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Can I make 'interactive' diagrams with Tikz?

I would like to create diagrams, like mind maps, which expand branches when clicking on a node. Is this something that can (and is reasonable to) be achieved with Tikz? Does one need an extra package? ...
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Laying out music and text

I'd like too create some charts like https://www.google.com/search?q=rudiments+chart&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1 This is basically using inline simple musical percussion like staves and ...
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No ordinary family tree. Howto insert Son/Daughter in Law?

With the tree above in mind, i am trying to get something like this: So far little luck, this is where i am now: I also tried forest, but still can't get the job done. \documentclass{article} \...
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Is it possible to change the background colour of a special float page?

When writing a document with lots of floats on them, one can use the parameter [p] to send each table, figure etc. to a special float page: \begin{figure}[p] But is it possible to gain control over ...
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Tikz and Scientific notation

I would like to use Tikz to draw something like this: \tikzstyle{every picture}+=[remember picture] \everymath{\displaystyle}\begin{equation*} {\huge \tikz[baseline]{ \node[fill=blue!10] (...
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How can I create an article with a title like the 1960s Journal of Finance?

Here's a classic article from the Journal of Finance: https://psc.ky.gov/pscecf/2012-00221/rateintervention@ag.ky.gov/10252012f/sharpe_-_CAPM.pdf How can I create a first page that emulates the first ...
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How to manual create a format which includes LaTeX and a package e.g. calculator for a bare eTeX?

I'm able to make fmt-files with the packages mylatex or mylatexformat in my Tex Live 2019 installation but I need a file mycalclator.tex for a use case as follows einitex *mycalculator.tex \dump ...
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Can anyone help me to adjust the following asterisks?

today is my first day to learn how to make a table in Latex. I come up with the following example: My difficult right now is how to align asterisks. I want to match 0.019's "9" with the ending ...
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beamer: Change Footnote Color

I have a beamer presentation with a complex color scheme. In order to improve readability I need to change the color of the footnote. Problem is, that I need to change the color for each "part" (see ...
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Title of the chapter “in the center” arabtext

i want to obtain the title of the chapter in the center of the page here a minimal example Thank you \documentclass[12pt]{arabbook} %{arabart},oneside \usepackage{amsfonts,amssymb,amsmath} \...
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Alignment problem with a mathematical equation in a presentation in beamer

\documentclass{beamer} \newcommand\Fontvi{\fontsize{2}{4}\selectfont} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[compat=1.1.0]{tikz-feynman} \usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb,amsfonts} \usepackage{...
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Is there a way to create LaTex “object files” like in c in order to write a proper Makefile

I am trying to write a Makefile for a LaTeX project which uses more than one .tex file. I was wondering, if it is possible to create several pdf's (or any other data format) for each .tex and link ...
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Package inputenc Error: Unicode character (U+200E) (inputenc) not set up for use with LaTeX

I am new to LaTeX. I have searched my question but I couldn't find solution. When I export to PDF I am getting the error. ! Package inputenc Error: Unicode character (U+200E) (inputenc) not set up ...
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Unable to install TeX package in Ubuntu 18.04

I am using Pop!_os 18.04 LTS (which is based on Ubuntu 18.04) and I am trying to get program to run which makes heavy use of LaTeX. I am using the MiKTeX package manager to install the TeX packages ...
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\setcounter{} is not affecting numbering

I am trying to write my master thesis using a header file given by chair. I'm trying to use \subsubsection{} which did not include any numbering, a quick google search reveals I need to use \...
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Two line entry in xymatrix

I would like to create a two-lined entry in my xymatrix. In the attached picture, I want to split the direct sum into two lines. I tried array but this didn't work. Thanks !
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Is it possible to cite title with apacite? [duplicate]

How can one, if possible, cite the title of a bibtex item on Latex using the package apacite?
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How to create complicated tables (multiple nested columns and rows)

I have an image of a table that I want to replicate but I can't figure out how to do the multiple rows part (see left side of column) and the multiple columns part (see right side). Is there a ...
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TikZ: Sphere that contains some points

There should be a sphere that contains the points A,B,C,D and S. Does somebody know how to draw the picture with sphere correctly? \documentclass[margin=5pt, tikz]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \...
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Continuous {Theorem,Lemma,…} Numbering with cleveref [duplicate]

I want to have continuous numbering for all my theorem, lemma, etc environments, which wan be achieved with using a shared counter. However this seems to break cleveref's capability of referencing ...
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LaTeX floats do not increase vertical stretchability nor the page total (t), but reduces the goal height (h). Why? And how to change?

Foreword This question is a follow up question of this question. More precisely, I was able to trace the problem down to its root, especially I was able to produce three MWE that illustrate the ...
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Using external (delimited) data files for Asymptote contour plots

I need to plot two-dimensional data, which I would like to do in a contour plot. From my personal experience in trying to get nice contour plots using pgf/tikz and what I read in Fill a contour-plot, ...
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how to put left brace in equation? [duplicate]

i want to write like this /ki if 0<I<IO | t(i)= < | \c if I>Io here is curly bracket
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Pandoc citations in the footnote

I am using Pandoc for writing texts with Latex or Markdown and converting them to Word (because of no reason everyone else still wants this word-shit). Now I have to convert my citations into footnote ...
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Text above tikz arrow — success depends on the length of the text?

