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Discussion about the TeX and LaTeX systems & macros.
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TikZ single arrow shape
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Hi there, Does anyone feel the same way as I do that the meaning of minium width/height in the single arrow shape is opposite to that of other shapes? Here's an example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{shapes.arrows} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \node [single arrow,minimum width=1cm,minimum height=2cm,draw] {};... more »
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CTAN update: blindtext
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This should soon be at your local mirror. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .............................. .............................. ................ The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: blindtext Version number: 1.9c Author's name: Knut Lickert... more »
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Space tokens detector (\stest macro from TeXBook Dirty Tricks chapter)
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Hello, The question is about macro \stest, which I found in footnote in the beginning of the chapter. The macro decides which type of space token it's parameter represents and returns result in collection of boolean variables. Here is the code of the macro followed by test code taken from UKTeX Digest V91 #11:... more »
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\the + headings
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Hi all, I would like to create a macro to get the value of current chapter or part or section, etc. by using another macro, let say \level. So I created like this: \def\level{chapter} \def\printlevel{\expandafter\t he\level} But it doesn't work, because the macro \the is directly expanded although I asked TeX to suspend it via \expandafter macro.... more »
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change font format of table caption
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Hi, I used the \newcommand{\captionfonts} to change the format of the font. It only works with captions of figures but not tables. Could anyone suggest how to change that of table captions, please?
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CTAN update: paresse
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This should be at your local mirror within a day. Jim Hef{}feron Saint Michael's College .............................. .............................. ............... The following information was provided by our fellow contributor: Name of contribution: paresse Version number: 2.1 Uploader: Elie Roux... more »
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'Subfig' reference
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Hello, Using the subfig with memoir when referencing, it produces, for example, 1a, 1b etc. Is it possible to get 1(a) 1(b) instead? I am aware memoir has something for including sub figures but I need subfig here. Here's a minimal example: \documentclass[article]{memoir } \usepackage[caption=false]{sub fig}... more »
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fbox usage
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I am using MacTex with memoir class to write a genealogy book. I want to make a box at the end of each chapter itemizing the open questions. The following code works, but I want the "Questions For Future Genealogists" inside the box. I haven't been able to get that to work. Any ideas? \centering\textbf{Questions For Future Genealogists} \\... more »
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tocbasic and BeforeTOCHead
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There is a bug with package toc basic, when using \BeforeTOCHead: \documentclass{scrartcl} \BeforeTOCHead{toc}{\bfseries} \begin{document} \listoftoc{toc} \end{document} ! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [input stack size=5000]. \tb@@beforehead@hook ->\tb@@beforehead@hook toc... more »
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mparhack and prelim2e twocolumn bug
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There is a bug when using two column mode with mparhack and prelim2e loaded. Here is a minimal example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[draft]{prelim2e} \usepackage{mparhack} \begin{document} \twocolumn foo \onecolumn \end{document} Compiling with pdflatex i get: Missing number, treated as zero <to be read again> {... more »
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