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Redefinition of \maketitle is ignored
I would like to change some elements of my title page, but without completely creating my own titlepage environment (as e.g. demonstrated here), because I am using commands like \extratitle and \...
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Macro to conditionally generate tikz-cd diagrams
I'm trying to define a macro that will generate a tikz-cd diagram with small changes in it based on the arguments I pass to the macro call. I'm using xstring package to express conditions.
My first ...
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Defining a command that adds a letter to another command
Suppose I have defined two commands, e.g.
\newcommand{\commandA}{\alpha}
\newcommand{\commandAB}{\alpha^2}
I would like to define a command that makes \commandA into \commandAB by simply adding the ...
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Trick with lineno on both sides can't be "compiled-out" via ltxcmds [duplicate]
Some time ago I took the solution from this answer to show lineno's line numbers on both sides of the page.
However, I want numbers to be in place only sometimes (say when I need to send the document ...
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How to change quote behavior?
I'm using Org-Mode to write documents that I export to LaTeX. Org-Mode exports its quote blocks to:
\begin{quote}
...
\end{quote}
In order to color these quotes I'm using the following code (found ...
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Foreword, Appendix headings formatting in poemscol
I'm trying to change the font size, style and place a rule under two (2) sections in a poetry collection using poemscol.
My desired result is a centered title with a rule underneath the width of the ...
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Short-cut command for Bold face number
I often use short-cut command for bold-face letter such as
\def\ba{\mathbf a} \def\bA{\mathbf A}
\def\bb{\mathbf b} \def\bB{\mathbf B}
...
which allow us to use $\bA$ instead of $\mathbb{A}$ ...
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Define custom command which captures whole paragraph
I am using the exam document class. It has commands like \question which operate inside the environment questions. Within the document, you can write things like
\begin{questions}
\question Here is ...
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Chapter only in TOC not in body of document
Is there a renew command or similar for chapter so I can suppress the chapter name from showing up in the body of the document, but does show up in table of content?
This is the closest I got, but ...
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remember, call original, and restore macro when renewcommand
Suppose you want to temporarily redefine a macro in which you use the original. Is there a general recipe to remember the original definition, use the original in the temporary one, and restore the ...
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New command based on hyperref cannot handle special input characters
My goal is to add a heavy underline to text that contains hyperlinks via the hyperref-package, such that, when printing out the file, one can see that there is a link hidded behind some words.
When ...
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How can I adjust the position of marginnote? (A \newcommand question)
I have a small script that lets me have footnotes in the margin. It works as I want it, except that sometimes it overlaps, or if it's near the bottom of a page, the note will be clipped. Using the ...
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How to display a list of all user made newcommands and what they do?
I am writing my bachelor thesis and I am introducing more and more newcommands, but I tend to forget them. Is there a way to display all user created new commands, like a make a list or a table?
I ...
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reuse macro for in-text equations using arguments
I am defining a macro for an equation that I use several times in my manuscript. However, I am reaching the point where I have two almost identical macros for the denominator and numerator of my ...
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How to change the item bullet to square given in the below image?
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts,amssymb}
\usepackage[top=0.5in, bottom=0.5in, left=0.5in, right=0.5in]{geometry}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\...
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How can I adapt the dimension of the symbol "|" in the displaystyle math mode, without using \left | \right. (or viceversa)?
I have to write the symbol for conditional probability "|" but I want to adapt it to the dimension of the sorrounding text in the displaystyle math mode. The only way I know to do it is the ...
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How to create a variable with parameters just like \title or \author?
Explaining what I want with Java:
String myTitle = "";
// Later on in the main method
myTitle = "";
System.out.println(myTitle);
I basically just want to create a new variable ...
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How to change \tablename after \begin{document}?
I am writing an article in LaTeX for a Frontiers journal with MiKTeX. Their documentclass (frontiersin.org/design/zip/Frontiers_LaTeX_Templates.zip) defines \tablename as Table. I would like to change ...
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Missing } inserted.for `algnewcommand ` in AMA document class
I am trying to prepare a paper for Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, its latex class files could be find here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15320634/homepage/...
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new command of a math expression $^{\circ}$C
I frequently use $^{\circ}$C for writing the degree celsius unit.
Now I would like to make this into a command like \deg, \degree, \celsius, or any suitable command that is not already taken of course....
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How to keep some text non-italic in the theorem environment?
I have this preamble
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[left=1in, right=1in, top=1.3in, bottom=0.8in]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\...
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Each new paragraph has it first letter or word in large size automatically
im using latex mainly for not taking and thought that if i could make each first word of each new paragraph in LARGE size would help me read through the notes later
so i'm thinking of creating new ...
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How to escape characters within variables used in command definitions?
I want the doi part of my references (in APA style) to look like this:
doi: <hyperlinked doi>
To achieve this I've added the command \renewcommand{\doi}[1]{\href{https://doi.org/#1}{#1}} after \...
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How to use the section command and keep a clear table of contents?
I want to change the section formatting to a longer one but the table of contents has it overlapping with the section. How can I fix this?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\...
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New Command with carriage return
Good morning everyone!
Still for my theater script template, I created the \move command for captions, but I can't set the carriage return (see figure). However, the text must keep in line with the ...
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equation + tag + numbering [duplicate]
how to add a equation with a comment using command \tag without having it overriding the automatic numbering?
i have already tried renewing the equation env but I need to be able to add different ...
