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1:15 AM
@egreg Do you know Felipão was the coach of Palmeiras last year and was responsible for sending the team to the série B? :(
 
 
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9:02 AM
Hi Guys, is there an package to create a "banner", ie. one letter per (A4) page? Like "Happy Birthday" or "Welcome Home"
 
@Flow Not that I know.
 
What a pitty
Let's see if I can quickly hack something together
 
@PauloCereda A winner!
@Flow Is this what you need?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=0pt]{geometry}

\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{lmodern}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\banner}{m}
 {
  \tl_map_inline:nn { #1 }
   {
    \vspace*{\fill}##1\vspace*{\fill}\clearpage
   }
 }
\ExplSyntaxOff

\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}\centering
\fontsize{16cm}{0pt}\selectfont

\banner{HappyBirthda{y!}}

\end{document}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=0pt]{geometry}

\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{lmodern}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\banner}{m}
 {
  \tl_map_inline:nn { #1 }
   {
    \vspace*{\fill}\mystrut##1\vspace*{\fill}\clearpage
   }
 }
\ExplSyntaxOff

\def\mystrut{\vrule height12cm depth 3cm width0pt }

\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}\centering
\fontsize{16cm}{0pt}\selectfont
\banner{HappyBirthda{y!}}

\end{document}
@Flow Better version ^^^
 
9:28 AM
@egreg looks good, thank you!
 
9:52 AM
@egreg How would I place something like "\rput[tl](-3,5){\psvectorian[width=6cm]{71}}" in the code? I tried placing it before \vspace, but it didn't work
 
@Flow Oh, that's a very different problem. Where should the decoration appear?
 
 
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11:48 AM
@percusse, thank you for coming to my defense. ;)
 
 
1 hour later…
1:07 PM
Everybody nervous about today's outcome of England-India?
 
England: 496 (144.5 overs)
India: 457 & 241-6 (79.0 overs)
Venue: Nottingham
 
@DavidCarlisle What time is the match supposed to be stopped?
@DavidCarlisle It seems that England is doing good.
 
1:25 PM
@egreg usually around 6 (or when it gets too dark or if the rain comes back) If we don't get them out soon we won't have time to score the needed runs so a draw is looking likely
 
@DavidCarlisle And winning is out of the question?
 
@egreg either side could still win
@egreg and we just got another wicket India: 457 & 254-7 (84.3 overs)
 
 
1 hour later…
2:47 PM
Another wicket fell.
 
@egreg Is this good news?
 
@PauloCereda I think so. But England is 303 runs behind. And now it's almost 4pm, so I think a draw is most likely.
@PauloCereda It seems you forgot to vote.
 
@egreg I did. :) Fixing it right now. :)
 
@PauloCereda How can you go to lunch with still available votes?
 
3:04 PM
@egreg My bad. :)
 
@PauloCereda It seems they are in the pause for tea. :)
 
@egreg Of course
 
@JosephWright I wanna go to a tea house!
 
@JosephWright That's the most important thing in five day matches, I guess.
@PauloCereda Kumar is playing for India. He got in, now he's out for tea, but he's not out.
 
3:21 PM
@egreg Oh my! Then he needs to get out to then get in?
 
@DavidCarlisle I'm now quite pleased I took the l3luatex code out of expl3: other than \directlua I'm not sure what I can be sure of!
 
@PauloCereda If he goes out (but not out for tea) he will not be not out any more. Not being not out means not being in, by the laws of logic, but I'm not sure they apply to cricket.
 
@egreg :-)
 
@egreg Uh-oh. :)
 
@egreg Did you see meta.tex.stackexchange.com/questions/4514/…? I'm hoping you might remember something about the vote situation on your meta question when you accepted an answer: I have a feeling is was rather different from the case now.
 
3:27 PM
@JosephWright yes hard to think of a usecase of latelua other than wrapping pdf.print in which case it's more or less just \pdfliteral . Hope you didn't mind me hijacking your question, but it seemed the first couple of answers missed the point of the question somehow:-)
 
@DavidCarlisle Fine with me
@DavidCarlisle Doesn't really have the relationship to \directlua that I'd taken from a first reading of the docs
 
@JosephWright well i suppose it's like immediate and not immediate write except that they couldn't think of anywhere safe to put the tex.print stuff, putting it on a stack waiting for the next directlua seems worse than just making it an error...
 
@JosephWright I saw it and I don't understand it.
 
