Questions tagged [syntax]
{syntax} is about the principles and construction of the (La)TeX language.
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Problem Bibdesk syntax
I'm writing a document with a bibliography using Bibdesk. Some of my booktitles include other titles which implies to adapt the style to prevent any confusion but I don't know how to do that.
For ...
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How is TeX/LaTeX parsed?
I have some questions about TeX/LaTeX parser and parsing TeX/LaTeX after reading the following:
Limitations when parsing TeX as a context-free grammar
This is a PEG parser, which means it ...
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How to allow underscore in self-defined command?
For example, those lines works perfectly fine.
\includegraphics[scale=1.1]{9709_s10_qp_11_Q3} \\
\flushright \verb=9709_s10_qp_11_Q3= \\[2ex]
\includegraphics[scale=1.1]{9709_s10_qp_12_Q7} \\
\...
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Attaching text box to tikzpicture (syntax tree)
I'm looking to attach some text to a specific node in this syntax tree with an arrow. Currently, I can't get the text to span over multiple lines, so it just cuts off once it reaches the right margin. ...
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what is the meaning of “\(” and “\)” in overleaf? [duplicate]
In overleaf tutorial https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Commands,
\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}
The set of real numbers are usually represented
by a blackboard bold capital r: \( \R \).
I know ...
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Is there a way to use mathmode expressions inside the grammar environment?
I'm trying to write the grammar of FOL in BNF using the syntax package, but every time I use a logical symbol or a mathmode command (ex. \neg, \land, \mathbb{}, etc.) I get an error. For example:
\...
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Arrow with text in Qtree or tikz-qtree?
I'm using qtree and I'm having problems making the arrow with the text as in the image below
Thanks ahead
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What `\cs_new_protected` and `\cs_generate_variant` do?
After my question Undefined control sequence while adding a new parameter to a existing \ExplSyntaxOn code, I trying to fully understand the code behind it. So far, so good, with:
The expl3 package ...
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A question about \ifcase syntax
The command \today has been defined as follows:
\def\today{\ifcase\month\or
January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or
July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\...
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How to put a text over symbols, part 2
Building on How do I put text over symbols? I created a new command :
\newcommand{\myequ}[1]{\stackrel{\mathclap{\normalfont\mbox{#1}}}{=}}
which gives overwriting :
when #1 is too long. Is there a ...
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Are ^ and _ the only commands in LaTeX not preceded by a backslash?
Almost all commands in LaTeX are preceded by a backslash. Are the superscript and subscript commands in the math environment (^ and _ respectively) the only exceptions?
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Historical imperfections of (La)TeX [closed]
Assume for a moment that all TeX literature, TeX software, TeX files etc. got destroyed in some global cataclysm. All information about TeX survives only in the mind of a few TeX gurus, or something ...
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Is there a general format for LaTeX commands?
I am quite new to LaTeX and as I was reading the LaTeX Wikibook I came upon the following general definition for a command in LaTeX here:
\commandname[option1,option2,...]{argument1}{argument2}...
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! Missing } inserted error in equation/split
I have the following equation.
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
E_\textrm{el}&=\sum_{i}^{\textrm{occ.}}n_i\bra{\psi_i}H\ket{\psi_i}+\frac{1}{2}\sum_{\textrm{A,B}}^{}\sum_{l\textrm{(A)}}^{}\sum_{l'\...
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How do i strikethrough just one part of a fraction? [duplicate]
I want to make it clear that 2 factors cancel out to simplify the equation for example.
I've tried using \st like this
$k(x+h)=$\st{$\frac{(x+h)^2}{(x+h)+1}$
but that just strikes through the ...
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What is an internal dimension/glue/muglue?
In the documentation of l3skip's \dim_eval:n one is warned
This [...] requires suitable termination if used in a TeX-style assignment as it is not an ⟨internal dimension⟩.
Analogous warnings can ...
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Why does leaving a blank line in displaymath mode cause an error during compilation?
When I compile the following code everything runs with no issues:
$$
\left[ \begin{matrix}
2 & 3
\end{matrix} \right]
\quad
\left[ \begin{matrix}
2 & 3
\end{matrix} \right]
$$
However, when ...
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Accessing variable in inline expression (rmd to pdf output)
I'm working on coding a reproducible rmd which will output a pdf document. I know that for an inline expression to work, it requires $ $ to be placed around it but is there a way around this?
Client &...
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What does “frozen” mean (e.g. for catcodes)?
In a comment (emphasis mine)
no, it has to change catcodes and this don't work if they are already frozen
in response to my comment on her answer Ulrike Fischer mentioned the concept of frozen ...
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Problem with spacing in syntactic trees using tikz [duplicate]
I am trying to get a tree like this using the tikz package
and the syntax for this, according to a manual, is
\begin{tikzpicture}[mytree]
\node (top) {DP}
child {node {D\\the}}
child {node {NP}
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How to write these formulas and equations [duplicate]
How can I write this formula:
1)
I have tried to use $ \stackrel {}{}$ but it does not give the right form.
And how to align these equations
2)
3)
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Commas in \clist_map_inline:nn split values in undesired places
I am curious about the workings of \clist_map_inline:nn. I have a list of sentences. This list is has no fixed length. Sometimes, the list may contain 2 sentences, or 10 sentences etc. So, I came ...
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How to hyphenate in a \synt{} with the syntax package?
Consider the following example:
\documentclass[draft]{article}
\usepackage{syntax}
\begin{document}
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
\synt{blahblah-blahblah} blah.
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What is “# Notation”? How does the # syntax work?
Closely Related: How to implement \expandbefore, similarly to \expandafter?