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Admissible characters for commands
I am writing a small python script that does some magic (will post it on github when ready). I need to search through my .tex file commands. They way I implemented it so far is that the script looks ...
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How do I parametrize this chapterimage command by an opacity argument?
I have the following chapterimage command, based on this book template (ILM Report by Jenny Lantair) which I use simply by this oneliner: \chapterimage{./res/headers/nature.jpg}.
\newcommand{\...
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How to make a document with figures and schemes
First at all, sorry for my english, im colombian.
Im a Chemistry student, in my thesis I need put in that two types of images, "figures" and "schemes", and their respect \listof... ...
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How do I make endfloats and appendix table numbering work together
I am trying to make LaTeX do two things, both of which work in isolation, but not together.
My desired result is a main text followed by bibliography and all tables and figures numbered normally, ...
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how to make V. for versicle indented and in red
I am typesetting an Orthodox liturgical text and would like to typeset a versicle (V.) before certain verses. I am currently using the following:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\title{Orthodox ...
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How to properly create a command that takes a variable amount of arguments?
I tried to create a command that concatenates multiple strings together. The first source defines a new command \merge that takes two parameters and prints them without any spaces between them. The \...
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How to avoid syntax error highlights on Overleaf with redefined meaning of \[, \], \(, \) commands? [closed]
I want to overwrite the commands listed in the title with
\renewcommand{\(}{\left(}
...
\renewcommand{\]}{\right]}
I already tried it in Overleaf and when I click 'compile' it compiles ...
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How to change $\epsilon$ to $\varepsilon$ while preserving $\epsilon$ in another command? [duplicate]
For most of my purposes, I use \varepsilon, so I have a \renewcommand{\epsilon}{\varepsilon} in my personal .sty file.
A recent homework problem in my numerical calculus class has meant that I would ...
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How can I set the numbering parameters for subfigures back to default?
Please I did change the numbering parameters for subfigures using:
\newcounter{row}
\makeatletter
\@addtoreset{subfigure}{row}
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\thesubfigure}{\alph{row}.\arabic{subfigure}}
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How redefine \subsection*?
How can \subsection* (the starred version) be redefined so as to do exactly what \subsec does in the following?
(Note that I will not be using the unstarred \subsection.)
\documentclass{memoir}
\...
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Renewenvironment multicols
I have a larger document in which the text is often set in columns with multicols.
Now I have to remove the columns for the print layout and would like to redefine the multicols environment.
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Using hyphen as a letter in command names
I am using hyphen as a letter for command names. But I allow users to rename them if necessary. Then use \catcode`-=11. Suppose I keep the hyphen as a letter in command names, I wonder if users ...
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Syntax: use second argument leaving the first argument as default in a macro
I use this command to abbreviate my notation
\NewDocumentCommand{\Lp}{O{p}O{\mathbb{R}^d}O{[- \infty, \infty]}}%
{L^{#1}(#2, #3)}
I've set one default for each argument, in most cases I need just ...
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Command and counter for chemical equations
I want to define a command for chemical equations, using the mhchem package. The objective is to obtain this:
A + B = C (R1)
C + D = E (R2)
Following the mhchem manual this should be ...
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RenewCommandCopy raises an error with leavevmode
Why I get an error with \RenewCommandCopy and \leavevmode? How can I fix it?
But with \def I have no error.
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\foo}{Something}
\NewCommandCopy{\originfoo}{\foo}
\...
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Can I define two exact same commands using /newcommand with the only difference is one is lower case and the other is upper case
In my macro file, I have defined two commands
\newcommand{\SO}[1]{\mathsf{SO}(#1)}
\newcommand{\so}[1]{\mathfrak{so}(#1)}
There are two exact same commands with the only difference is in case. When I ...
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How can I temporarily change of end of a proof symbol which looks like $\square$ to $\triangle$?
I want to temporarily change the end of a proof symbol which looks like $\square$ to $\triangle$, a triangle symbol for a particular proof of a particular theorem, while for other theorems in the ...
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Redefine a command together with particular arguments
For example, I would like to replace all \hat{N} by \widehat{N}, but leaves \hat{#1} unchanged for #1=anything else.
I wish to implement it at macro level, and not replacing the text in the document, ...
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Alignment problem when redefining the table of contents (toc)
I want to redefine the table of contents like this:
\documentclass[a4paper,10pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[french]{babel}
\renewcommand\thesection{\...
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Use bold font for just the hat in math mode
I am using the libertinus font which also has math support. But when I try to place a hat on variables in this font, it seems too "flimsy." How to make the hat appear thicker?
I tried ...
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How to put everything in front of \begin{document} in a separate file?
So as I am doing a lot of similar documents I tend to always use the same preamble for all of my documents. But as I sometimes add new commands, it gets a little iffy to always remember which document ...
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Create hyperref form fields with macro
I would like to create a macro that will help me configure hyperref form fields.
Can someone tell me why my minimal example does not work?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.25cm]{geometry}
\...
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A macro that takes in a variable that is a number, interprets it as a string, check if it has a plus sign, removes it, then stores it to the variable
I want to create a macro \foo that takes in a \newcommand variable that is a number, e.g., \bar where it's defined as
\newcommand{\bar}{<number>}
and interprets it as a string, then checks if ...
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Renew \[ and \] commands into something more convenient
I'm trying to renew \[ and \] in such a way that it is the same of writing
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
I remember a question in TEX SE that contained an attempt in ...
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