Questions tagged [output]
about the main output of the (La)TeX compilation process. Not meant to be used for questions about {compiling} in general or the {output-routine}.
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ifcase eats up letters
I created a command that switches between GCD and LCM. However it has a side effect of erasing everything before the second visible character after the command. How can I fix this bug?
\documentclass{...
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How to make lualatex output the preprocessed .tex file? [duplicate]
My own Latex writing platform is very complicated with many self-defined macros and lua functions. My platform works fine to produce .pdf output. Now, a journal submission website requires uploading ...
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Need to store some values in a separate output file
My current code is:
\documentclass{book}
\setlength{\paperwidth}{6in}
\setlength{\paperheight}{9in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{27pc}
\setlength{\textheight}{39pc}
\makeatletter
\renewcommand\normalsize{%...
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Get values from a TeX application file
My tags are follows:
\documentclass{book}
\newwrite\stylesheetdetails%
\immediate\openout\stylesheetdetails\jobname.ssh%
\AtEndDocument{\immediate\closeout\stylesheetdetails}%
\setlength{\...
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Delete /svg-inkscape directory with latexmk cleanup
I'm using the svg package to include graphics in my document. When I compile using latexmk -pdf -silent -synctex=1 "myFile", my working directory fills with all of the typically generated ...
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Why does \pgfmathresult automatically add spaces when used inside a loop? [duplicate]
Compare the following two pieces of code. Both of them output consecutive positive odd numbers starting from 1. The first one defines a command that uses a for loop then calls the command. The second ...
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Move generated .pdf and .synctex.gz files into build folder in texstudio
The solution in this post Texstudio + Biber + build folder successfully results in the .log and .aux files being put into a separate folder, but it does not affect the .pdf and .synctex.gz files. Is ...
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Cannot convert PDF output to PDF-A standard
I am about to submit my PhD thesis but I cannot convert the PDF output generated by Overleaf (using the premium version) into the proper PDF-A standard. The document is more than 400 pages long, and I ...
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Texstudio does not find .lof and .lot files [duplicate]
I have set up a subfolder for the aux-files which works fine so far (main_outputs).
Only thing is that if I add a \listoffigures or \listoftables, I get the warning 'No file main.lot' / 'No file main....
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Externalise tikz figures and LaTeX output in different directories
I have the following tree:
.
├── main.tex
├── output
└── tikz
I would like to compile main.tex using output for LaTeX output, but having the tikz PDFs externalised in the tikz directory, which would ...
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Referencing results from an output table
I have been always wondering if there were an optimal way to perform this task in papers. So for example, in my field it is normal to present an output table from R (like linear regression) showing ...
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A pdf output with exact output dimensions
I want to create a .jpg picture from .pdf with exactly these real dimensions to include this .jpg into my Mobile Phone Samsung Flip Z3 as specified here into my Android Studio Application. Can someone ...
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How to write the output in multiple pdf files [duplicate]
Suppose that I want to split the output of my LaTeX document in several .pdf files.
Is there something like:
\fromnowwritetofile{foo.pdf}
some part of my document
\fromnowritetofile{foo2.pdf}
some ...
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Blank output using feynmp package [duplicate]
Using all the code of feynmp package in my recent distribuition of MikTeX for W10 I have not see nothing. Why?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{feynmp}
\begin{document}
\...
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Preamble to specify location of compiled pdf
It is possible to select where to save compiled pdfs from .tex files after compiling from the terminal. But, what commands in the preamble of a .tex file will give me explicit control over where the a ...
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What documentclass to use for publications not meant to be printed
I'm looking for a documentclass or a setup where the paper size (like A4) and "page breaks" aren't part of the output.
How do I end up with one long pdf, with no page distraction?
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Undefined control sequence error in output.bbl, how to find line?
I got a bunch of errors in my overleaf document that look like this. Is there any way to find what line/area they are pointing to?
Undefined control sequence.
./output.bbl, 24
The compiler is ...
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No Output PDF Produced
I'm using TeXShop to produce a PDF file of a .tex file, and my professor can produce an output, but I cannot. I assume it has something to do with garamondx, but I believe I installed it correctly.
To ...
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Are \onehalfspacing and {spacing}{1.5} Supposed to Yield Different Results?
I am working on a document which requires for a very small portion of the text, that the spacing between the lines be increased. However, and I don't know why, the \begin{onehalfspacing} ... \end{...
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Using pdf generated in a standalone documentclass in an other project
So I have this big project on Overleaf, and I need to import bar chart from another project. I'm using \documentclass[tikz]{standalone} to generate my bar charts. Everything is working great at this ...
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What causes Underfull and Overfull \hbox warnings in code processed in .dtx file but not in standalone .tex file?
I am running TeX Live 2021 with all available package and system updates applied on macOS Catalina (again with all available updates applied). I am editing package documentation that was last ...
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Texnic Center, Error with pdf
I am facing the same problem as mentioned in TeXnicCenter not working with Acrobat Reader
Basically, when I want to generate pdf output, I get the following error:
I have tried updating the Build-...
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How to fix the error 'I can't write on file `document.pdf'?
I attach the document code. I don't understand what's wrong. Before that, everything worked, but after updating the MiKTeX packages, this error appeared. I work in the Texstudio program.
\...
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How to execute TeX only for side effects
I need to execute a part of my TEX code without printing the text it produces while making \global macros defined by it available.
For example, when I have this group:
{
foo\global\def\bar{baz}
}
I ...
