Questions tagged [typography]
{typography} is for questions about the implementation of beautiful typography using TeX.
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What is causing the List of Figures and List of Tables to not be correctly working in hyperref?
Consider:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,width=150mm,top=30mm,bottom=30mm,bindingoffset=6mm]{geometry}
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\...
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How do I make the the page numbers appear on the right using \pagestyle{fancy} and section headings of the left?
Cosndier the MWE:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,width=150mm,top=30mm,bottom=30mm,bindingoffset=6mm]{geometry}
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}...
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Typing a Phonetic Long i without a Dot
I would like to type the long i as illustrated in the name "Heli":
However, the code
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\textbf{\={i}}
\end{document}
does ...
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Extremely slow typesetting on TexShop and TexMaker even after reinstalling MacTex
I am using the most updated versions of TexShop (5.12) and TexMaker (5.1.4) on a MacBook Air 13.6" running Mac OS Ventura 13.0. Even the simplest files (like this basic Overleaf beamer example ...
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regular typeface for numbers inside example env
Consider the following code and output
\documentclass{amsbook}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\newtheorem{example}{Example}[chapter]
\begin{document}
\begin{example} 1,2,3 \end{example}
\begin{example} $1$,$2$...
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Pairing two fonts for antique looking math
How do I pair Old Standard (for alphabets and digits) and Asana-Math (for the rest of the math) in order to write antique looking math?
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How to correct spacing between `=` under the SUM sign when using breqn package?
In this MWE
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{breqn}
\newcommand{\myEquation}{\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} x^{n +5} a_{n} = \sum_{n=5}^{\infty}a_{n -5} x^{n} }
\begin{document}
\...
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Trying to Reproduce This Phonetically Spelled Accented Word
I am trying to replicate:
But I am unable to do it.
MWE (two different attempts)---
\documentclass[12pt]{book}
\begin{document}
\noindent\textbf{Mount Ar\'-a-rat}\\[10pt]
\textbf{Mount Ar\' -a-rat}
\...
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Binomial nomenclature: italic or slanted?
I have read about the difference between italic and slanted fonts in TeX: how do the commands differ, as well as the effect when applied on the fonts; but it seems that there has not been much ...
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Typeface with curved vertical strokes?
Does anyone know of a typeface where the Capital B has a concave curve to the stem? (The vertical line curves in to the right.)
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Does any of the TeX engines support proper cursive typesetting?
Many writing systems / scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic, have one or more cursive forms, where letters are connected, with forms depend on the letters before and after them. While one can create ...
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Formatting Help Needed for Math Problem Set in LaTeX
I am seeking some help with formatting a math problem set in LaTeX. The document contains eight problems with sub-problems for each problem, including detailed instructions for solving each problem. ...
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Is there a parameter like "vertical" \tolerance?
I have been trying to use \flushbottom in my documents instead of the lazy \raggedbottom to produce documents with higher typographic quality (hopefully). I am wondering if there is a parameter ...
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Acro Package Bug with Kerning
I've observed that the acro package bugs out the kerning. It makes the kerning pair apply incorrectly after the acronym. In my MWE, the second word in each pair has incorrect kerning. I've added an ...
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Should one put nested exponents in-line, or displayed as an equation?
(I didn't immediately see this question already asked, but perhaps it has, since it seems an obvious question to me!)
This is more of a typographical/style/best-practices question, but I am wondering ...
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Too much white space with \insertbox [closed]
I am using \insbox instead of wrapfig in order to have text and a picture side by side in a list environment.
The problem is that by using a command like
\InsertBoxL{3}{example-image}
The picture ...
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How can I stack these items on top of each others at the bottom of a vertical bar?
All my attempts have failed so far. I have the following:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
y &= y_0 + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{ x^n}{n!} \, f_n(...
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Capital Letters and the Space Factor
I've noticed that a capital letter followed by punctuation makes the following glue behave like the usual interword glue and does not change the space factor. This is mostly OK when a capital letter ...
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ConTeXt: Having problems between a heading and the following text
The text in the screenshot describes my problem on page 1, and there is a different problem on page 2. Page 3 shows the 'right' way to insert a page reference. But I don't want to do it like this - I ...
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Why adding geometry package with specific values affects how breqn package typesets math?
Should using geometry package with some specific values affect how breqn math is typeset? In the following I see two major differences in math when add geometry.
Comparing the following two examples, ...
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Discrepancy between typearea defaults for different paper sizes
Looking at the log outputs of
\documentclass[a4paper]{scrartcl}
\begin{document}
~
\end{document}
and
\documentclass[letterpaper]{scrartcl}
\begin{document}
~
\end{document}
(note: results are the ...
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Could there be a blank space between a section and a subsection?
I want to know if the following is allowed, not just in LaTeX, but in some "writing rules", I guess it's a typography matter or some kind of, maybe it could be even different between ...
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Single character at end of line
I am looking for a way to discourage ending lines with a single character. I could manually type out, for example: a\penalty\hyphenpenalty\ cat or I\nolinebreak[1]\ am each time I write a single ...