I've tried to position a single letter above an arrow using tikz. But it seems only to work for longer texts. See this MWE: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows} \...
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Problem with expansion in xparse

I am trying to use function from this answer \documentclass{article} \usepackage{xparse} \ExplSyntaxOn \NewExpandableDocumentCommand{\switchcondition}{ O{string} m m m } { \use:c { ...
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TikZ: How to put in calculated length, if axes where changed (space rectangle)?

I have |AC| = sqrt(a²+b²) for the diagonal of a space rectangle. \pgfmathsetmacro{\AC}{sqrt(\a^2+\b^2)} Why does \draw[red] (A) -- ($(A)!\AC cm!(C)$) node[midway, above, sloped]{too short}; not ...
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Changing the default settings in Kile

I am using Kile 3 beta. I always have to work with XeLaTeX, but the default compiler in the Kile is PDFLaTeX. Even for Kile live preview I've to change the compiler to XeLaTeX for every session ...
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updating ebgaramond package on arch linux

A couple of months ago there was an update of the ebgaramond package. The update is not yet included in texlive-fontsextra, which is the package you'd normally install on arch linux to get the ...
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ConTeXt: Number and caption for subfigures (combination)

The ConTeXt way of creating subfigures is using a combination. They seem to support either captions or numbering, but not both. Let's consider the following example: \useMPlibrary[dum] \...
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Longtable of size \textwidth exceeds right margin

I try to create a table with the longtable package that fits into the whole text width available. Here's my code: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{longtable} \usepackage{amsmath} \title{Raccolta ...
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Customising Journalsubtitle

I'm wondering if you can use the journalsubtitle like a titleaddon, since there's no addon option for journaltitles, right? I have customised the style for addontitles, so that they serve as a ...
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How to remove dot from \subsection* in Appendix

I am using the AMS Article LaTeX template and when I need my Section and Subsections to not have numbering before them (since they are part of the Appendix), I use the '*' and type; \subsection*{A. ...
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“Total:” column incorrectly centered in exam class point table

When I compile the following LaTeX code on my computer (macOS 10.14.5, running MacTeX-2019 which I just updated): \documentclass[addpoints,11pt]{exam} \begin{document} \pointtable \begin{...
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clip circle array but keep whole circles only

My code below generate some partial circles. how can I do a clip but discard the partial circles? \documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} ...
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Auxiliary drawing tools

I am a beginner, drawing with tikz is a bit difficult for me. Is there an auxiliary drawing tool that is suitable for beginners? Especially drawing three-dimensional graphics.
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Using the datetime2 package, how do we individually retrieve each of yyyy, yy, mm, dd, mmm, ddd, hhmm, hhmmss, etc.?

Let's say it's now 2019-07-21-082935. If I'm using the datetime2 package, what commands do I use to individually retrieve each of "2019", "19", "07", "7", "JUL", "July", "21", "SUN", "Sun", "Sunday", ...
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Pen-stroke order to write letters of the Arabic alphabet?

Is there a way in LaTeX to typeset the correct pen-stroke order to write letters of the Arabic alphabet? Example: Typesetting in XeLaTeX with package polyglossia. UPDATE 1: General note: The ...
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How to make roman numeral sub sections?

my sub section headers are III.3 how to i make the three roman numerals \renewcommand\thesection{\Roman{section}} I have this in preamble
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Table Formatting Suggestion

This is more of an open-ended, personal opinion type question. I am trying to make a nice-looking table for a report. Here is what I have so far: The contents of each are slightly different, but the ...
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how to float to top of column and keep under text [duplicate]

\documentclass[11pt, letterpaper, twocolumn]{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{multicol, graphicx} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{caption} \usepackage[font=footnotesize,labelfont=bf]{...
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Decrease the height of the enumerate aligned with the text

Starting from MWE of very good user @Marian G. Pretty enumerate: fontawesome \documentclass{article} \usepackage{fontawesome} \usepackage{xcolor} \newcount\cnt \cnt=1 \newbox\battery \setbox\...
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How to float table to top of pages

\documentclass[11pt, letterpaper, twocolumn]{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{multicol, graphicx} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{caption} \usepackage[font=footnotesize,labelfont=bf]{...
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Witharrows package or other package to have an elegant way of externally connecting equations

This MWE, \documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} \usepackage{newtxtext,newtxmath,amssymb} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage[most]{tcolorbox} \newtcolorbox{mybox}[1]{% colback=...
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XeLaTeX compilation fail (« Undefined control sequence. l.27 \sys_if_engine_luatex:T ») with fontspec package

After an update of all my packages, the upgrading from my old MiKTeX 2.9 to the last version, and the refreshing of the file name database (FNDB), my tex file wouldn’t compile anymore. I identified ...
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Issues with Biblatex and the bib files

My bibliography codes looks like this \usepackage[backend=biber,style=apa{biblatex} \addbibresource{bibliographie.bib} And an exemple of one my references @article{Harrison2007, title = {What'...
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Chapter number not showing on odd pages

I have set my chapter numbering to Roman, and by using the fancyhdr package, I put the chapter number in the top center of each page. However, it is only showing on even numbered pages. Example: \...
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Editing a citation style (verbose-ibid), removing certain information

I have been using the verbose-ibid style and wondered if someone could let me know how to exclude ISBN numbers, language and publisher from footnotes, short of updating the corresponding biblatex ...