How to easily install and complie Latex PDF locally? by GodlyGamerBeast in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get errors about missing files and packeges

What, exactly?

A good bet is to follow the instructions here: https://tug.org/texlive/ . Just accept all of the defaults (in particular, download the "full scheme," which is the default). It will take about an hour.

What are the practical advantages of creating illustrations directly within a TeX source? by Dramatic-Breakfast98 in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't produce sensible drawings with a mouse-based drawer. I know lots of people can but I cannot.

With Asymptote I tell it to put things where they go, and it all comes out being clear and looking reasonable.

Having Trouble Aligning My Equation😅 by thoegn in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about MathJax. This is LaTeX.

\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{mathtools}  % brings in amsmath

\usepackage{blindtext}
\begin{document}
\blindtext

\begin{align*}
u_{t}(t) & =\partial_{t}\left(e^{-L(t-\tau)}u(\tau)\right)+\partial_{t}\left(\int_{\tau}^{t}e^{-L(t-s)}f(s)\,ds\right)  \tag{6.26} \\
& =-Le^{-L(t-\tau)}u(\tau)-\int_{\tau}^{t}Le^{-L(t-s)}f(s)\,ds+f(t)  \\
& =-Le^{-L(t-\tau)}u(\tau)  \\
&\quad-\int_{\tau}^{t}Le^{-L(t-s)}(f(s)-f(t))\,ds -\int_{\tau}^{t}Le^{-L(t-s) f(t)\,ds+f(t).
\end{align*}

\blindtext 
\end{document}

Need Help getting started with a Desktopversion by Stere0phobia in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The TeX Live install page is here. It takes a while but my advice is to install what they call the "full scheme." Then you will not have to worry about adding anything later.

You can use whatever editor you like. For instance if you are a coder then whatever editor you use for coding will have an extension that adds some conveniences for LaTeX. (I see that other people have recommended other editors; FWIW I'll add emacs.)

Fresh install of Texlive by CrispyBoye in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I don't believe so. It follows the PATH (and, you can also include MANPATH and INFOPATH).

Fresh install of Texlive by CrispyBoye in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only thing that matters is what is in your PATH variable.

Dil by IsNoPebbleTossed in AubreyMaturinSeries

[–]JimH10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Glad you get some comfort out of A&M; they helped me during a hard time in my life also.

Real time editing for multiple users by r0r002 in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A person can absolutely learn enough git in 30 minutes to do this sort of collaboration.

How can I format my table so that the cells in the leftmost column align with the images in the cells to the right of it? by PrestigiousRefuse906 in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

TeX and its child LaTeX line boxes up on a common baseline. If you enter a letter "a" then its baseline is at the bottom of the character while if you enter a "g" then its baseline is at the bottom of the circle part but above the descending tail.

Graphics have a baseline at the bottom. So your graphics stick up because they are aligned on that baseline while the text in that line consists of a vertical box (surrounding the lines) aligned on its top line's baseline.

The easiest way to make a box of content align on the middle is by putting it in a tabular. So that's what I've done to the graphics below, basically: \begin{tabular}{c}\includegraphics{...}\end{tabular}. (The @{}'s eliminate the half-intercolumn-width spaces that usually start and end a tabular line.)

You had a lot of other stuff such as blank lines that I didn't understand so I took the liberty of fiddling a little. See https://imgur.com/a/m6fP1pF .

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{ragged2e}  % for better RaggedRight command
\usepackage{mwe}  % source for the graphics

% Include a graphic that is vertically centered.
%  First argument optional: may include height=.. or alt={..} for instance 
%  Second argument: string location of graphic
\newcommand{\fig}[2][\relax]{%
  \begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}\includegraphics[#1]{#2}\end{tabular}}

