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pdflatex is a command line utility used to create PDFs directly from LaTex source code.

pdflatex is a command line utility used to create PDF files directly from LaTeX source code.

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How to customize references to sublists in LaTeX?

I have a list/sublist structure in my LaTeX document. By default, the sublist is delimited with letters, so you end up with this: 1. Item (a) sub item (b) sub item In my document, I've got more than 26 sub items, so I was running into a…
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How to change font and point size in bookdown pdf?

I am writing a document with a strict requirement to use arial 12 point. I have modified my output yml in bookdown like this: site: bookdown::bookdown_site fontsize: 12pt fontfamily: arial documentclass: book output: bookdown::pdf_book: …
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How can I set the latex path for sweave in R?

I would like to know how I can set the pdflatex path in R to use sweave. Because I have 2 different MikTeX installations and one is working properly. Please take into account that I am using R (RStudio) in Windows. I found some suggestion however,…
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Merging cells in LaTeX tables

I have a very simple table: \begin{table}[t] \begin{tabular}{|c||c|c|c|} \hline \multirow{2}{*}{Implementation} & Test 1 & Test2 & Test3 \\\hline & \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{results} …
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LaTeX | hyperref error | Argument of � has an extra }. \end{document}

I got a new PC with Windows 10 Pro operating system several days ago and decided to install TeXstudio + MiKTeX. And I faced a problem compiling LaTeX file. The problem is when I try to add \usepackage{hyperref} or code stuff similar to this line…
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How to stitch several PDF pages into one big canvas-like PDF?

I have a 32-page PDF of my family tree. Instead of having the family tree all on one really big PDF page (which is what I want), it is formatted so a group of 8 individual US letter-sized pages are supposed to be stitched across the width; 4 rows of…
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Set path to miktex for pdflatex in R

I have been trying to get pdflatex to use the correct version of miktex and have not been successful. I have set the R Path to have the correct location of Miktex 2.9, and verified that it worked with: Sys.getenv("PATH") "C:\\Program Files\\MiKTeX…
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Update a PDF to include an encrypted, hidden, unique identifier?

Background The idea is this: Person provides contact information for online book purchase Book, as a PDF, is marked with a unique hash Person downloads book PDF passwords are easy to circumvent, or share The ideal process would be something…
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Wrap URL (ignores margin) in BibTeX using pdfLaTeX

I'm using the breakurl package and the hyperref package with pdfLatex and BibTeX to cite a url. The url is breaking, but not according to my margins. Is there any way I can make the url recognize my margins or force a line break? Thanks in…
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PDF on Linux: Combine font subsets and replace Type 3 with Type 1

I have a PDF file that I'd like to post-process on Linux. In particular I'd like to: Replace Type 3 fonts with Type 1 fonts Replace multiple subsets of the same font with a single subsets (the subsets are the result of including figures in LaTeX,…
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Rowcolor on a multirow tabular in LaTeX

So I tried learning LaTeX last night, and I trying to get this template for school assignments done ASAP. Part of that requires building a table. I want to use multirow, but need the multirows, that are acting like headings, to be colored gray. …
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What do I need to do to "register" 'latexpdf' for Sphinx?

When I run Sphinx using 'latexpdf' I get an error, even though I have a complete working TeX installation on my machine: Sphinx error: Builder name latexpdf not registered What do I need to do to "register" latexpdf?
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Can't find initialization file gs_init.ps

I have a .net windows form application that uses ghostscript. Only on 1 machine do i get an error message. On all others (100s) it works find. This is in a Citrix environment. The error is "AFPL Ghostscript 8.53: Can't find initialization file…
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How can I restrict the size of my \multicolumn cells in a longtable?

I have a really long table in LaTeX that spans several pages and is (as it is now) also too wide for the page. I am using the longtable package with every column width specified with the p{width} command. The problem is, that most of the rows…
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ggplot2/R output pdf too large

I'm generating a 32x32 (tiles, each tile less than a quarter inch x a quater inch size) heatmap in ggplot2 in my MacBook Pro, this is relatively simple stuff. However, the pdf output for this is huge (something like 7MB) and when I load it in…
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