Questions tagged [patching]
{patching} is for questions about patching the definition of macros.
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Different style for appendix section heading via KOMA-script
I like the use of hanging section numbers in the margin. But when I move to the Appendices, I would like to revert the behavior back to normal.
Additionally, I'd like to start the name of the ...
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How to add code at beginning of every chapter?
I would like to add code at the beginning of every chapter. In particular, the \minitoc command. I hoped \appto would do the trick. But no luck.
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\appto\chapter{Test}
Just uses ...
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Why does this regexpatch command only work once, not twice?
Based on an early version of How can I add a single curly brace to a macro?, I have tried the following to add, one by one, inner commands to some outer command. (The reason I am doing this is that I ...
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Turn string into macro (change catcodes)
Is it impossible to covert string back into macro? I know that with lualatex we can do a lot of funny things with macros. I have never seen string converting without it.
\documentclass{article} ...
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How to patch \href to look like \url?
There are at least two questions, that ask for this without mentioning it explicitly, so there we go.
Neither this nor actually answer the questions, how to make \href style the same way as \url - ...
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Empty the pagestyle for last parts of my report document
I have patched in my preamble the command \chapter with the package etoolbox so as to get a defined style for all my chapters \patchcmd{\chapter}{plain}{mystyle}{}{}. (I am using the fancyhdr package )...
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Patch `\includegraphics` to call `\embedfile`
I want to make a package that automatically attaches all essential*) source files to the ouput PDF. I started with the embedfile, filehook and currfile packages and put
\embedfile\currfilename
\...
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How to color half page?
I used color to color my page. I want a horizontal (halfway) colored patch which begins from the midpoint and ends at the right end of the page. (Only for the first page and not for the complete ...
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Capitalize first letter of words in chapter mark
I would like to capitalize the first letter of several words in the chapter and the chapter mark.
While text in the chapter itself is capitalized, in the chapter mark it is not.
Here is a MWE of my ...
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remove “./” of “\currfileabspath” when using lualatex
I have a small problem with the package currfile and the command \currfileabspath. When compiling the file using (pdf|xe)latex I get the expected result, but if I use lualatex it adds ./ to the ...
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Strange result with patch of \overarc
Triying to use a patch for \overarc from this answer
https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/409106/54817
I got this result
\documentclass{article}
%\usepackage{fix-cm}
\usepackage{arcs}
\usepackage{...
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moderncv package does not recognize \it command
The moderncv package does not recognize \it command. Sure we can use \textit instead. The problem is that BibTeX generated files may contain \it commands ...
So, edition of the bbl file is required ...
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Pass option to each occurence of command (especially \printbibliography with biblatex)
In a large book with many sub-bibliographies, I want to ensure that crucial bibchecks are executed at every call to \printbibliography. Normally, one would simply call \printbibliography[check=...] ...
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pdfx and biblatex attempt to patch the same things? [closed]
The below MWE gives errors.
Moving the line \usepackage{pdfx} below the biblatex package
(right before \begin{document})
will currently not give explicit errors, but
“it is best if pdfx is the first ...
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How can I patch the abstract, list of figures, and list of tables macros to be included in the ToC automatically?
We can definitely use \phantomsection \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{<name>} right after we begin the environments or type the relevant macro, which would include abstract, list of figures and ...
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Adding transparent characters into class-defined macros
This question is related to a previous question regarding machine readability of a PDF generated using moderncv.
I'm trying add some hidden description within the PDF, so the information is not ...
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regexpatch \xpatchcmd fails in patching command begins with space
The \xpatchcmd provided by regexpatch fails in patching command which begins with space. The same \xpatchcmd provided by xpatch works alright.
Some version info:
XeTeX 3.14159265-2.6-0.99999
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Add command at the beginning of all frames
I need to add a command \setRTL from the bidi package to write right-to-left text, at the beginning of every frame.
Another answer does not solve the issue; any suggestions?
\documentclass{beamer}
...
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Patching tikzscale
I'm trying to patch the package tikzscale. Specifically, I want to remove the following lines from the package, as it does not constitute a useful error in my usecase[1].
\tikzscale@ifSizeDifference{\...
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Patching an essential LaTeX command, such as \usepackage
This is in the category of "things that work, but make me nervous."
I use a very complicated, custom document class with LuaLaTeX. But my question can easily be illustrated with this generic MWE:
\...
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LaTeX Beamer Metropolis — Patching Conflict Again
After a recent update to my installation of TeXLive 2016, I get
l.275 ...opolis}{Patching section title failed}\@ehc
when I try to xelatex or lualatex the file demo.tex in
texmf-dist/doc/latex/...
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How to comment a package line before loading the package?
I can solve the issue bigfoot.sty:61: Package hyperref Warning: Option `hyperfootnotes' has already been used by commenting out the line 61:
File: D:/User/Documents/latex/texmfs/install/tex/latex/...
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Why a patch that works for align environment doesn't work for flalign environment?
I'm trying to Add a marginal note when a page break occurs in the middle of a multi-line equation, using the nice method provided by egreg in its answer to my question: Disable fleqn option for ...
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How to get \include to clear a double page
I write a scrbook (twoside) in which I \include files for every section. As I normally only want to print the pages for a single included file, I need to \cleardoublepage before (and potentially after)...
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Patching commands does not work for /RenewDocumentCommands
I am using the moderncv class provided by TeXLive 2016 and in it the \section command is redefined as follows:
\RenewDocumentCommand{\section}{sm}{%
\par\addvspace{2.5ex}%
\phantomsection{}% ...
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How do I patch \begin{enumerate}?
I find myself using
\begin{enumerate}[label=\alph*), topsep=-3ex]
\item ...