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Different ways of writing the empty set [closed]
What (possibly sarcastic) ways of writing the empty set in TeX do you know?
Here are some examples: \text{\O}, \emptyset, \not O, \varphi, \varnothing, \phi.
This renders as:
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Typesetting: Lining up footnote marker with cap or ascender line of the text (FN too high)
How can I line up the footnote marks with the cap or ascender line (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseline_(typography)) of a text? Usually LaTex would use superscripts, which appear to be placed ...
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How to Obtain Typewriter Font Small Caps
I am using (in this case) the lmvtt font.
Consider the code
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\LARGE
{\fontfamily{lmvtt}\selectfont{How to Obtain Typewriter Font Smallcaps}}
\...
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Ideal way of writing a huge singular expression?
Consider:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,width=150mm,top=30mm,bottom=30mm,bindingoffset=6mm]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, ...
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strange interaction between breqn and code that changes the sqrt sign. Alignments in fraction becomes bad
I thought to point out this strange problem. I was using code from answer in improving spacing between math expressions automatically? which changes the sqrt sign, so instead of
It now looks like
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Numprint decimal part without separation
I know the question has an answer using siunitx but I am wondering about a possible solution with numprint. I would like to have three digits separation before the decimal separator but not after it. ...
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Unwanted empty pages, and reseting diagram counts in between sections
Sorry for asking two questions in one, but I am having trouble with the following code, it produces unwanted blank pages between sections and I don't know why.
And also I have tried to use \page*{} to ...
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Typing dimers wave function
I need to type the Hamiltonian for Quantum Dimer Model given below.
The problem is typing the dimers "two bullets connected by single bond" along with the adjustable bra and ket vectors.
Can ...
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Encircle/Surround a block of text with an arrow
I was wondering how to draw an arrow that encircle some text, so that the arrow would "box in" some statements and point to the start of the statement, which can also be nested. It is used ...
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tipa partially incompatible with leipzig?
I'm using tipa to, well, use the IPA in my thesis. If I load leipzig, some of the inputs defined in tipa no longer work, for example:
\textipa{\:r}, which should produce "ɽ" (this symbol), ...
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How to fix $lim_{t\rightarrow \infty}$ in an itemize environment?
Consider:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\...
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Pushing bullet points to the left using `multicols` such that it fits in one line?
Consider the following:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\usepackage{multicol}
\begin{document}
\begin{...
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Proper way of typesetting an angle in degrees with a power of ten
I have a very tiny angle: 5,3x10^(-5) degrees. What is the proper way to typeset it?
In:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\...
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Create an alphabet package that works like greek letters
Some friends and I have been using LaTeX for some years and, at College, we have created some new letters to use with math (it was kind of a joke because we were constantly saying there were few ...
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How to number(and refer) a set of equations in an align environment correctly? [duplicate]
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
\diff{S}{t} &= \Lambda ...
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Tikz picture code [closed]
How to draw this figure in tikz picture. can anybody give provide me its code.
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How to align 2 equations in fraction at `=`?
I was trying to answer this question on another stackexchange forum, to say that they could use Latex instead, only to find I can't figure how to do this in Latex myself.
Is it possible to have 2 ...
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How do we fix these expressions so they don't exceed the margins?
Consider:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
K_1&=\max \left \lbrace ...
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poorly sized square brackets due to equation over two lines -- how to equate their sizes?
Consider the following:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
M_3&=\frac{...
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Problems with align numbering?
Consider the following:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{book}
\usepackage{amsfonts, graphicx, verbatim, mathtools,amssymb, amsthm, mathrsfs,amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
...
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Why is there bold font across the entire document?
Consider this CV: https://nchlswllms.github.io/academic_cv.pdf
The .cls file:
\ProvidesClass{resume}[2010/07/10 v0.9 Resume class]
\LoadClass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip} ...
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Avoid a theorem environment's head and tail to split into two pages
This is a follow up to my previous question.
Some of my theorem environments include a horizontal rule above and below them.
How can I avoid the bottom line to appear isolated on the next page if the ...
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doWhile loop indentation issue [closed]
I have been trying to write multiple loop statements using do-while loops for the flow diagram shown in [1]. However, managing indentation happens to be hard. Can anyone help on this issue?
\...
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Changing the text format when using the dialogue package
I would like to format the dialogue text while using the dialogue package.
I have already made the speaker bold, but was not able to format the text of speakers. I would like to have the text to be ...
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ConTeXt: Curl apostrophe entity (')
Background
A Markdown document is converted to XHTML. The XHTML document encodes quotation marks and apostrophes using named entities, such as “ and '.
Note: Cross-posted to the ...
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Avoid a theorem environment's head to be the last line in a page
To put it simply, I want to avoid the following case:
That is,
Text text text
Theorem 1
<page break>
Body of Theorem 1
text text text
My style for theorems has a heading, a line break (...
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Reversed hat under a symbol [duplicate]
I would like to put a reversed hat, like a widecheck symbol, below symbols, so that they sit on top of it, inverse to how the hat usually sits on top of a symbol. Is there a way to do this?
