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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Questions tagged [pdflatex]
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Vim script to compile TeX source and launch PDF only if no errors
I am switching to using Vim for for my LaTeX editing environment. I would like to be able to tex the source file from within Vim, and launch an external viewing if the compile was successful.
I know about the Vim-Latex suite, but, if possible, would…
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Using knitr to write a paper for JSS
I am writing a paper for the Journal of Statistical Software documenting my package. Their style files have some facilities for Sweave output but nothing for knitr. I imagine i would have to customise the knitrout environment.
I wanted to know if…
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Error "Too many open files" in pdflatex
When compiling a latex document with 15 or so packages and about five includes, pdflatex throws a "too many open files"-error. All includes are ended with \endinput. Any ideas what might cause the error?
The error seems to depend on how many…
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Basic R guide: verbatim ? with knitr in R
I'm producing an introductory R guide for my company. I'm doing a little demo of the R help function (shorthand)
?mean
This is in a knitr chunk:
<>=
?mean
@
Output:
`?`(mean)
I would prefer that it outputs it as I type it, i.e. ?mean…
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How can I get PHP to compile a LaTeX document if it (www-data) can't get access to the required packages?
I have a PHP script that compiles LaTeX documents with the use of:
exec('cd /path/to/doc && /usr/bin/latexmk -pdf filename.tex');
This is working for some of my LaTeX documents but my latest document doesn't compile and a look at the log…
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Security concerns with compiling latex dynamically on a web server
I'm setting up a website which would allow users to use certain select latex commands to build a document. They would then be able to preview the document, which means I would:
parse the text file to make sure only the allowed commands are…
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Why do affiliations not show up anywhere in the pdf output of quarto?
In the yaml of a quarto document I have:
---
title: "Hey!"
author:
- name: Birdy Bird
affiliations:
- University of Birds
- University of Hummingbirds
format: pdf
editor: visual
---
When I render this file using Rstudio IDE, I…
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RStudio Sweave error -> exit code -1073740791
I have problem with running my .rnw (I am running Sweave) files in RStudio due to this error message:
Writing to file test.tex
Processing code chunks with options ...
You can now run (pdf)latex on 'test.tex'
Running pdflatex.exe on…
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Making multiple PDFs from 1 TEX file in LaTeX?
I'd like to create multiple documents (output as PDFs after running pdflatex) whose source is from one file.
Example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
This text will appear in the first PDF.
\end{document}
\begin{document}
This…
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Making LaTeX Beamer Black & White
Is there a way to make LaTeX Beamer output black & white? I need it for paper printing purposes. I'm using the default color theme, and for contrast reasons I need the title and everything to be black. If there is a black&white color scheme, I could…
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Using pdflatex.exe to Convert TeX to PDF within a C#/WPF Application
Has anyone ever created a PDF document from a TeX document using pdflatex.exe in their C#/WPF application? I have my TeX document and I want to convert it to PDF and display it within the application, however, I'm unsure how to go about doing this…
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Latex file on vs code does not autocompile on save
I use the extension Latex Workshop, however my preview does not auto update on save. I have to run pdflatex each time.
I tried uninstalling and installing the extension, deleting the extensions file, and even reinstalled vs code. Yet, the same…
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pdflatex hang after large number of figures
I have a script that generates a number of figures and puts them in the appendix of a report, e.g.
Appendix
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.. figure:: images/generated/image_1.png
.. figure:: images/generated/image_2.png
.. figure:: images/generated/image_3.png
...…
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Error: Missing $ inserted when using kable
I am attempting to output a latex table using r markdown, kable, and kableExtra. I needed to use conditional logic to add colors to my table with cell_spec. But with the pdf output, it shows latex code as follows;
pdf output with latex code
If I add…
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Embedding Fonts in PDF from LaTeX Source with pdflatex
I need to embed the fonts that I'm using in my TeX document in my output PDF. I'm using pdflatex for TeX processing, and TextMate as my editor.
I can't find any reference on how to embed the fonts I need in the PDF document.
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