\end{enumerate}
~\newline
very often. Since I am using a negative value for topsep to reduce the white space above the ...
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Patch starred environment and use it as nested environment in a new environment
For every (most?) environment \begin{X}...\end{X} there exists the macros \X and \endX that can be used inside the \newenvironment command. I.e, one can write something like this
\newenvironment{Y}{\...
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patchcmd, #1 as hook, and AtEndPreamble [duplicate]
I'm trying to patch some bidi footnote commands (\@footnotetext, \@LTRfootnotetext, and \@RTLfootnotetext) in biblatex.
The footnote patching commands in biblatex occur in an AtEndPreamble macro in ...
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How to compile .ins to .sty [duplicate]
Is there any way I can add metropolis package into MikTeX? I got this error:
! Package beamerfontthememetropolis Error: Patching section title failed.
See the beamerfontthememetropolis package ...
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Metropolis is not working
I tried to use the metropolis beamer theme, but I got the following error
! Package beamerfontthememetropolis Error: Patching section title failed.
See the beamerfontthememetropolis package ...
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Including section in an environment
I am trying to adapt touhami's solution to How to print out only statements (theorems, lemmata, etc) from a tex file? so that I can also print the section titles.
My first guess would have been to ...
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How to patch result of \DeclareTemplateCode (for custom acro list style)
In trying to create a custom acro list style with a longtable and repeating heading, I started working my way through some LaTeX3 code more than I have in the past. I am used to patching with ...
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Using conditionals to ignore command does not work
I am trying to pdflatex a file but I get the following error:
! Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored after line [...].
The source of the error is a patch I used from here: Allowframebreaks ...
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Obtain snapshot of .idx file before end of document
For some trickery concerning cross-references between index and glossary, I would like to obtain a snapshot of the .idx file at a certain point of large document (book) - after the main body, but ...
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Error using `\verb` as the replace string on `\xpatchcmd`
On this code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{catchfilebetweentags,regexpatch,verbatim}
\tracingpatches
\tracingxpatches
\newcommand{\test}{testone (testtwo)}
\begin{document}
\xpatchcmd*{\test}{(...
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(x)patch a command the name of which is in another macro
I want to patch some command in a numbered list based on the current level (enumi, enumii, ...). Basically, I want to replace, in a command the name of which is stored in a macro, a macro the name of ...
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How can I loop through macros with \foreach and pass them to \xapptocmd?
Can I use pgffor to loop through macros (control sequences)? e.g. \foreach \macro in {\lions,\tigers,\bears}
In case you haven't figured it out, I love modularization!
Let's say I have three ...
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How can I write <section counter value>:<section title>:<page>:<file>:<line> to the log whenever (and whereever) a macro is called?
I am working on context-based log entries. Each time a selected (patched) macro is called, it should provide its contents along with a meaningful log entry.
"Meaningful" log entry defined:
The ...
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file ended while scanning use of \path
MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[obeyspaces]{url}
\usepackage{xcolor,letltxmacro,booktabs,longtable,tabu}
\LetLtxMacro{\oldpath}{\path}
\renewcommand{\path}[1]{\color{gray}{\oldpath{#1}}}
\...
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How to “shallow” \renewenvironment of \itemize?
I want to patch exactly the outer level of \itemize, whereas the following MWE (expectedly) patches all of them:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0pt}
\let\saveditemize=...
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How can I redefine verbatim to wrap lines (add break before or after spaces)?
Before continuing, I would like to inform readers that I know it is generally discouraged to reimplement functionality that packages already support.
Automatically wrap the text in verbatim has an ...
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Trouble with patchcmd and double #
I need to patch the following macro from gloss-greek.ldf (polyglossia):
\def\greek@numbers{%
\let\latin@alph\@alph%
\let\latin@Alph\@Alph%
\if@greek@numerals
\def\greek@alph##1{\...
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Todonotes, inline with no decorations
I would like to use the todonotes package, but when I do inline todos, I don't want them to look any different. At the end of the document, I will list all the todos with \listoftodos and there they ...
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Using expanded macro as search pattern for \patchcmd
Is there any way to use the value of an expanded macro as the search pattern for etoolbox's \patchcmd (or xpatch's \xpatchcmd, etc), so that one can have some sort of a "dynamic" patch, by way of ...
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Append code to the \directlua primitive
LuaTeX provides the primitive \directlua, which is described in detail in section 1.6.1 of the LuaTeX reference manual. Basically, this primitive runs Lua code. Its syntax is:
\directlua ⟨general ...
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How to patch a starred environment
I would like to translate my approach to center all figure environments to figure* environments. How?
\documentclass[peerreview]{ieeetran}
\usepackage{xpatch}
% \def\figure{\def\@floatboxreset{\reset@...
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Equip a theorem with margin bar
Using PDFLaTeX, I am trying to equip theorem-like environments with a colored bar in the outer margin of the document. These theorems are already using the (nice) thmbox formatting. After trying the ...
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xpatchcmd with placeholders
Is there an alternative to \xpatchcmd from the xpatch package which supports placeholders as in this virtual example:
\newcommand{\mycommand}{this is important \foo this is not \bar but this is}
\...
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How to patch AMCOpen from AMC package
I'm trying to patch an AMC's macro, named \AMCopenShow using etoolbox.
However, I got an error that gives many options but that I don't know how to solve, or even if it is possible to do it.
[debug] ...
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How to patch with \xpretocmd and \xapptocmd a command by applying to it a macro with argument?
Suppose I'd like to patch a very complicated macro, say \autocite. For this, xpatch package is my friend. If the patch consists in applying a modal command which doesn't take arguments, such as \...