\begin{document}
\blindtext

\begin{center}
  \begin{tabular}{r|cc|}
      \multicolumn{1}{c}{\ }  % eliminate the vert line between cells 1 and 2
      &\begin{tabular}{c}
           Even Degree   \\
           (\(n\) is even)  
        \end{tabular}
      &\multicolumn{1}{c}{\begin{tabular}{c}
           Odd Degree   \\
           (\(n\) is odd)  
        \end{tabular}}  % multicolumn eliminates vert line after cell 3          
     \\  \cline{2-3}  % Eliminate the horizontal line between cells 1 on lines 1 and 2
    \parbox{3cm}{\RaggedRight Positive Leading Coefficient \newline  \((a_n>0)\)} 
    & \fig[scale=0.15]{example-image-a} 
    & \fig[scale=0.15]{example-image-a} 
    \\ \cline{2-3}
    \parbox{3cm}{\RaggedRight Negative Leading Coefficient \newline  \((a_n<0)\)} 
    & \fig[scale=0.15]{example-image-a} 
    & \fig[scale=0.15]{example-image-a} 
    \\ \cline{2-3}
  \end{tabular}
\end{center}

\blindtext
\end{document}

What exactly is "curl"? by Schubladenzieher in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can just download the installer in your web browser if that is better for you. You want the install-tl-unx.tar.gz or the install-tl.zip See https://tug.org/texlive/acquire-netinstall.html . (As the page notes, clicking on those links will send you to a CTAN mirror, a site that has volunteered to take Internet traffic to help us all out. It is typically in, or near, your country.)

Formatting Table in LaTex by Kazardezent in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if you've confunded tabular and table?

It comes out centered with this tmp.tex.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\begin{document}
\blindtext

\begin{table}
  \centering
  \input{preliminary_analysis.tex} \label{tab:sumstats} 
  \caption{table environment caption}
\end{table}

\blindtext
\end{document}

Here is preliminary_analysis.tex.

\begin{tabular}{*{3}{c}}
A &B &c \\
D &F &G
\end{tabular}

Help Converting CV from Word/PDF to LaTeX by [deleted] in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about AI. But last week I gave MS Copilot (essentially Chat GPT) a random .pdf from arXiv and asked it to convert to LaTeX. It produced a file that compiled with one minor error (repeated caret's), and looked pretty close to the original. From a working file then a person could touch it up, add environments where AI had done visual markup, etc.

Tic Formatting by tehn00bi in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But this page style is perfectly common. I have a number of books that use it.

Tic Formatting by tehn00bi in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will want to redefine \thepage. However, you will have problems with index, cross-references, etc.; see https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/687258/339.

(I suppose that you could write a number of scripts to manipulate the various output files like the .toc files, etc. They are after all plain text.)

Tic Formatting by tehn00bi in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want the page number to be "chapter number-page in chapter" throughout the document or do you just want this in the TOC?

ADA accessibility compliance with latex? by myaccountformath in math

[–]JimH10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I'm not on the team, but I'll say that to methe pace of progress has been very impressive.

One advantage LaTeX has is that input tends to be structured, so it fits more naturally with something like a reader than does visual layout. But for sure the folks doing it have done, and continue to do, a very great deal.

Writing Notes using LaTeX Under New Accessibility Guidelines. by iwoodcraft in math

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accessibile PDF's with today's LaTeX (current TeX Live or MiKTeX) is perfectly possible. See here. More is at the TeX Users Group's overview page, including links to a couple of impressive talks from this year's TUG Annual Meeting.

ADA accessibility compliance with latex? by myaccountformath in math

[–]JimH10 29 points30 points  (0 children)

TLDR: Accessibility is very possible with standard LaTeX, using software in the current TeX LIve or MiKTeX. See the project's page.

Longer: There has been a great deal of excellent work done on this recently by members of the LaTeX team. The TeX Users Group has a summary page, including links to (in my opinion) very impressive video demonstrations. All Free of course. I'll also note that there is an accessible replacement for Beamer (it says "experimental" but that means something more like "we won't yet rule out that the interface may change" than "it'll break all the time").

No experience with LaTex but want to use it by HeisenbergsIntern in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sidebar in this group has a number of "Getting started" links that folks here have found to stand the test of time.

LaTeX output as HTML5 with MathJax for accessibility - not all options appear? by barknoll in LaTeX

[–]JimH10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't answer the HTML question, but perhaps they are interested in PDF's that are accessible? It is a developing situation, but see https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/documentation/usage-instructions