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LaTex error: missing \endcsname inserted. Cannot compile
while editing the citations in a chapter of my thesis I got dozens of errors like the following and can't compile the file to a pdf anymore:
*Missing \endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
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How to Get PdfLatex to Display a 2-Page Output on a Single Page
The following code (for example)
\documentclass{book}
\textheight 5.25in
\usepackage{lipsum}
%\usepackage[all]{nowidow}
\begin{document}
\LARGE
\chapter*{Chapter 1}
\lipsum[2]
\end{document}
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Latex - Suppressing a Piece of Tex Output, but keeping numbering etc throughout for Book for example
I am using a trick I found here to suppress text output when I wish. See below. The only problem is that 1. My equations are still showing (not suppressed) and 2. My tables show the \hlines. How ...
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UNC paths with xelatex > no pdf output
It appears that my home university has changed the paths for our directory from a letter drive M: to a server path (the drive M: was also on a remote server, by the way). The paths to files in that ...
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Before LaTeX editors were invented, how did plain TeX authors output their code? [duplicate]
"Output" doesn't just mean PDF files. It could also mean PostScript or plain paper (made from trees).
This might seem like a goofy question, but I couldn't find the answer with a search ...
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"Rerrun to get cross-reference right." LaTeX Warning
I'm stuck with this warning: "Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right." The compiler is not able to compile my document and I can't move one.
Initially the warning ...
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Sorry, but "MiKTeX Compiler Driver" did not succeed. The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again. Appreciate any help
I checked the log file, it said as below:
texify - starting with command line: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64\texify.exe" --pdf --synctex=1 --clean myFileName.tex
664-0400 ...
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Simplest Way to Effect a Horizontal Shift of the Output in a Verse Environment
Consider the following code which produces the illustrated 4-line stanza:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{verse}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\large
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Understanding all output files when compiling a LaTeX document
I've been using MiKTeX for a while, but I haven't really understood what all the output files are. I'm using pdflatex and I've just started using biber for bibliography. When I compile a .tex file I ...
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How do I solve the Output routine didn't use all of \box255. \newpage ...prevdepth \fi \fi \vfil \penalty -\@M error?
I am currently writing my thesis and am using MikTex to do so. I have not updated MikTex in a whole year of time and it was running fine till I did today. Today I updated the MikTex to the latest ...
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The defined command not work in \ifdefined
Why this MWE doesn't work?
\begin{filecontents*}[overwrite]{myClass.cls}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{myClass}
\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{article}}
\ProcessOptions\...
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Converting mathematical TeX expressions
Is there a (hopefully simple) way to convert a mathematical TeX expression, such as \frac{\cos(x^2) - x}{x^2 + 1}, to expressions which you would use in a programming language? The outcome of the ...
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Output a result file from a original file with @nameuse
i have a file a.tex
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\makeatletter
\gdef\wbsinput@files{,\jobname}
\gdef\wbsinput@current{\jobname}
\long\def\wbs#1#2{
{\expandafter\ifx\csname wbsinput@\...
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Differrent output for the solidus symbol (/) inside math mode
I have asked before how to create a macro for a new division symbol (Custom division symbol).
To use it, I type $a \newdiv b$ and it works fine, but I'd rather type $a/b$ so that my code will be ...
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How do I write the hashtag symbol # into an output file?
I was successful before in writing the hashtag symbol # into an output file. please see the following MWE.
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{newverbs}
\Verbdef\myHashtagSymbolOne{#}%
\newcommand*{\...
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Invalid numbers and output on listing when using linerange on lstinputlisting [closed]
I'm trying to use linerange inside a lstinputlisting. The command is able to read the file but omitts the content of the first line. I would expect if I use the following code to see the last line of ...
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How to fix an ugly fraction with exponent?
Here's a simple fraction that I find extremely ugly. What could I do to get a better looking result (without using a negative exponent) ?
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper,twoside]{book}
\usepackage[T1]...
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Why is there an extra (4) in the output of align?
\documentclass {article}
\usepackage {amsmath}
\usepackage {amssymb}
\begin {document}
With `` align* '' ( you require manual numbering) :-
\begin {align*}
\alpha &= \beta + \...
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Saving the PDF output file into a specific file using pdflatex inside VisualStudio C# [duplicate]
I am trying to run a .tex file using pdflatex with MikTex from inside VisualStudio C#. My problem is that I can't seem to get the PDF output in the right location. I saw that there is the "-...
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TeXnicCenter not working with Acrobat Reader
Even after updating to R20 in the PDF section, TeXnicCenter is not opening Acrobat Reader. I'm using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 2020.013.20074. The old trick does not seem to work.
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Error: Output routine didn't use all of \box255 [closed]
I get this error message for my footer:
\begin{textblock*}{0.9cm}(3.5cm,9.25cm)
\raggedleft
{\usebeamercolor[fg]{title in head/foot}\usebeamerfont{title in head/foot}
\hspace*{10cm}{\textbf{IEB}\...
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Conditional naming of the output PDF file
My target is to have an output Solved Exam.pdf when \ifSolution is true, and The Exam.pdf when \ifSolution is false.
However, I don't know if this answer is relevant here to change the \jobname and ...
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Difference in pdf output quality
I noticed that viewing the documents I compile with latex on the Adobe Acrobat viewer, the result seems to be higher quality - i.e. the characters look more defined, somewhat more "crisp" - ...
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The mystery of the disappearing asterisk [duplicate]
I have a weird "bug" in my table. For some reason one asterisk does not show up. I am using LuaLaTex which as I understand it uses Unicode so all these weird glyphs I've got in my table ...
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Why do I get "Require" and "Ensure" instead of "input" and "output" phrases in my pseudocode in IEEE Access format?
When I wrote the following pseudocode in \documentclass{article} format, I get "Input" and "Output" phrases after the compilation but when I write the same latex code in the IEEE ...
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Omit environment-content from being printed
I've created a very simple environment for myself to make reminders/comments visible inside the document:
\newenvironment{todo}{~\\\color{red}}{~\\}
However, now I want to create a pdf for someone to ...
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