In the related question, a reference is made to the "# Notation". How does the syntax work?
From an answer on the other ...
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proof environment
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Incomplete \iffalse when using syntax package with a citation
For reasons unknown to me the following minimised latex code produces a
(/opt/local/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/mdwtools/syntax.sty) (./text.aux))
! Incomplete \iffalse; all text was ignored ...
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What is the TeX at symbol / @ for? [duplicate]
Edit Note: I am trying to research "switches" (like \chapter), which led to this question. It might be helpful to tag this "switches".
I have seen a lot of documentation that appears to be using ...
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How to put a frame around the grammar syntax in LaTeX
How I can put a frame around the grammar syntax in LaTeX like in listings that we use frame = single? For example, for this grammar:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{syntax}
\begin{document}
\...
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Epicycle and deferent with Tikz - Function syntax
I want to build an epicyclic graph and found a useful trigonometric function on the web (URL is in comment in my MWE). My personal issue is that I can't write a complex function as a "plot" argument. ...
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Putting severals terms below each other
i would like to put equations below each other and have equivalences next to it below each other as well.
Usually i use the command &= to put equations below each other, but when i use that it ...
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Lyx changed format from usepackage{} to use_package
My document was written in the following syntax with LyX:
\usepackage{algorithm}
then everything in the document change to (I don't know how...):
\use_package algorithm 1
instead...
Do you know how ...
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How to syntax-highlight an own language / unpopular language?
How can I syntax-highlight an unpopular language that is not supported for lstlisting?
The language is called "Cypher" (for the graph database Neo4j) und I would like to highlight words like "RETURN",...
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What does a backslash hyphen (\-) do?
What does \- do in the middle of a word? The context in which I saw it was
\textsc{Some\-Word}
I tried searching for this syntax with google but it's very difficult to get a search engine to do ...
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How test value of a command with `\ifthenelse` and `\equal`?
Revised question
(Trying to follow suggestion in comment by David Carlisle.)
I want to assign a string as the value of a command and then take alternative actions (by means of ifthenelse) according ...
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Use `code` syntax to insert some code [duplicate]
Instead of using
\usepackage{listings}
...
lstinline{for} or \lstinline{while} or \lstinline{main}
Here you \codeword{see} an \codeword{example} of \codeword{code}
how is it possible to define this ...
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How to name custom commands so that they will not be same as LaTeX commands or same as commands from packages that I may install in future?
How to name custom commands so that they will not be same as LaTeX commands or same as commands from packages that I may install in future? Maybe there some rules of naming or tips and tricks that I ...
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Including an Rmd file in a Rnw file using pandoc
I was trying to follow this example that shows how to write a separate chapter in RMarkdown and then include it in your main RNW file using \include{}.
However, I have not been able to get pandoc to ...
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Underline inside of enumerate and align
MAIN QUESTION! This is my first question on here so bear with me. I would like to underline my last line of code where it says underline. I have tried to do so as you can see below, but I keep getting ...
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A better way to write arrow symbol with words above and under it? [closed]
I'm a daily math.se user and I've read about the tutorial page but I haven't seen, for me, a simple/shorter way to re-write the following symbol
The mathjax syntax I used is: $\overset{linear}{\...
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Runway argument
I am unable to insert the tables in my Latex document. The following is the error message
"{\clearpage \thispagestyle {empty}\begin {landscape}\centering \begin \ETC.
! File ended while scanning use ...
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Syntax error: missing semi-colon
After a few days working and reading about tikz and with everyone help, I'm starting to reach my goals. One of my graphs was working ok, but I decided to make it accept "parameters", hence I would be ...
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Strange listings syntax: emph=[<number>]{<identifier list>} or emph={[<number>]<identifier list>}?
In the documentation of listings (2015/06/04, Version 1.6) on p. 18 we see the example
\lstset{emph={square}, emphstyle=\color{red},
emph={[2]root,base}, emphstyle={[2]\color{blue}}
Note that the ...
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What is the symbol (\!) for? [duplicate]
I have been copying from class text to a blade on Sharelatex, and it seems the teachers use the symbol (\!) a lot.
\sin\!\left(x\right)=\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}}
\cos\!\left(\frac{\pi }{12}\right)
Why do ...
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Consecutive Comparisons
When I try to do compound comparisons the use of the braces don't seem to work correctly, as tried below?
\documentclass [letterpaper, 12pt]{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\begin {document}
\def\...
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Markdown code fragment inside latex document
I am writing a document in LaTeX and I need to add some Markdown code fragments with highlighted syntax. Right now I'm using listings library for all my code fragments but listings doesn't support ...
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syntax package causes compilation to break \cite command
Adding the syntax package causes \cite commands to break with the following error:
Argument of \@citex has an extra }.
<inserted text>
\par
l.5 ...high ceiling") \cite{...
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About the use of curly braces
Although I use LaTeX a lot, I still have a lot to learn about it, and I still have many questions which remain unanswered. One in particular bothers me: when and why must I use curly brackets when ...
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TeXstudio needs “manual cleanup” when syntax error [closed]
The following minimum example:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\chapter{Sample}
\lipsum[1-3]
\end{document}
When I compile this with TeXstudio, everything works fine.
Let'...
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Why do we need to specify which environment we end? [duplicate]
Whenever we start an environment we have a \begin{environment}, and when we want to end an environment we write \end{environment} but shouldn't just \end be enough?
As far as I'm aware, the following ...
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What package is? abstract syntax in paper
In this paper "A static semantics for Haskell" is shown a schema of a language, and I want to replicate the same style, but I cannot find the right package.
I find some similarity with syntax package ...
