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hyperref breaks \pageref{} 2 20 (11/22/2011 9:46:59 PM) comp.text.tex Hi, I came across this problem, the following code fails if you uncomment the second line: \documentclass{article} %\usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage{lastpage} \begin{document} \ifnum\thepage=\pageref{LastPage... Ernest

raise Exception or raise Exception() 2 95 (11/14/2010 4:58:42 PM) comp.lang.python I have seen both forms and I'm not sure if they're both correct, or one is right and the other wrong. In practical terms, the two of them seem to have the same effect. Cheers, Ernest ... ernest

in place functions from operator module 7 126 (8/29/2010 2:44:47 PM) comp.lang.python Hi, The operator module provides separate functions for "in place" operations, such as iadd(), isub(), etc. However, it appears that these functions don't really do the operation in place: In [34]: a =... ernest

move a box left and up outside the text area 2 703 (8/2/2010 7:05:52 PM) comp.text.tex Hi, I have a page with 5mm margins all around. I'm trying to put an image that fills the whole page, but in order to do that I have to shift the box that contains the image up and left 5mm. I cannot u... ernest

index with dots 3 174 (7/30/2010 2:50:08 PM) comp.text.tex Hello! I am making an index of songs. Ideally, I would like to have the title on the left and the duration on the right, connected with dots. At the moment, I am using \dotfill: \item Happiness Is Ea... ernest

positioning issue 1 200 (7/4/2010 12:11:01 AM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody, The following code makes a box of zero width and height, and puts some elements in it, namely, the letters A, B, C and D, forming a 50mm x 50mm square. However, it can be seen that let... ernest

Rules around \box255? 11 389 (6/29/2010 11:10:33 PM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody, I have a macro that saves the pages being shipped out: \newcounter{mini@page} \setcounter{mini@page}{1} \newcommand*\save@page{% \typeout{saving page \Roman{mini@page}}% \expandaf... ernest

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Description environment 3 164 (6/17/2010 1:16:39 PM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody, I'm trying to change the description environment, so that when labels exceed a certain length, the text following the label starts in the next line instead of starting in the same line. Th... ernest

Rules around \box255? 11 389 (6/29/2010 11:10:33 PM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody, I have a macro that saves the pages being shipped out: \newcounter{mini@page} \setcounter{mini@page}{1} \newcommand*\save@page{% \typeout{saving page \Roman{mini@page}}% \expandaf... nfdisco (11)

positioning issue 1 200 (7/4/2010 12:11:01 AM) comp.text.tex Hello everybody, The following code makes a box of zero width and height, and puts some elements in it, namely, the letters A, B, C and D, forming a 50mm x 50mm square. However, it can be seen that let... nfdisco (11)

hyperref breaks \pageref{} 2 20 (11/22/2011 9:46:59 PM) comp.text.tex Hi, I came across this problem, the following code fails if you uncomment the second line: \documentclass{article} %\usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage{lastpage} \begin{document} \ifnum\thepage=\pageref{LastPage... nfdisco (11)