Questions tagged [tasks]
{tasks} is about the tasks package.
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How do I align tasks to the left margin?
I've managed to align it by arbitrarily adjusting the values of "column-sep and item-indent" (the values I used are commented out in the code) but is there another more effective way to do ...
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Before-skip alignment problems with Tasks package; particularly when nested within an enumerate list
When a tasks environment is positioned within an enumerate list, there is a misalignment; tasks will sit below the enumeration item:
Please see below for MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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Using \def to output boolean true/false values - Usage in Tasks Package "Resume" Function
I am attempting to use a \def (or any equivalent) to give a boolean output, but unable to do so. Compilation of below results in the following error:
\documentclass{amsart}
\usepackage{tasks}
\begin{...
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amsmath & task environment improve spacing between fractions inside radicals
The vertical line spacing problem. The solution steps shown below are IMHO too tight because the fractions are inside a radical.
I tried a couple of hacks to increase the vertical line spacing within ...
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amsmath & \tasks environment: How to align multi-step equation solution on "="
Using amsmath with the \tasks environment.
@orelo fixed 2 problems:
reduced line spacing
partially fixed alignment on the "=" symbol.
I probably wasn't clear enough in my OP re: desired ...
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{amsmath} using \enumitem with \tasks multiple errors in log
The mwe code below compiles in overleaf.com.
But the screenshots below show the error messages generated which I can't solve despite several hours of tweaks and researching tex.stack posts.
Your ...
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{amsmath} \settasks \begintask multiple errors generated by \end{task}
OP edited below to show resolution of enumeration issue (h/t @egreg). But there are several error messages generated by \end{tasks}/
Your assistance is much appreciated!
mwe:
\usepackage{amsmath}
\...
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Task Alignment Issue
I have not been able to figure out the alignment issue I am having. You can see the numbers are not quite aligned, most likely due to the display of the integrals. Can anyone help me figure out how ...
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make4ht error with mathml mathjax and packages tasks, amsmath?
The following code produce a error :
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tasks}
\begin{document}
\begin{tasks}(2)
\task one \par
New par
\task two
\end{tasks}
$\dfrac{3}{2}$
\end{...
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Code conflict between packages \systeme, \amsmath, \enumerate & \tasks
Stackers:
I stitched together 3 difference code sections from various stack users in a attempt to create:
a 2 col. horizontally enumerated math problem set for a system of linear equations.
the ...
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Configure the bullets of a list created with the tasks package [duplicate]
I want to split the content of a bulleted list in a beamer presentation into several columns. Apparently this can be be easily acomplished through a tasks environment. My problem is that the bullets ...
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Tasks and enumerate not aligning properly because of parskip
According to the Tasks Package documentation, nesting of the tasks environment is not supported, so I typically combine tasks with enumerate for questions with multiple parts. The issue is that ...
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Task Environment \end{task} error & math mode spacing error
There are 2 errors in the MWE I want to resolve.
in the enumerated #1 problem, I bolded the answer to right of equal sign. But that messed up the proper spacing after the = sign.
$(12)\div 4 = $\...
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How to create a half filled circle in tasks?
I'm trying to make the last circle half filled like how \skill{Office}{4.5} work. Here's my try:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{resume} % Use the custom resume.cls style
\usepackage[left=0.4 in,top=0....
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Why my tasks start on the rSection line?
I'm writing a resume and I have this for one of my sections:
\begin{rSection}{Technical Skills}
\begin{tasks}[style=itemize, column-sep=35mm, label-align=center, label-offset={2mm}, label-width={2mm}, ...
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Horizontal Multicols
Since the answer for my last question Tasks not accepting environments was pretty much: doesn't work, is there any alternative to tasks where the items are horizontally aligned?
Normal behavior of ...
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Tasks and align* environments baseline alignment
In the example below, I want to raise the equations in align* environment, so they would be in the same line with the numbering labels of Tasks package. How I can do that?
\documentclass[12pt,fleqn]{...
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Tasks not accepting environments
When trying to use tasks together with versions, LaTeX will not compile. If i switch \excludeversion{student} to \includeversion{student}, it will. But i only want to show one of the versions!
\...
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No linebreak before TASKS in solution-environment of XSIM-Package
Is it possible to avoid linebreak before tasks in xsim?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xsim,tasks,ulem}
\loadxsimstyle{layouts}
\xsimsetup{%
exercise/template = mytemplate ,
solution/...
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Create a command using a `tasks` environment
I would like to use a command bitcol (see below) with a tasks environment, but the following code give an error. How can I fix it ?
\documentclass[a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{...
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Combination of TASK and XSIM
I am using a combination of XSIM and TASK but when I format the questions, this formatting also affects the answers (for example applying multicols to the questions also affects the answers). I wish I ...
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Aligned nested enumerate
I'm trying to create a nested enumerate items as shown below. I cannot get the second level labels to align with the first level labels. Is there way to do this cleanly?
\documentclass{article}
\...
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Worksheet generator with random numbers
I would like to implement a worksheet generator in Latex with the following features:
It should contain commands to generate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division exercises with random ...
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Configuring the tasks package
The tasks package forms a list like this
* a * b
* c * d
* e * f
How to configure the package to display such a list
* a * d
* b * e
* c * f
?
