## latex

### LaTeX: How to add a matrix in a LaTeX document?

How to add a matrix in LaTeX? ...

### Latex=>PDF Rights management

Im currently writing my bachelor thesis with latex and using TexnicCenter. I want to be able to send my generated pdf file to people and they should be able to write comments. It seems like commenting is not allowed by default, how do I change this? I am using straight to PDF with pdflatex and acrobat reader 9 to read and comment on the...

### Is LaTeX used outside mathematics and academia?

This seems like an interesting forum to ask if anyone's come across semi-serious LaTeX usage outside of its traditional fields like mathematics, computer science, and other academic disciplines. While the learning curve is rather steep (for some people), it seems in many cases like it could be a very useful tool in the real world for pr...

### Writing a book and targeting PDF and HTML

I have an idea for a combination book and web app to help newbies learn computer programming from the ground up, and while I'm working on the web app side of it, I've been thinking in the back of my mind about the best way to do the book. Can anyone share their experiences with similar projects? Here are my requirements: Source must be...

### Annuity or Angle Operation Symbol in LaTeX

How do I set the symbol for the angle or annuity operation in LaTeX? Specifically, this is the actuarial a angle s = (1-vs)/i. ...

### Replace a character with a string in LaTeX

I'm looking for a way to do a substring replace on a string in LaTeX. What I'd like to do is build a command that I can call like this: \replace{File,New} and that would generate something like \textbf{File}$\rightarrow$\textbf{New} This is a simple example, but I'd like to be able to put formatting/structure in a single command r...

### What is the fastest way to learn LaTeX basics?

I am completely new to LaTeX. I know, it is not very complicated. But there are always some basics that one need to be taught before going into the autonomous exploration stage. Currently, I have installed MiKTeX, but I can't even figure out how to compile a dummy example. Can you help me? Update Found a nice helpful article on how to ...

### What is the best way to embed LaTeX in a webpage?

I'm not asking about converting a LaTeX document to html. What I'd like to be able to do is have some way to use LaTeX math commands in an html document, and have it appear correctly in a browser. This could be done server or client side. ...

### Best LaTeX viewer for Linux

Just want to be able to read LaTeX source when necessary. No desire to manipulate or convert. Edit: So, if only the source is provided -- it must be "rendered" in order to view it formatted? ...

### Scale image down, but not up in latex

I have a command which includes an includegraphics command - I can pass an image to my command, and it will do some standard formatting for me before actually including the image. Some of the images that I'm including via this command are smaller than \textwidth, while some are larger. I'd like to scale the larger images down to \textw...

### How do I order citations by appearance using BibTeX?

By default (using th plain style) BibTeX orders citations alphabetically. How do I order the citations by order of appearance in the document? ...

### Adding a caption to an equation in LaTeX

Well, it seems simple enough, but I can't find a way to add a caption to an equation. The caption is needed to explain the variables used in the equation, so some kind of table-like structure to keep it all aligned and pretty would be great. ...

### LaTeX Beamer package, change frame title in \againframe

Is it possible to change the frame title when using \againframe from the Beamer package, in LaTeX? I would like to have a previous frame displayed, at a specific slide inside the frame, but with a different title this time. Thanks. ...

### Is there any LaTeX package for drawing Gantt diagrams?

Are there LaTeX packages for (more or less) easily drawing Gantt diagrams? Thanks. ...

### What is a good PDF report generator tool for python?

What is a good tool for PDF report generation in Python? I've checked out ReportLab, but it seems to be awfully low-level for what I want to do. My current hunch is to call TeX on the command-line and let it produce the PDF, but if there is something that is easier to work with (and looks professional - We'll send this to customers) I'd ...

### Who uses DocBook?

Hi there. I was wondering what people use for Documentation and saw that this had already been asked here There seemed to be a lot of votes for LaTeX, I'm an advocate of LaTeX over Word due to its WYGIWYW (What You Get is What You Want) approach. However, its not easy to convince others to use it. I'm inertested to hear from anyone wh...

### Latex styles - what do you use and where to find them

What Latex styles do you use and where do you find them? The reason I'm asking this is that it seems that some 99.9999% of all styles on the internet are copies of each other and of a physics exam paper However, when you try to find a style for a paper like this one... Good luck, you are never going to find it. Creating your own style...

### How to insert emoticons in LaTeX?

I know it's a long shot, but is there some package or means to insert emoticons into a LaTeX document? ...

### How do I properly size a table in Latex?

This is my first Latex doc. Using Latex8.sty I'm trying to include a 5 column table. I've commented out everything but the introdution and the table. When I make the pdf it shows the introduction but no table. Any tips? \begin{tabular}{|ll||l|c|r|rr} Mass&a1&a2&Fprime1&Fprime2\\ \hline 70g&0.988m/s^2&-2.79m/s^2&467.364N&424.02N\\ 8...

### Best practices in LaTeX

What are some good practices when typesetting LaTeX documents? I use LaTeX mostly to typeset papers. Here is a short list of what I consider LaTeX good practices, most of them would be common sense in any programming language: When writing a large document (book), keep the chapters in separate files Use a versioning system Repeated c...