Problem with TikZ Decoration221 (3/18/2013 7:58:18 AM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
I'm trying to use TikZ decorations to draw some ``parallel'' paths. According to the manual this should be possible by specifying a ``raise'' value. Unfortunately, my solution with a ``lineto'' d... Marc
Share LaTeX225 (2/20/2013 12:24:07 PM) comp.text.tex FYI: https://www.sharelatex.com/
To paraphrase Dijkstra: I've only visited the URL, not read it, not used the software.
... Marc
Win a LaTeX Book10452 (12/13/2012 5:49:25 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an ... Marc
LaTeX Film1048 (7/12/2012 5:30:45 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
A short promotional film about LaTeX and Friends may be found at http://youtu.be/s04nZHtI8jg.
Regards,
Marc van Dongen
... Marc
Tweatking beamer frame environment026 (6/17/2012 6:47:53 AM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
On page 56 my beamer manual (V3.07) shows how you can define a user-defined environment called X that relies on beamer's own frame environment.
Ideally, I'd like to change the exisiting defini... Marc
Installing TeX Live/MacTeX and Using some Basic IDEs144 (3/6/2012 2:56:15 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all, I've made some notes available on how to install TeX Live on Windows and Unix. The notes for Windows is still being proofread but I don't expect many changes. By the end of next week there should al... Marc
kpathsea and path prefixes049 (2/28/2012 12:40:49 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all, On page 27, the kpathsea manual states: [A search path is a colon-separated list of path elements.] .... To check a particular path element e, Kpathsea first sees if a prebuilt database applies to ... Marc
TeXLive/MacTeX installation, Using TeXWorks/TeXShop, and Using JabRef1342 (2/24/2012 10:38:35 PM) comp.text.tex Howsagoin, I hope to finish three chapters about these topics (TeXLive/MacTeX installation, Using TeXWorks/TeXShop, and Using JabRef) soon. The level of target audience is beginner. They are supposed to provi... Marc
Book Announcement (Update)041 (1/29/2012 7:41:06 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all, A small update about my book project "LaTeX and Friends". You may now read parts of the book at http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-642-23816-1#section=1025074&page=1. More details about the ... Marc
LaTeX Presentations358 (1/18/2012 3:20:00 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all, I'm delighted to announce the availability of my LaTeX lecture presentations, which accompany my book "LaTeX and Friends". The presentations may be found at the following URL: http://csweb.ucc.ie/~... Marc
list of math variables1314 (5/4/2013 2:28:23 AM) comp.text.tex I'd like to list some variables, say $abcdefghi$, but the spacing around the f is wider than around all other letters. How can I avoid this?
- Dirk
... dschlimm(68)
Tikz arrow tip point towards wrong direction324 (3/31/2013 7:07:40 PM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody,
I encountered a strange problem with the following minimal example:
\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\begin{tikzpictu... corff3(423)
working example for tree224 (3/22/2013 9:57:47 PM) comp.text.tex With qtree I can have 5 branches only. What is the others alternatives to draw a tree with more than 5 branches ?
Thanks
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage[paperheight=21.6cm,paperwidth=21.6cm,nomarg... nicolas_laurent545(19)
TIKZ -- Problems using 'scale' with 'intersections'532 (3/20/2013 9:28:48 AM) comp.text.tex Hi,
for a diagram drawn using tikz I'am tying to find the point where a
line [ (p0) -- (pI) ] and the perpendicular to this line going through
a third point (pU1) intersect.
As shown in the MWE below, t... gebhardt(11)
Problem with TikZ Decoration221 (3/18/2013 7:58:18 AM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
I'm trying to use TikZ decorations to draw some ``parallel'' paths. According to the manual this should be possible by specifying a ``raise'' value. Unfortunately, my solution with a ``lineto'' d... dongen(455)
a database of namespace prefixes?2431 (3/9/2013 8:12:51 AM) comp.text.tex Hi,
is there a database of prefixes used in TeX programming
by authors?
it's easy enough to open up the doc or source of such
or such package; for example I see that Heiko Oberdiek
uses in bigintcalc \... jfbu1(141)
textbook for a LaTeX class1423 (2/26/2013 2:42:25 PM) comp.text.tex I'm toying with offering a class at my University for complete newcomers to=
LaTeX. While I've lots of experience as a LaTeX user, and could fairly eas=
ily get people started, its often easier to build cla... evan.cooch1(52)
Nine parameters6435 (1/28/2013 2:29:02 PM) comp.text.tex Hello,
Macros be defined with up to 9 parameters.
Why not 10 ?
Why not #0 ?
Have a nice day.
... gouailles(1729)
TUG calendar2231 (1/12/2013 8:14:02 PM) comp.text.tex TUG members produced a calendar for 2012 and, if I remember correctly,
for some previous years as well. I really hope that there will there be
one for 2013.
Peter W.
... herries.press(434)
Win a LaTeX Book10452 (12/13/2012 5:49:25 PM) comp.text.tex Dear all,
I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an ... dongen(455)