Also need to have line alignment as tasks does, ...
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Vertical alignment between the choices
I want to adjust the vertical alignment between A and D, B and E.
I want it to be like this:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=4.cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{...
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Typeset a kind of exercise list
How to typeset this kind of exercise list:
A possible solution is to use the tasks package:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tasks}
\settasks{label=\arabic*.,label-format=\bfseries}
\begin{...
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Align choices to width
I want to align the question options to the width of the column
Like this:
\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{extarticle}
\usepackage[margin=1.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\...
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Task align style
Original .:
And
I want to do like this. how can I do it?
\documentclass[a5paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tasks}
\newlength{\taskindent}
%
\...
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Stretch spacing after the last row of a tasks environment
I am making an exam using the tasks package, and I would like to have each item/row to have an equal amount of space under it. Typically I would do this with a bunch of \vfill thrown around, but the ...
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Line spacing problem and Multiple choice option editing
Why is red vertical alignment not regular? I want to show choices in capital bold letter and i want to horizontal align choices. Help me please
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1....
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How to properly align/indent questions (question text) and options in automultiplechoice?
How do i align the question and the option text properly such that the next line doesnt start from that far left but the indent/alignment is maintained as shown?
MWE Attached
\documentclass[a4paper]{...
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How to enumerate horizontally instead of vertically in MCEXAM package using "tasks" package?
how do I use tasks package to put options as
a b
c d
Multicols puts the options as
a c
b d
See screenshot.
here is the mwe
\documentclass[twoside]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[...
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How to align and modify items using tasks or enumerate?
I´m sorry my English mistakes.
I would like to align items using tasks or enumerate (or both) to get better experience for me. I have been using the first one a long time, but unfortunately it does ...
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Using Multicols or tasks to enumerate horizontally instead of vertically in auto-multiple-choice
i am trying to make assignment sheets using AMC, and to save space on some questions, i am using multicols
Here is an MWE
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{...
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Generate answer keys for multiple choices using xparse and tasks
I am using the following code to generate answer keys. When I try it in a long document, which is needed to add \answerkey in every section, answer keys printed repeat the counterparts of previous ...
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Issue with recent version of tasks and numbering
I recently updated my Miktex and now the package tasks is not behaving how it used to. Using \task[] would provide a non labeled task that wouldn't increase the enumeration, but now it increases the ...
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How to set normal vertical alignment using xsim and tasks packages?
MWE
\documentclass[13pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[no-files]{xsim}
\usepackage{tasks}
\DeclareExerciseEnvironmentTemplate{main-task}{
\par
\textit{\GetExerciseName}
\GetExerciseProperty{counter}.
}
...
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Replace tasks with enumerate
I'm trying to reformat a separate tex file without having to change the source file. What I want to do here is convert a tasks environment to a simpler enumerate environment. It should be simple -- ...
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How to randomise the order of items in a tasks environment?
I have set up a document with a structure like this
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{exsheets}
\usepackage{tasks}
\newcommand{\...
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How to skip some arabic labels in task environment?
I am writing an answer key to a (math) problem set which contains, suppose, 10 problems. To generate a sequence of numbers I am using task environment with global settings \NewTasks[label = {\bf \...
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Task label with TikZ doesn't work anymore
Skillmon's solution proposed here doesn't work anymore, with an up-to-date TeX distribution:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tasks}
\newcommand*\Choice[1]{%
\begin{...
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Tasks package doesn't work [closed]
I'm having problems with the tasks package.
Just with a very simple code:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{tasks}
\begin{document}
hola
\end{document}
I get this log-file
! LaTeX3 Error: Unknown ...
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what is the difference between exsol and xsim package? [closed]
what is the difference between exsol and xsim package? And which is the closest one to exam document class?
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How to reformat "f" labelling in tasks package so the right side has more kerning space
I have a working solution to the problem posed here for other packages such as enumitem, but I require a solution that works in the tasks package, which is not nearly as flexible.
\documentclass{...
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Unwanted punctuation in cleveref rererences
I use cleveref for referencing. There are a set of questions (which could be items) and their subquestions, which I want to come out as "question 1.1" or (preferably) "subquestion 2.3&...
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Task environment with answer key [closed]
I fixed my problem using hyperref, posted by CarLaTeX Visit Task environment and answer package clash. I got what I want and how to let the answer key be in the horizontal direction, not in vertical.
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How to add right answer key at the end of \newpage, created in article with task environment
I'm creating a math test, this is the file I'm using. I like this file, basically I coped this from different latex files, at the beginning, I used the table to input the right keys, this way is too ...
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Tasks: How to nest tasks in newcommand? [duplicate]
I would like to perform a few tasks at the beginning of the document so that I can later use them in a defined environment.
Why doesn't the following work?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tasks}
...
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Vertically enumerated multi-column lists
I am looking for a list environment that places the elements forming a grid, (an array, a table...) and with the elements vertically numbered. This small detail has become to be a great pain for me. I ...
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Can't use tasks to generate answer keys using xparse
I tried to compile the following code, which I collect and modify from: Label an item of a 'randomized enumerate' written by @egreg.
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, ...