Questions tagged [parameters]
{parameters} is about the meaning, and the manipulation of fundamental parameters that guide the typesetting of LaTeX.
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Taking in optional boolean flags in a macro without expl3
I want to create a macro \verticalStep which will produce a vertical skip of fixed length, and take two optional arguments, negative and small.
So for you could use
\verticalStep for a standard ...
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Want to add optional parameter to adjust tightness of \mybox
Following up on @Roman Starkov's \mybox definition for a tight \fbox (How to put a framed box around text + math environment), I'd like to add an optional parameter to adjust the pt allowance around ...
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Differentiate package parameters for different versions of package
I have 2 versions of TeXLive:
2020 at home (as far as I remember)
2021 at work
I have a document with string:
\usepackage[group-separator = \;, decimalsymbol=comma]{siunitx}
It works at home, but ...
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How to draw neural networks from parameters?
This page by Izaak Neutelings offers some code to draw neural networks: https://tikz.net/neural_networks/ . Running the simple code from the top of said page yields:
\documentclass[border=3pt,tikz]{...
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Use parameters of latexcommand in two .tex files
Im quite new to Latex and haven't found anything yet to help me with my problem. My problem is that i want to write the output of a command to another .tex file.
I want to use the custom command \...
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Convenient way of having named optional arguments in macros
I am writing a macro with many arguments, many of which may be optional. Example of how I imagine it:
\newcommand{\mycommand}[width, height, density=1, joy=0]{Only \texttt{width} of value #width is ...
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TikZpicture as newcommand with more than 10 parameters
I would like to build several Pareto diagram figures using a \newcommand, like this:
\documentclass[11pt]{amsart}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\usepackage{xfp}
\...
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Lettrine Parameter loversize Not Working with Drop-Cap Algorithm
Consider the following code containing a macro which produces a two-color lettrine:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{lettrine}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[...
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Specifying the Positioning Parameters for an egreg Two-Color Lettrine
This post refers to a two-color lettrine provided by egreg in Centering an Initfamily Letter within a Colorbox and Sizing It for Use as a Two-Color Lettrine.
Consider the code
\documentclass{book}
\...
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How convert "string" into parameter? [closed]
How using \myfunction{"TEST"} to \mysuperfunction{T}{E}{S}{T}
I alvays have this same number of parameter
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escape hashs (#) passed as argument to use them in inner macro
I am using nested macros using the xparse package, my ultimate goal being to have a custom macro factory. I have simplified my current problem here.
I want to give a pattern as an argument, like in ...
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Parameterize call to macro [duplicate]
I like to parameterize the call to a macro. Please see the minimal example below. I think it is self-explaining.
Ultimately, I am searching for a way to call a macro by a string (kind of reflection).
\...
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Variable number of arguments: generate alignment characters
I'm trying to define a command \letin that should produce something that looks as follows.
Note that it should support a variable number of "let" arguments and a single "in" ...
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Space between horizontal lines in awesomebox
I need a small space between top & bottom of the paragraph
MWE
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{awesomebox}
\begin{document}
\setlength{\...
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How to set an inline tcbox height to a fixed height (1em)
I'm searching for a way to avoid the following layout (image below) where the underscore and the lower case letters get tightened inside the tcbox : ideally, I'd like the tcbox to keep a height that ...
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What is the correct way to type partial derivative in a parameter using \pd in commath package? [duplicate]
I'm using \pd{ }{ } in the commath package to type the partial derivative which saves lots of efforts than typing \frac{\partial }{\partial }. However when I want to have a pair of parameters around ...
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Undefined control sequence error after MiKTex update on 2021-08-25 while using parametrized file
Last time I updated MiKTeX was over an year and till now the below MWE worked:
\begin{filecontents*}{tst.tex}
\begin{tikzpicture}[auto]
% placing the nodes
\node[signal] (input) {};
\...
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newcommand in newcommand, value of variable as parameter
I have created a command which creates another command.
The parameter of the first command is a variable which is used in the second command.
I would like the second command returns the value of the ...
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Using \RequirePackage with parameters
I want to outsource my preamble to a different file. So far I'm doing it with \RequirePackage. This ends up looking like this:
\RequirePackage{templates}
\begin{document}
...
\end{document}
My ...
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Pgfplot nested loops with calculated parameter
I need to draw a finite number of cubes below a 3D surface. Thus I need nested loops. The following code is close to what I want, except that I want to modify the z limit for the \k parameter to have ...
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Add optional parameter to def
So I was looking for a way to do something in latex, and I ran across the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\def\foo{1}
\def\bar#1 #2{%
\expandafter\def\expandafter\foo\expandafter{\foo {}#1}...
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Math system with external parameter
I'm writing a document where I need to define a system with an external parameter. Here an image to make it clearer:
I'm using this current code to generate a common system, here is an example:
\...
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What is wrong in this definition of a newcommand with variable number of parameters in its argument?
I want to define a command to draw schemas of the type shown in the following figure, but for an indeterminate number of branches. The inputs will always be positive integers.
The numbers of the ...
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Getting the name of control sequence token - which values of \escapechar besides 32 require special attention?
I'd like to get the name of a control sequence token as sequence of character tokens.
With \relax I'd like to get relax.
The preceeding escape character is to be removed from the result of \string\...
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Error "paragraph ended before \text@command was complete" when I add \par in argument?
I have written a command to put a text in bold and give a line break. It works fine for me in single line text, but if I want to pass it an argument with pair it doesn't work for me.
How could I ...
