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tlmgr cannot setup TLPDB
I'm trying to update my installation of texlive 2013 under Ubuntu 13.10.
However, I followed the instruction on this answer, but I get an error
(running on Debian, switching to user mode!)
cannot ...
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Nice looking empty set?
I feel like the standard $\emptyset$ is ugly. By hand, my empty set symbol is a lot rounder, then this "slashed-zero"-type symbol.
Two questions:
Do people really use it (I mean people who have any ...
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Is it possible to pagebreak aligned equations?
The report I'm writting features a lot of long, multiple lines equations. To reduce visual polution I've been using an aligned environment nested inside equation. This way (unlike just using an align ...
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Is it wrong to use \clearpage instead of \newpage?
The commands \newpage and \clearpage both force a page break. In addition, the latter command also "flushes" all pending floats from the stack, i.e., forces them to be typeset starting on the page ...
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What are underfull hboxes and vboxes and how can I get rid of them?
Often, TeX outputs underfull hbox and vbox warnings when running and in the generated log file. What are these and how can I get rid of them?
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Which dot character to use in which context?
Wikipedia lists several dot characters in Unicode. These are the ones that are ambiguous to me:
interpunct, middle dot (·) · · U+00B7 "midpoint (in typography)"
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How can I have two tables side by side?
Suppose I have two tables that don't have many columns (3, for example). How can I position them side by side?
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How can I get text underneath an underbrace?
I am looking to do something of the following:
To get text underneath the underbrace. Is it involving \stackrel or some sort of similar command?
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How to break a long equation? [duplicate]
I have an equation long enough to occupy two lines.
I want to break it to improve readability. How can I break it?
\begin{equation}
F = \{F_{x} \in F_{c} : (|S| > |C|) \cap
(minPixels < |S| &...
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Is there a specialized Pdf viewer for Latex-Beamer presentations on Linux?
Most of the time when presenting a talk people connect their laptop to a video projector. So they effectively have an extra screen at their disposal. Because of that many Software options for ...
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utf8x vs. utf8 (inputenc)
I normally use \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} for my latex document but on this site i saw a lot of code with \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}.
What are the differences between the 2 options ?
Is there one ...
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Is a period after an abbreviation the same as an end of sentence period?
Does latex do anything special with periods? If so, is there a way to differentiate end-of-sentence periods from periods indicating abbreviation?
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Table with multiple lines in some cells [duplicate]
What is the easiest way to have 2 lines in some of the cells in a table?
The only way I can think right now is to actually have 2 separate rows (without the line in the middle) and use \multirow on ...
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Adding space between columns in a table
I notice that the space between each column of a table in LaTeX is not quite wide (at least for me). Is there any way to set this? I found the \hspace, but I don't get how to use this in the table.
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\pagebreak vs \newpage
What's the difference? I know that \pagebreak can take an optional argument that specifies how much a page break is desired, but is there any difference if the optional argument is not used?
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Cross-referencing between different files
I want to cross-reference between different .tex files, just because I want to put every chapters separately.
Let's say in file chapterI.tex I have \label{a} and I want to access this in file ...
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Regarding the `book`, `report`, and `article` document classes: what are the main differences?
What are the main differences between the book, report, and article document classes?
I am interested in the following:
visual differences in the final document;
differences in the way the document ...
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What is the difference between "Page Break" and "New Page"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
\pagebreak vs \newpage
In LyX/LaTeX,
What is the difference between "Page Break" and "New Page"?
They both seem to do the same to me.
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making appendix for thesis
I need some help with creating an appendix for my thesis. I have about 10 figures which need to be in the appendix. I have a good appendix with the following code:
\appendix
\addcontentsline{toc}{...
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How to disable automatic indentation on new paragraphs?
I'm using a template that I can't/shouldn't modify. This template forces that every time a new paragraph begins, there is an indentation added. In some rare cases this is just looking really ugly and ...
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How to convert a scientific manuscript from LaTeX to Word using Pandoc?
I have a typical scientific manuscript in a LaTeX .tex file, and I need to convert it to MS Word .doc file. The reason for having to convert to MS Word is I'm submitting the manuscript to an academic ...
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Increase LaTeX table row height [duplicate]
How does one increase the height of the rows in a LaTeX table?
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Creating fillable PDFs
I'd like to create a LaTeX document that when rendered into PDF, has forms that can be filled out using Adobe Reader or other such programs. Then I'd like to be able to extract the data. I ...
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Alternatives to LaTeX
Are there any professional alternatives to TeX/LaTeX which produce equal or even better typesetting? Maybe expensive commercial ones. The software counts if it is comparable or superior to LaTeX (...
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Short captions for figures in \listoffigures
When I use \listoftables and \listoffigures I get in the list long captions that appear next to the tables/figures.
I would like to use short captions for this list which summarize these captions. Is ...
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Adding vertical space at the start of a page
I'd like to, first thing before writing anything on a page, add some vertical space.
Minimal (non)working example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\vspace{250px}
I want to be further down ...
