of Questions and Options in Exam Document Class through any method
The following is a code of TeX file.
\documentclass{exam}
\begin{document}
\begin{questions}
\question Sample Question
\begin{choices}
\choice choice 1
\choice choice 2
\...
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LuaTeX does not find liga OpenType feature
I created a custom font in FontForge and generated an OTF of it. It contains the usual ligatures fi, fl, ff, ffi, and ffl. I use the font like this:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\...
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LuaLaTeX and hyphenation / left/right hyphenmin
This is my code (run with LuaLaTeX):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{libertine}
%\usepackage{polyglossia}
%\setmainlanguage{german}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\begin{...
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Using Adobe Fonts with (Xe/Lua)Latex
Motivation
Although Adobe Fonts is proprietary software (and that's probably the whole issue here...), I think it's also really tempting to use some of the Adobe Typefaces (e.g. Minion Pro, Arno Pro, ...
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Automatically warning when I fail to use acronym package
I would like to get a warning if I define an acronym using the acronym package and then use the long or short form of the acronym without using the acronym package's facilities. For example, in this ...
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Print caron using biber [closed]
I am trying to cite a paper with the following authors:
author={Flaj{\v{\s}}manov{\'a}, Jana and {\v{S}}iler, Martin
and Jedli{\v{c}}ka, Petr and Hrub{\`y}, Franti{\v{s}}ek
and Brzobohat{\`y}, Oto ...