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Use \pgfplotsinvokeforeach with parameter
I'd like to use \pgfplotsinvokeforeach with a parameter to draw different plots with different colors.
What I tried is \pgfmathsetmacro but this does not work (see example, the value is fixed at 100).
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How to split the arguments of a command over multiple lines
I've defined a newcommand to create a reusable "requirement" component for my LaTeX document. The problem I have is that it seems like I need to have the entire command on a single line, ...
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Use Case Template; Render enumerated list received from parameter
Desired Behavior
This Latex:
\documentclass{scrreprt}
\usepackage{usecases}
\setlength{\parindent}{0em}
\setlength{\parskip}{1em}
\begin{document}
\subsubsection{Example Use Case}
\begin{usecase}
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Custom itemize with extra parameters for items
I am currently working on a document class for creating worksheets for school in which I want to include a multiplechoice environment. For this I basically used the itemize environment and changed the ...
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Supplying small and large floating point values to moodlepackage
I am using the "moodle" package to create Moodle XML quizzes via Latex. Generally it works pretty well but I am having problems. If you are unfamiliar with the package, I can use environment ...
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How to change Pandoc's PDF conversion style?
In the past I could get Latex and Markdown files converted to PDF with Pandoc and I could get the output in different PDF styles. Now I forgot how I did it, and I can just get the default style.
The ...
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How do I define a new function `\juse`
I want to define a new function \juse which takes 3 parameters and prints the second one.
However, this doesn't work:
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand\juse{#1#2#3}{#2}
\begin{document}
$\juse{ abc }...
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How to build a newenvironment out of a parametric command?
I'm very new here even if I've used Stackexchange looking for answers a lot. For once I can't find the one I'm looking for so I have to ask it.
I'm a bit afraid it is a very simple question but I've ...
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passing parameters
I have seen some examples that you can pass parameters to build a template such as \int_step_inline: you can write #1 to represent the current value of the loop. I wonder how it works and have some ...
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How to define an empty parameter for minipage
minipage supports empty values for its optional arguments:
\begin{minipage}[c][][c]{1cm} test \end{minipage}
or
\begin{minipage}[c][\relax][c]{1cm} test \end{minipage}
but it doesn't if that empty ...
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How to change `article` documentclass settings for some pages?
This is a follow up to this, and is also based off of this.
Current code:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[american,siunitx]{circuitikz}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}...
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pgfkeys: Read one key and ignore the others
In my own command \includegraphicsextended I want to add a caption to the pdf page containing
File [filename] Page [pagenumber]
therefore from the keys in %1 I want to just read the page=... key ...
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How to change a \tikzstyle parameter according to a variable
I'm trying to define a document where I have different levels of it contained in TikZ boxes as shown below; the idea is that each box should get a color depending on the value of the counter (which is ...
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How to input a tex file in a newcommand statement?
I read about my task here. But I didn't get working it for my needs. MWE:
\begin{filecontents*}{compensation.tex}
\begin{tikzpicture}[auto]
%placing the nodes
\node[signal] (input) {};
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Store variable number of argument to reuse in another macro
I am a begginner in Latex and I am trying to build a macro in latex with multiple parameters. So far, I have succeeded to write a macro that accepts multiple parameters (with the help of this website) ...
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How to quickly switch .tex-file by passing arguments to filename?
For example
I have two TeX Projects with a similar filename structure:
The master.tex has a structure like this:
\input{preamble.tex} % <- \bibliography{Projekt_A_Literature} in preamble
% ...
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How can I create an absolutely positioned environment position determined by parameters using tikz?
I'm trying to define an environment that will place the contents in a tikzpicture node that gets positioned based on environment parameters. I'm very new to LaTeX, TikZ, and PGF, so the syntax is ...
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How to create a new command whose single parameter is able to apply to both "caption" and "path" parameters of `lstinputlisting`
I want to create a command to simplify using the command lstinputlisting from the package listings, which can accept a single parameter as the file path and pass it to both the caption and path ...
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\input{\<variable>} yields "Undefined Control Sequence"
I am creating a class that I want to use for creating my own worksheets. As such, I want each course that I teach to have its own information file, stored in the file , which, in the assignment, I can ...
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"! Illegal parameter number in definition of \reserved@a" working with fncychap
I'm trying to compile a document, but when I launch pdflatex mydocument I get these output:
! Illegal parameter number in definition of \reserved@a
<to be read again>
l.14 \tableofcontents
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Math To Specify a Parameter
Is there a way to perform a math calculation to specify a parameter? So, inside my command's definition, instead of writing #3 to specify the third parameter, is there a way to let a calculation like, ...
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How to get rid of leading zeros in a number?
I'm trying to check user input (a number parameter) for leading zeros and remove them. I wonder if such command is provided by LaTeX2e, or by one of the engines (pdftex, xetex).
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Overriding control sequences for accessing TeX's integer-/dimension-/glue-/..-parameters
In TeX there are a lot of parameters which you can adjust for changing the behavior of TeX.
Example 1:
By assigning \baselineskip=... you change distance between lines.
Why TeX's breaking-paragraphs-...
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Why do \large and \textbf require different usage of braces?
\large and other font size commands need to be placed inside a group:
In this text {\large some part} is large.
Whereas \textbf and other styling commands receive a parameter:
In this text \textbf{...
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Make space between table and section even to text and section
Good evening,
I know that I can reduce the space that is inserted with a new table with \vspace*{-10pt}. But how to make it exactly even to the normal space between a \section or \subsection and the ...