@DavidCarlisle Well, it's a bit more complex: \directlua expands its input, \latelua doesn't, for example. The fact you loose stuff is really odd: I'd imagined tokens here would just go to the top of the MVL
@egreg It's a long time ago, but I have a feeling when you accepted the answer on the linked question it was at the top of the votes or very close to it (perhaps one or two in it)
 
@JosephWright I fully disagree with Andrew's point of view, of course. And 13 votes more don't show full consensus. We have some more users, don't we?
 
3:36 PM
hi
In my recently asked question
regarding the enumeration
if I want to make the
a) b) c) d)
look bold
what should I do???
 
@subhamsoni \begin{enumerate*}[label=\bfseries\alph*),ref=\alph*)]
 
@subhamsoni texdoc enumitem :)
 
:) thank you @egreg
But for all the labels
can I make it a command
\newcounter{inlineenum}
\renewcommand{\theinlineenum}{\alph{inlineenum}}
\newenvironment{inlineenum}
{\unskip\ignorespaces\setcounter{inlineenum}{0}%
\renewcommand{\item}{\refstepcounter{inlineenum}{\textit{\theinlineenum})~}}}
{\ignorespacesafterend}
this is existing
 
@JosephWright I could understand objections from a high rep user in some SE site. Just lurking in several sites doesn't qualify.
@subhamsoni Why should you?
 
I need to provide emphasis to it
sometimes the options are not clear
 
3:48 PM
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
\newenvironment{inlineenum}
  {\begin{enumerate*}[label=\bfseries\alph*),ref=\alph*)]}
  {\end{enumerate*}}
@subhamsoni ^^^^ Then you use \begin{inlineenum}
@subhamsoni Why reinventing the wheel? ;-)
 
I want to make the label bold
 
@subhamsoni Not Gnatt Chart, but Gantt Chart
 
hmmm ok @Werner ;)
 
4:05 PM
@JosephWright yes although top is a bit tricky to define what with recent contributions etc.
 
@egreg 6k rep on SO
 
@subhamsoni These labels are bold, to me
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
\newenvironment{inlineenum}
  {\begin{enumerate*}[label=\bfseries\alph*),ref=\alph*)]}
  {\end{enumerate*}}

\begin{document}
\begin{inlineenum}
\item foo
\item bar
\item baz
\end{inlineenum}
\end{document}
@JosephWright Yes, 28 questions and 172 answers.
 
@JosephWright, sorry that I've revived this old discussion... if there is a problem with my rollback, I'm happy to revert it.
 
@PaulGessler The question on meta makes no sense:-)
 
4:21 PM
I agree, but I just wanted to say that I will support whatever is decided here. :-)
 
@egreg: it's all over:
    England drew with India
    England: 496 (144.5 overs)
    India: 457 & 391-9 (123.0 overs)
    Venue: Nottingham
 
@DavidCarlisle You won?!
 
@PauloCereda Are you really asking?
 
@egreg I have no idea of what's going on. :)
 
@PauloCereda It's like asking if Brazil made it to the World Cup. :P
 
4:33 PM
@egreg Hey but we won! :) Oh wait.
@DavidCarlisle Wait a minute. You guys play for 5 days then someone got bored for whatever reason and you call a draw just for fun? :)
 
leo
hi
 
@PauloCereda it's a timed match it's just that it's 5 days rather than 90 minutes (and a draw is acceptable, it doesn't go to penalties or a replay)
 
leo
@egreg can I ask you something?
 
@DavidCarlisle bah sounds boring. :) What if we include some sort of explosive ball thingy? :)
 
@PauloCereda your starred comment has just gone from 13 to 14. someone is very late wishing me happy birthday :(
 
4:44 PM
@DavidCarlisle LOL
 
@leo is it about cricket?
 
leo
@DavidCarlisle about algebra. And sorry I wasn't around these days, but happy birthday David :-)
 
@leo :-)
 
 
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6:04 PM
@leo Just came back. Ask!
 
leo
@egreg Hello, have you seen something related to this? I think for sure some mathematician wondered the same in the past. I don't who to look for. Some book maybe?
 
@leo Never, sorry.
 
leo
Would be nice if such function is sin-like, if it's periodic
I mean if we can see those pols as partial sums of it
But if such sequence exists, is too good to be true.
 
@leo I don't think it's possible. I'd start with a_0=1, of course. ;-)
 
leo
6:29 PM
@egreg indeed :)
see you
 
 
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7:47 PM
Everybody watching the final?
 
