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MiKTeX is a typesetting system for Microsoft Windows, consisting of an implementation of TeX and a set of related programs.

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MiKTeX is a typesetting system for Microsoft Windows that is developed by Christian Schenk. It consists of an implementation of TeX and a set of related programs. MiKTeX provides the tools necessary to prepare documents using the TeX/LaTeX markup language, as well a simple tex editor (TeXworks). The name comes from Christian Schenk's login: MiK for Micro-Kid.

MiKTeX can update itself by downloading new versions of previously installed components and packages, and has an easy installation process. Additionally, it can ask users whether they wish to download any packages that have not yet been installed but are requested by the current document.

The current version of MiKTeX is 2.9 and is available at the MiKTeX homepage. Since version 2.7, MiKTeX has support for XeTeX, MetaPost and pdfTeX and compatibility with Windows 7.

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Define linespacing using a Point-Value

i have to write a paper where the chair claims a font size of 12pt AND a line-spacing of 15pt (which seems not to be \onehalfspacing). Can anyone tell me how to define the spacing using the value 15pt? Best regards and thanks! Philipp
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Papersize problem with Latex Article Class

I'm new to Latex so hopefully this is just a simple problem. I'm using MikTex on Windows. My problem is that even though I specify the 'letterpaper' option in my class declaration (i.e., \documentclass[letterpaper]{article}), the pdf or dvi's that…
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object pdflatex not found on Windows 7

I work with RStudio (version 3.1.2). When I try to Knit PDF in my R Markdown script, I receive the following output: Error in eval(expr,envir,enclos): object 'pdflatex' not found I have installed MikTex basic and have searched solutions on the…
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Doxygen + MikTex hbox + vbox badness

I have doxygen (with graphviz) outputting data to run Miktex to produce a refman.pdf. When I run the tex make the output shows a LOT of Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) detected at line N and quite a bit of Underfull \vbox (badness 1163) has…
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Compile an .Rnw with greek text to pdf

I tried it using the commented out code without success. Can somebody help? \documentclass[a4paper]{article} %\usepackage[english,greek]{babel} %\latintext \title{Sweave Example 1} \author{George Dontas} \begin{document} \maketitle In this…
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"Error Producing PDF" when markdown contains a horizontal rule: --- or ***

When my Markdown file contains a horizontal rule --- or *** I receive an error regarding \Linethickness -> \Protect I understand there have been issues with MiKTeX recently, however I am unsure whether they apply here. I have been experiencing this…
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Tikz externalize does not work although shell escape is enabled

I am using TexStudio with Miktex on my thesis and need to externalize all the tikz graphics created. I worked through a lot of posts but couldn't figure out why i cannot externalize my code. I use pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode…
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Missing XeLateX when trying to use NBconvert (to PDF) on Windows

Jupyter's default export to PDF, like the command-line NBconvert tool, are telling me that I can't convert my notebook to PDF because the PDF conversion goes via xelatex. The error message refers me to this help page, so I installed MiKTeX. I have a…
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How to solve error in beamer_presentation, file does not exist?

When knitting to beamer_presentation I'm receiving this error message, does anyone know how to read it and solve this issue? Code: --- title: "Untitled" author: "Author" date: "6 April 2018" output: beamer_presentation --- ```{r setup,…
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RStudio, issue with pdflatex converting .tex to pdf file

I am trying to run a conversion using pdflatex of output.tex to a pdf and it gives me this error message: The output.tex was created using knitr using data_exploration_report.Rnw file knit(report_file, output = file_name) "Sorry, but…
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change to letter size on teXnicCenter & MikTex

How come TeXicCenter and MiKTeX always generate an A4 size pdf paper? I reinstalled both MiKTeX and TeXicCenter and I made sure that I selected "Letter" to be my default paper size. Nothing changes.
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Installing pstricks in windows with MikTex

I've been trying to get pstricks to work but to no avail. I am using Miktex, and I downloaded the package from it packages manager. But when I try to build it, it always fails: This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.2-0.9995.1 (MiKTeX 2.8) entering…
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Trouble compliling miktex 2.8 on ubuntu 11.10

I'm trying to compile miktex 2.8 on ubuntu 11.10. I've installed all the necessary libs. But when compiling the source, I get this kind of error: RepositoryTableModel.cpp:(.text+0x48b): undefined reference to QAbstractItemModel::headerData(int,…
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how to add sub figure on MNRAS LATEX paper?

I have been trying to add subfigure captions on my document but couldnot find any. kindly help i am attaching an result i am getting need to add caption without changing the figure number. This is a MNRAS paper using double coulmn…
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How to escape string in a command argument

Minimal example: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{minted} \usepackage{syntax} \begin{document} \begin{minted}{some_thing} foo \end{minted} \end{document} When compiling with Miktex/pdflatex, I get ! Missing \endcsname inserted.
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