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How to use \graphicspath?
I am using MikTex 2.9 and TeXstudio for my TeX preparation. I would like to set the path to my figures folder, which contains all the figures, plots etc. required for my work.
I used \graphicspath ...
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What's the correct use of \author when multiple authors?
Working on a project, the article we are writing is written by me and someone else. How should I fill the \author?
What about \author{LASTNAME1, FIRSTNAME1 \& LASTNAME2, FIRSTNAME2}? It doesn't ...
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What exactly is SyncTeX?
I stumbled upon these SyncTeX files in my directories and wanted to know what they are for. I searched this site and the internet and I think I have some vague understanding of what it is but I'm ...
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How can I draw a horizontal line spanning only some of the table cells?
In a table, how can I draw a horizontal line that goes only through some of the cells? I mean a line like the one in the Foo and in the Bar area of this table:
+----+-----+
|Foo |1 |2 |
| |1 |2 |
|...
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What does "overfull hbox" mean? (Why is there a black mark at the end of a line?)
I often see output from TeX with the warning overfull hbox, badness 10000. What does this message mean?
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Suppress "In:" biblatex
How do I suppress the "In: " before the journaltitle? Like so:
In: Journal of Applied Physics
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\emph or \textit
In the comments section of Does it matter if I use \textit or \it, \bfseries or \bf, etc, I asked for a clarification of these points. The clarification has mostly been made, but it was requested that ...
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When to use \edef, \noexpand, and \expandafter?
I'm quite happy hacking TeX macros and cobbling together bits and pieces from different style files to suit my own ends, but I have a suspicion that my resulting hacks are not quite as elegant as they ...
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How do I ensure that figures appear in the section they're associated with?
Often floats may land quite a bit later in the document than the point they are created, sometimes after a section break.
Is there a way to force a new section to start on a new page, after any ...
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Is there a nice way to compile a beamer presentation without the pauses?
Say I made a beamer presentation and I want to print it out. Is there a nice way to make beamer ignore the pauses so that I don't get lots of pages with duplicate information?
Of course there are ...
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Showcase of beautiful title page done in TeX
The book is mostly meets by the Title Page. Default TeX \maketitle are simple and minimalistic.
I'm looking for examples of Title Pages:
complex - have different formatting;
beautiful and awesome;
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Pretty Table of Contents
I would like to know if it's possible to have a Table of Contents looking like the following, where the number of the page is the big number on the left.
The sections could look like in the following ...
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Comments in BibTex
Basic question (though I haven't found it here):
How do I comment out parts (some lines within an entry which I would like to save for later) of a BibTex file?
Apparently, @ can be used to comment ...
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Where do I start LaTeX programming?
I'm interested in writing packages for TeX/LaTeX/XeLaTeX. I googled around, but all I found was guides or tutorials about how to prepare documents using LaTeX. I want to know how LaTeX works and how ...
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How to write a function (piecewise) with bracket outside?
How to write this Piecewise function using LaTeX?
I tried
$
\begin{array}{cc}
\{ &
\begin{array}{cc}
0 & x\leq 0 \\
\frac{100-x}{100} & 0\leq x\leq 100 \\
0 & ...
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Easy curves in TikZ
I find myself needing to draw lots of elegantly curved paths in TikZ. Ideally, I'd just specify a series of points, and TikZ would calculate the extra data itself to draw a nice series of curves ...
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Workflow for converting LaTeX into Open Office / MS Word Format
I often have to write up reports based on the analysis of some data.
I use R to analyse the data and export tables, figures, and text.
This is then included into a LaTeX document either using input or ...
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Reduce space between enumerated items
Background
All book figures are set to "here definitely" (as they must come after the text that introduces them).
Problem
The list types (enumerated and bullet) have too much space between them. ...
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Embedding videos and animations
I'm aware that it's possible to embed some kinds of videos and animations in LaTeX files (using the beamer or prosper classes) but I couldn't locate good documentation on this. My web searches ...
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newcommand vs. DeclareMathOperator
As far as I understand, whatever can be done using DeclareMathOperator can also be achieved using newcommand, but not the other way around. If this is the case, what are the circumstances where ...
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Hyperref warning - Token not allowed in a PDF string
When compiling a beamer presentation and using the following \author command
\author{Name \\ \texttt{[email protected]}}
I get the following hyperref warning in my logfile
Package hyperref ...
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How do I put big brackets under different parts of an equation to attach text labels?
How do I put big brackets under different parts of an equation so that I can write, e.g., text specific to these parts?
For example:
f = x^3 + 2
|___| |__|
| |
text 1 text 2
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'Floor' and 'ceiling' functions
Is there a convenient way to typeset the floor or ceiling of a number, without needing to separately code the left and right parts? For example, is there some way to do $\ceil{x}$ instead of $\lceil ...
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How to get DOI links in bibliography
I would like to add to all my bibliography items a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) link or a link to a download location.
How can I do this with the natbib / BibTeX / hyperref combination? Currently ...
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