45 minutes of boredom
at least brazil was funnier
 
8:10 PM
@izabera Tell it to @PauloCereda
 
cough cough
 
8:26 PM
@izabera Says the girl whose team got eliminated by Costa Rica. :)
 
lol i couldn't care less
 
@izabera so your point is? :)
 
this game is boring
 
Go Argentina! :)
 
Pretty empty this evening, during the World Cup final ;-)
 
8:30 PM
@ChristianHupfer I'm 100% focused on cricket. :)
 
And I watch the finals of Petanque ;-)
 
!!/choose germany argentina
awwww
 
@izabera I need to wake up Psmith, hold on. :)
 
hurry up :P
 
!!/eightball are you alive, Psmith?
@PauloCereda Psmith, the TeX bot: The great 8-ball says: talk to my lawyer.
@izabera: have fun. :)
 
8:33 PM
!!/choose germany argentina
 
@izabera Psmith, the TeX bot: The great oracle says: there's only one option to choose from.
Comma separated items. :)
 
oh sorry
!!/choose germany, argentina
 
@izabera Psmith, the TeX bot: The great oracle says: germany
 
I am not a football/soccer fan, so I am not interested who wins ;-)
 
see? i solved the problem
 
8:34 PM
Although being German ;-)
 
they have been playing for 75 minutes with absolutely no result and i solved it in 10 seconds
 
!!/eightball Will Germany be champion?
@PauloCereda Psmith, the TeX bot: The great 8-ball says: don't you think emacs is great?
o.O
 
well that's weird
 
!!/eightball O Great Oracle, will ever Brazil win the World Cup?
 
@egreg Psmith, the TeX bot: The great 8-ball says: you may rely on it.
Good boy. :)
!!/eightball Someone in Meta mentioned David is an old user. Is that true?
@PauloCereda Psmith, the TeX bot: The great 8-ball says: yeah, go for it.
Oh no!
 
8:39 PM
!!/eightball What is \int e^{-x^2}
 
@ChristianHupfer Psmith, the TeX bot: The great 8-ball says: talk to my lawyer.
 
Naughty, uncooperative eightball ;-)
 
!!/answer e^{-x^2}
Psmith, the TeX bot, in fixed font mode:

e^(-x^2)
(no roots exist)
R  (all real numbers)
{y element R : 0<y<=1}
even
1-x^2+x^4/2+O(x^5)
d/dx(e^(-x^2)) = -2 e^(-x^2) x
 integral e^(-x^2)  dx = 1/2 sqrt(pi) erf(x)+constant
max{e^(-x^2)} = 1 at x = 0
lim_(x->±infinity) e^(-x^2) = 0
e^(-x^2) = z^(-x^2)  for z = e
e^(-x^2) = w^a  for a+x^2/(log(w)) = 0
e^(-x^2) = 1+2/(-1+coth(-x^2/2))
e^(-x^2) = sum_(k=0)^infinity (-x^2)^k/(k!)
e^(-x^2) = sum_(k=-infinity)^infinity I_k(-x^2)
e^(-x^2) = (sum_(k=0)^infinity ((-x^2)^(2 k) (-2 k+x^2))/((2 k)!))/x^2
 
!!/answer e^(i pi)
 
Psmith, the TeX bot, in fixed font mode:

e^(i pi)
-1
e^(i pi) = (-1)^(-i i)
e^(i pi) = e^(180 ° i)
e^(i pi) = e^(-i^2 log(-1))
e^(i pi) = (sum_(k=0)^infinity 1/(k!))^(4 i sum_(k=0)^infinity (-1)^k/(1+2 k))
e^(i pi) = (sum_(k=0)^infinity (-1+k)^2/(k!))^(4 i sum_(k=0)^infinity (-1)^k/(1+2 k))
e^(i pi) = (sum_(k=0)^infinity 1/(k!))^(i sum_(k=1)^infinity 4^(-k) (-1+3^k) zeta(1+k))
e^(i pi) = e^(2 i integral_0^infinity 1/(1+t^2) dt)
e^(i pi) = e^(4 i integral_0^1 sqrt(1-t^2) dt)
e^(i pi) = e^(2 i integral_0^infinity (sin(t))/t dt)
 
8:41 PM
@PauloCerada: Wolfram Alpha? ;-)
 
!!/answer is mathematica better than maple
 
Psmith, the TeX bot, in fixed font mode:

better  (English word)
1 | noun | something superior in quality or condition or effect
2 | noun | someone who bets
3 | noun | a superior person having claim to precedence
4 | noun | the superior one of two alternatives
5 | adjective | (comparative of (open curly double quote)good(close curly double quote)) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
6 | adjective | (comparative of (open curly double quote)good(close curly double quote)) changed for t
@ChristianHupfer s/Cerada/Cereda/g :)
 
