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Hybrid container 6 20 (7/17/2008 4:18:57 AM) comp.lang.c++ I am interested in having a container which has properties of both the STL's list and vector. (I want my cake and to eat it too). In my application, I will need to add/remove items from arbitrary points in the... Rob

Virtual << operator? 6 35 (6/14/2008 8:48:17 PM) comp.lang.c++ I would like to force all the classes in my hierarchy to implement the << operator for testing purposes. My base class is a pure virtual class. I started out by working with operator overloading in the derive... Rob

Nontraditional inheritance structure. 3 17 (12/30/2007 6:40:19 PM) comp.object I started a thread in comp.lang.java.programmer a while ago about this general topic (subject: Interface Delegation or ??). I am starting this thread in comp.object to try to get a more abstract/general discus... Rob

MetaPost positioning 4 24 (1/26/2007 7:30:22 PM) comp.text.tex I'm working with MetaPost and want to position text carefully. The label.xxx command is inappropriate because it is based on the bounding box. Consequently, if you position multiple lines of text, their spaci... Rob

gloss and List of symbols 0 38 (5/27/2006 5:11:52 PM) comp.text.tex The gatech-thesis package (available on CTAN) comes with a gatech-thesis-losa.sty which is based on (and depends on) the gloss package. This provides a drop-in capability to generate a List of symbols and acro... Rob

New float hyperref safe... 4 26 (4/28/2006 3:11:26 PM) comp.text.tex I've developed a custom float with its own numbers and 'List of' page at the front of the document. So, instead of just tables and figures, I have floating lists. Yes, at the front of the document, I have a L... Rob

Fun with labels and counters 23 26 (4/25/2006 1:46:32 AM) comp.text.tex I would like to add a new environment to my document/class. I have done this in the past for a floating environment with a 'List of' page in the front matter, but I don't need all of those fancy features this ... Rob

Transparent PNG 20 25 (3/28/2006 3:56:04 PM) comp.text.tex I build composite figures out of multiple PNG's like this... \begin{figure} \begin{picture}(8,6) \put(0,0){\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{Figures/SysInterface/InputTab}} \put(3,3){\includegraphics[scale=0.75]{Fi... Rob

Embedded portable LaTeX package 8 23 (3/23/2006 9:20:18 PM) comp.text.tex I'm working with the Dia project ( www.gnome.org/projects/dia ) to try to figure out the best way to bring pretty equations and LaTeX-style text rendering into Dia. One concept is to allow the user a special c... Rob

Vertical figure alignment. 5 26 (3/8/2006 10:01:44 PM) comp.text.tex I need to include two figures in one, but not in the way that everybody else (googling reveals) wants to... One *.pdf contains a figure. Another contains the color key. I want them side by side, jointly cent... Rob

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Photoshop EPS format 7 24 (3/30/2006 9:50:11 AM) comp.text.tex Hi all, I have some figures that I would like to be included in my tex file. I converted them using Photoshop CS2 to Photoshop EPS format. However, it doesn't seem to work: !LaTeX Error: Cannot determine si... goyanian (5)

Fun with labels and counters 23 26 (4/25/2006 1:46:32 AM) comp.text.tex I would like to add a new environment to my document/class. I have done this in the past for a floating environment with a 'List of' page in the front matter, but I don't need all of those fancy features this ... rob.a.mcdonald (57)

easy way to compute the area of some curved function... 49 20 (4/25/2006 4:22:24 AM) comp.programming Hi, Suppose you have a square which is 1-unit-by-1-unit consisting of 4 sides (top, bottom, left and right). Is there any easy way of figuring out the percentage of the square that "is filled", I mean: supp... unoder.spam (554)

New float hyperref safe... 4 26 (4/28/2006 3:11:26 PM) comp.text.tex I've developed a custom float with its own numbers and 'List of' page at the front of the document. So, instead of just tables and figures, I have floating lists. Yes, at the front of the document, I have a L... rob.a.mcdonald (57)

eps images 5 20 (5/21/2006 10:41:12 PM) comp.text.tex I am having trouble putting images onto my thesis. I have them converted to eps files and I am using the code: \clearpage \begin{figure}[tp] \centering \includegraphics[angle=90]{figure3} \caption{$B-V$ vs. V ... saturns_rings6 (2)

MetaPost positioning 4 24 (1/26/2007 7:30:22 PM) comp.text.tex I'm working with MetaPost and want to position text carefully. The label.xxx command is inappropriate because it is based on the bounding box. Consequently, if you position multiple lines of text, their spaci... rob.a.mcdonald (57)

eqn numbers only for referenced equations? 13 35 (1/29/2007 2:31:19 AM) comp.text.tex I believe this is not possible, but let me ask anyway: I would like equation numbers only on equations that are actually referenced through a \ref{} somewhere else. I have the perl infrastructure to do th... ivowel (396)

Nontraditional inheritance structure. 3 17 (12/30/2007 6:40:19 PM) comp.object I started a thread in comp.lang.java.programmer a while ago about this general topic (subject: Interface Delegation or ??). I am starting this thread in comp.object to try to get a more abstract/general discus... rob.a.mcdonald (57)

Virtual << operator? 6 35 (6/14/2008 8:48:17 PM) comp.lang.c++ I would like to force all the classes in my hierarchy to implement the << operator for testing purposes. My base class is a pure virtual class. I started out by working with operator overloading in the derive... rob.a.mcdonald (57)

Hybrid container 6 20 (7/17/2008 4:18:57 AM) comp.lang.c++ I am interested in having a container which has properties of both the STL's list and vector. (I want my cake and to eat it too). In my application, I will need to add/remove items from arbitrary points in the... rob.a.mcdonald (57)