@Kurt actually it's so sensitive to page size and what else is on the first page, probably I'd need the full document. If you get stuck and the problem doesn't just go away as you edit the document you can always zip up the whole thing (or the smallest version that shows the problem) and mail it to me (google my name for my gmail address)
@Kurt I really don’t know. Long enough to cover partly the second column – perhaps 0.67\textwidth. What does \DFNboth do? Especially in cases, when there only the first column is used.
@JosephWright @JosephWright When I made early versions available I didn't do this so others could distribute it. Still I think it's probably legal, so I won't bother. Having "said'' that, the most recent versions are available from the publisher's website:-). I can't say the publisher's version is error-free, but it has fewer errors and has more material.
@texenthusiast The installation chapter is available in the on line version. (For some reason the Mac version has suffered some delay. I'l fix this shortly.)
@texenthusiast Thanks. Glad you liked it. I definitely liked writing it. I learnt much from it.
@MarcvanDongen many newcomers would not even know how to install TeXdistro , it would have helped them if the installation would have been included as appendix or so
@MarcvanDongen i know it is available but i have not noticed this info in the book.
@MarcvanDongen you have made it very lucid/stylish/attractive for everyone.
@texenthusiast Point taken. Writing the installation chapters was an exercise on its own and took a bit more time than expected. Hence the "delayed" version.
@texenthusiast Glad you thought the presentation was attractive. I wanted the book to be an interesting read from the perspective of learning, with a bit of humour as well.
@texenthusiast Thanks. My main reason for writing the book was that I wanted to show how to do most possible tasks with LaTeX with a minimum amount of packages.
@Karl'sstudents There is a sample but it doesn't contain all information.
@Karl'sstudents My TikZ chapter is a bit more simplified than the TikZ manual and is far less than complete. The TikZ project is still in progress and the TikZ manual is an impressive work. Writing a manual is different work than writing an introduction to the package. When writing an introduction you have the freedom of leaving things out, which you think are less important.
@texenthusiast Leaving out PSTricks was a deliberate choice. I did use it before but there are some problems. In my personal opinion TikZ is a safer and better option. Too many LateX books explain all possible tools, making it difficult for the reader to choose which possible tools to use. The choices I provide (in the book) are all compatible---never had a problem with them---which is an advantage. The last thing you want is a package clash.
@texenthusiast With open eyes it may be difficult to see the wood from the trees in plain daylight, especially for the beginner. You cannot expect beginners and intermediate users know about all possibilities, advantages and disadvantages.
@Karl'sstudents Generous of you to make it freely available. If I ever get the chance of writing a revised versions of LaTeX and Friends I'll make sure it has a chapter on writing collaborative documents with LaTeX.
@Karl'sstudents Perhaps you should consider a different name than @Karl'sstudents when publishing the introduction. I'm sure Till won't mind but others may not expect it....
I draw a line with an arrow at the end by \draw[->] .... Now I would like to make the arrow bigger, and change its color to red (without impacting the line). Does anyone know how to do it?
For example, we have two algebraic expressions in an independent variable: \def\x(#1){#1} and \def\y(#1){#1^2}. For 0<=\t<=10, a set of points (x(\t),y(\t)) forms a trajectory. By using a loop macro with an incremental step of 0.1 and counter \t, I want to put a box at (\x(\t),\y(\t)). Is it possible to do it in TikZ?
@Karl'sstudents There's a parametric key, which can be used for plots, but I don't know how you'd use it in a loop. I've never tried that kind of thing.
@Karl'sstudents I just passed by and not sure of the full context but remember TeX only has native support for matching one kind of bracket (usually {}) so \foo{a{b}c} the argument to \foo is a{b}c but for [] or () arguments (in most ways of defining them) the argument ends at the first ] irrespective of matching. If \foo has a normal latex optional argument and you go \foo[a[b]c] then the argument to \foo is a[b which isn't normally what was intended.
@DominicMichaelis I end it on time. Even though I change it as \tikz\foreach \t in {0,0.1,...,\TwoPi}{\draw[red] ({\theta{\t}}:{\radius{\t}}) circle (0.1pt);};, the error still exists.
(so much for keeping the chat room "tidy and clean". Aren't you violating the best practice of "Don't repeat yourself" by posting the same question in two chatrooms?)
@Jake I no knowledge what CVS version is and what the differences are and how to get it, etc. I just use the default from TeX Live 2012 that I have updated several times.
@Karl'sstudents Then you're not using the CVS (i.e. development) version, but the current stable, and the fact that the error is still present in your version does not have any bearing on whether the statement you linked to is accurate or not.
@AndrewStacey In the GuIT forum a question was posed; the problem is that your Hobby library still uses \prg_stepwise_function:nnnN while it should be \int_stepwise_function:nnnN; the last L3 update removed the old function name.
I need help trying to get Gregorio working on Windows 7 x64. I've installed texlive 2012 and Gregorio, and have configured texworx. When I try to compile a tex file, it tells me that it can't find gregoriotex.sty, and I also get erors saying it can't find gregoriotex.cls.
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@egreg There we go: iTerm2, Homebrew, Firefox, Thunderbird, SourceTree (you need a registration key from Atlassian, it's free), Adium, Aquamacs, MacVim...
@egreg You can change it in the Preferences settings, I guess.
@DominicMichaelis decorations don't matter much :-)
@DominicMichaelis Very nice! If you would make it a bit more english language (names) plus comments and I'd have a short info (what it's all about) I would gladly publish it on texample.net
I draw a line with an arrow at the end by \draw[->] .... Now I would like to make the arrow bigger, and change its color to red (without impacting the line). Does anyone know how to do it?
I need help trying to get Gregorio working on Windows 7 x64. I've installed texlive 2012 and Gregorio, and have configured texworx. When I try to compile a tex file, it tells me that it can't find gregoriotex.sty, and I also get erors saying it can't find gregoriotex.cls.
! LaTeX Error: Fil...
