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Do not count \part{} page in latex

i do'nt want to count the page number when i use \part{}, for example ........... . . . . . . . 4 . ........... ........... . . . Part I . . . . . ........... ........... . . . . . . . 5 . ........... How can i get it? ...

How do I create a command like \title in LaTeX?

I am writing a document class for LaTeX and I want it to be generic. In this document class I redefine the \maketitle command to display a custom title page, and here I want to display some information, like the title, author, etc., but also some other informations. Here is how I display the title: {\LARGE{\bf \@title}}\\ I'd like to ...

How to display two-rows bracket in Latex?

Hi, Does anyone know how to modify the following string in order to display the two-lines bracket? str = '$$c_i =\{\begin{array}{l l} 1 \quad L\left(Q_i\right) < 0 \\ 0 \quad L\left(Q_i\right) \geq 0 \\ \end{array}$$'; The current output is the following: The sign '{' has to embrace both rows (1 and 0). ...

Exclude entry from glossary?

I'm using the glossaries package in LaTeX. I've got \gls{foo} in my document, but I don't want the entry for "foo" to appear in the glossary. How can I keep a working (i.e. expanding) \gls{foo} in the body of my document, but exclude the entry for "foo" from the glossary? EDIT: I want to use \gls{foo} to indicate "as used here, 'foo' ...

LaTeX: How to change one of section numbers to a custom letter?

Hi, I have something like this: Section 1 ... Section 2 ... Section 3 Subsection 3.1 ... Section 4 ... And I would like to have something like this: Section 1 ... Section 2 ... Section A Subsection A.1 ... Section 4 ... In other words - change one of section numbers to something else 3 == A I need this for my thesis which is writte...

Basic LaTeX questions

Two (hopefully quick) questions about LaTeX: How do you number select functions? I'm working in a documentclass{article}, if that matters. I want to have certain functions numbered such as function1 function2 (1) function3 function4 (2) How do you make a sign to evaluate an integral? I know how to do brackets, but is it possibl...

Latex: Decreasing the vertical margins in quote and verse

In Latex, by using begin{verse} and end{verse}, there is about a 1-line space between the verse and the surrounding text (on the top and bottom of it). How do you change the amount of space here? ...

How do I controll footnotes indentation in LaTeX?

The first line of my footnotes is indented. Using \noindent doesn't help. How do I get it unindented? ...

[LaTeX] grouping and logical implication in math mode

Hi How could I typeset a formula like this: It should respect typographic rules, but it must look very similar. ...

Menu items messed up while using MacVim with Vim Latex

I just installed macvim yesterday and I have been trying to install vim latex today. The one thing I am confused about is the menu items on the top bar: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <apple icon> File Edit Tools Syntax TeX-Suite TeX-Environments TeX-Elements --------------------------...

Vim: How do I tell where a function is defined? (

I just installed macvim yesterday and I installed vim latex today. One of the menu items is calling a broken fuction (TeX-Suite -> view). When I click on the menu-time it makes this call: :silent! call Tex_ViewLatex() Question: Where can I find that function? Is there some way to figure out where it is defined? Just for cu...

Loading images in LaTeX

I'm in a documentclass in LaTeX. How do I load an image saved as a .png file? ...

LaTeX: Breaking long (sub)section titles in Table of Contents

Hi! Is it possible to tune LaTeX to break automatically long (sub)section titles in the Table of Contents? ...

Wrapping text around a figure in LaTeX

When I wrap my text around a figure I cannot get it to wrap around the correct text. Basically, I want to have the text in the section the figure is in wrap around it, but when I compile it my figure ends up being farther down the page next to text in another section. 1. How do I change this? 2. (kind of a minor point) How do I make the ...

OOWrite is to LaTeX as OODraw is to?

I'm looking for a tool to nicely generate single-page PDFs. My needs are: Able to put a PDF/EPS/... as a background Absolute positioning Able to define tables, lists Able to rotate blocks Reasonably easy syntax (will be used to automatically generate many similar looking documents) Easily usable from Python Free or very cheap In esse...

! Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. latex

hey, I met these latex format problem, anyone can offer some help? the .tex file: \begin{table}{} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.1} \caption{Cambridge Flow feature definition and description} \label{cambridge-feature}} \centering \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline\bfseries Abbreviation &\bfseries Description\\ \hline serv-...

Getting subsection to list in table of contents in LaTeX

I made a table of contents using \tableofcontents Each section is made using \section yet when I do \subsection it is not listed in the table. How do I get it to list there? Thanks. ...

Trouble using latex in Matplotlib / Scipy etc.

I'm having some issues with my first attempts at using matplotlib and scipy to make some scatter plots of my data (too many variables, trying to see many things at once). Here's some code of mine that is working fairly well... import numpy from scipy import * import pylab from matplotlib import * import h5py FileID = h5py.File('3DiPVD...

Can I make a LaTeX macro 'return' a filename?

I'm writing my thesis/dissertation and since its an on-going work I don't always have the actual images ready for the figures I put into my document, but for various reasons want to automatically have it substitute a dummy figure in place when the included graphics file doesn't exist. E.g. I can do something like \includegraphics[width=8...

Question about writing equations in LaTeX

My equation is very long, how do I get it to continue on the next line rather than go off the page? ...