Converting \u00a0 (nbsp) to TeX1249 (11/10/2011 1:34:14 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, so far, I considered the unicode symbol \u00a0 should be converted to the tilde in TeX. But now I've got a counterexample: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} test:\newline aaa~aaa\newline ~~~~~aa... Oleg
Automatic breaks for header038 (7/29/2011 10:02:46 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, before starting coding, I'd like to survey existing approaches. If you know existing packages, on-going developments or alternative suggestions, please let me know. 1) The problem. I use Head1 to refe... Oleg
compound \def-construction730 (6/9/2011 10:40:00 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, I want to split a \def-construction on parts: \def\mkdefII{\def\foo\bgroup abcd} \def\mkdef{\mkdefII efgh\egroup} \mkdef \show\foo \bye The code does not work: ! Forbidden control sequence found whil... Oleg
TeX engine hangs, is it a bug and where to report it?1527 (4/11/2011 12:58:30 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, consider the following wrong LaTeX document: --- \documentclass{minimal} \usepackage[\usepackage[](,) \end{document} --- Let's compile it: $ latex -interaction batchmode test.tex This is pdfTeX, Vers... Oleg
LaTeX knows how to hyphenate, but does not do it11378 (10/26/2010 9:54:50 AM) comp.text.tex Hello,
whould you please suggest what I'm doing wrong, and what is the
correct way to get the word hyphenated:
--- test.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[german]{babel}
\begin{document}
\showhy... Oleg
Scheme as a virtual machine?2949 (10/11/2010 11:49:15 AM) comp.lang.scheme Hello, I'd like to try the idea that Scheme can be considered as a new portable assembler. We could code something in Scheme and then compile it to PHP or Python or Java or whatever. Any suggestions and point... Oleg
new tables package: cals035 (10/11/2010 11:44:57 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, I hope you would like a new tables package. Comments and suggestions are welcome! http://tug.ctan.org/pkg/cals The package allows the user to typeset multipage tables with repeatable headers and foote... Oleg
Chess libraries?026 (9/7/2010 6:20:02 AM) comp.lang.scheme Hello, I'm looking for a Scheme implementation to represent chess games. No need to play chess, the required functionality is only to track the board and the moves: * Load from PGN * Save as PGN * Make a move... Oleg
endlinechar should affect the messages or not?3136 (7/7/2010 10:36:43 AM) comp.text.tex Hello,
I expected that the code
\endlinechar=`! \error
would produce the following message (spaces are replaced by
underscore):
_Undefined_control_sequence.
l.1_\endlinechar=`
_\error
__________... Oleg
API to generate TeX files, search for related work12194 (6/30/2010 9:25:49 AM) comp.text.tex Hello,
I'm looking for libraries or approaches how to generate [La]TeX-files.
The obvious one is to use print-statements, such as
print "\\documentclass{article}"
print "\\begin{document}"
print "\\sec... Oleg
TeX engine hangs, is it a bug and where to report it?1527 (4/11/2011 12:58:30 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, consider the following wrong LaTeX document: --- \documentclass{minimal} \usepackage[\usepackage[](,) \end{document} --- Let's compile it: $ latex -interaction batchmode test.tex This is pdfTeX, Vers... olepar(113)
siunitx S colums incompatibility with numprint824 (4/15/2011 11:13:31 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, The following fails because n is rewritten before S. The correct place to rewrite S and s is not at first position in \NC@list but after \NC@do* The tabu rewritting process takes care of this but may ... gouailles(1705)
"knowing" LaTeX from a generic publishing aspect3344 (8/19/2011 6:12:15 PM) comp.text.tex Dear TeXers, As for "knowing" TeX, LaTeX, etc., I see in the publishing world that things are headed in the direction of Scribe's Well Formed Document Workflow, or home-grown iterations thereof. The idea is ... charlesnospam.schaum(15)
Vertical alignment of table entries243 (9/20/2011 11:12:11 AM) comp.text.tex Is it possible to achieve a table layout like this? +--+--------------------+---+ |1 |A short line | 5| +--+--------------------+---+ |10|A paragraph spanning| | | |multiple lines | 50| +--+----... mail5914(11)
Converting \u00a0 (nbsp) to TeX1249 (11/10/2011 1:34:14 PM) comp.text.tex Hello, so far, I considered the unicode symbol \u00a0 should be converted to the tilde in TeX. But now I've got a counterexample: \documentclass{article} \begin{document} test:\newline aaa~aaa\newline ~~~~~aa... olepar(113)
Compare TeX/LaTeX with FOP?2129 (4/24/2012 6:57:28 PM) comp.text.tex I've been trying to find comparisons of TeX/LaTeX with Apache FOP as tools for composing and typesetting document pages. Google turns up very little that seems relevant, and most of that compares DocBook, rat... pfd(29)
undefined \pdf@filesize when using grffile and MacTeX 2009245 (1/28/2010 11:32:55 AM) comp.text.tex Hello, XeLaTeX from MacTeX 2009 can't compile the following document: --- cut here \documentclass{article} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{grffile} \begin{document} Hello, World! \includegraphics{dummy.pdf}... olepar(113)
API to generate TeX files, search for related work12194 (6/30/2010 9:25:49 AM) comp.text.tex Hello,
I'm looking for libraries or approaches how to generate [La]TeX-files.
The obvious one is to use print-statements, such as
print "\\documentclass{article}"
print "\\begin{document}"
print "\\sec... olepar(113)
Scheme as a virtual machine?2949 (10/11/2010 11:49:15 AM) comp.lang.scheme Hello, I'd like to try the idea that Scheme can be considered as a new portable assembler. We could code something in Scheme and then compile it to PHP or Python or Java or whatever. Any suggestions and point... olepar(113)