Sorry about that ... thanks for that sed -line ;-)
 
that's the nerdiest way ever to correct someone
 
!!/answer weather in London, UK. :)
Psmith, the TeX bot, in fixed font mode:

London, Greater London, United Kingdom
city population | 8.174 million people  (country rank: 1st)  (2011 estimate)
metro area population | 12.58 million people  (London metro area)  (2007 estimate)
9:43 pm BST | Sunday, July 13, 2014
20 °C  (wind chill: 20 °C)  |  relative humidity: 56%  |  wind: 6 m/s  |  few clouds
Greenwich, Greater London | 8 km  (kilometers) east-southeast | 254557 people
Croydon, Greater London | 14 km  (kilometers) south | 363378 people
@izabera <3
@ChristianHupfer Nah don't worry. :) It's because I didn't get the ping. :)
 
8:44 PM
@izabera unfortunately here it's just nerdy, if you do the same in a W3C irc chat it actually edits the log:-)
 
:o cool
 
@DavidCarlisle No carrier pigeons? Shocking.
 
s/.*/banana/g
 
@PauloCereda IRC is tunnelled via paper rolls strapped to pigeon legs, it's more secure than http
3
 
@DavidCarlisle ooh!
 
8:48 PM
I just read that strange comment by this 'strange' guy on Meta ;-)
 
@ChristianHupfer We might need to use our secret weapon. :) Where's percusse? :)
 
I would rather call the Spanish inquisition ;-)
@PauloCereda: You know, yonder one with the cushions ;-)
 
@ChristianHupfer :)
!!/translate from en to de The comfortable chair
@PauloCereda Psmith, the TeX bot: Die bequemen Sessel
wut
 
Oh my god, of course, I forgot the comfortable chair :D
 
8:53 PM
And the rack :D
 
Actually, the comfy chair. :) My bot is dumb. :)
@ChristianHupfer ooh! :)
Oct 10 '12 at 11:49, by egreg
Proposal of description for the tag. "This question is under investigation by the Spanish Inquisition for typographical heresy. Please, check for fancy font usage, horrific chapter headers, spaced paragraphs and other common typographic sins. And repent."
 
!!/translate from it to en l'unico altro gioco in cui gli avversari non fanno punti per 90 minuti sono gli scacchi
 
Yes, I just remembered comfy chair
 
@izabera Psmith, the TeX bot: the only other game in which the opponents are not 90 minutes points are chess
 
needs some tweaking
the only other game in which none of the opponents scores for 90 minutes is chess
 
8:55 PM
@PauloCereda: Really? egreg made that proposition? :D :D
 
@ChristianHupfer Zweifle nicht länger, sondern glaube! :)
John, 20:27
:P
 
I want to believe ;-)
Sorry, I switch between Meta and chat ...
@PauloCereda: Ah, by the way: Thanks for that curiosity-killed-the-cat tag in my Meta Post :D
 
@ChristianHupfer Oh I thought no one would spot it. :) As you probably noticed, meta is quite different from the main site. :)
Feel free to rollback. :)
 
@PauloCereda rollbacks in meta aren't popular, it seems
 
@PauloCereda: No need to rollback: I laughed about it. It is quite funny
 
9:06 PM
@ChristianHupfer I wish we could keep this one: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/153389/…
Check the revisions. :)
 
@PauloCereda: Lol :D
Why did you delete it :D :D
Still no goal... all quite outside in the city
 
9:22 PM
did i see correctly? there's a player with a quenya tattoo on his arm?
aaaand it's over
 
#goal
 
about time
 
Schweinsteiger out, I heard it on the radio?
 
@ChristianHupfer No, he's made of iron, it seems.
@ChristianHupfer A stitch and he was sent back in.
 
Well, made of iron and mostly playing that way ;-)
 
9:28 PM
@ChristianHupfer :)
 
Well, Germany's ahead ... my pupils will come to school tomorrow either asleep, drunk or ... well they won't come at all ;-)
Given this would be the final result
 
@ChristianHupfer Asleep and drunk
 
My lesson about transformers will wake them up, definitely :D
 
@ChristianHupfer They'll probably put their hands on them
 
I should test either the high voltage or the high current way with them ;-)
 
9:37 PM
Congrats, Germany!
 
Now it is going very loud outside :D
Good night (or good morning), I leave chat for now.
 
@PauloCereda :-)
 
9:52 PM
Now Marco Daniel will be out of his cave. :)
 
10:10 PM
@PauloCereda He's probably driving like mad on the deserted Autobahn.
2
 
10:38 PM
@egreg LOL
 

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