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Inkskape. TeX Frequently Asked Questions. This is a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for English-speaking users of TeX. The questions answered here cover a wide range of topics, but typesetting issues are mostly covered from the viewpoint of a LaTeX user. Some of the questions answered have little relevance to today’s users; this is inevitable — it’s easier to add information than it is to decide that information is no longer needed. The set of answered questions is therefore in a state of slow flux: new questions are answered, while old questions are deleted … but the whole process depends on the time available for FAQ maintenance. \noindent You may use the FAQ by reading a printed document, by viewing a PDF file, with hyperlinks to assist browsing: copies are available formatted so that they could be printed on A4 paper or on North American “letter” paper, or via Scott Pakin’s Visual FAQ, which shows LaTeX constructions with links to FAQ explanations of how they may be created.

(La)TeX Navigator. Detexify LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition. Want a Mac app? Lucky you. The Mac app is finally stable enough. See how it works on Vimeo. Download the latest version here. Restriction: In addition to the LaTeX command the unlicensed version will copy a reminder to purchase a license to the clipboard when you select a symbol. You can purchase a license here: Buy Detexify for Mac If you need help contact mail@danielkirs.ch. What is this? Anyone who works with LaTeX knows how time-consuming it can be to find a symbol in symbols-a4.pdf that you just can't memorize. How do I use it? Just draw the symbol you are looking for into the square area above and look what happens! My symbol isn't found! The symbol may not be trained enough or it is not yet in the list of supported symbols. I like this. You could spare some time training Detexify.

The backend server is running on Digital Ocean (referral link) so you can also reduce my hosting costs by using that referral link. Why should I donate? Hosting of detexify costs some money. No. Yes. LaTeX/Vadémécum. Un livre de Wikilivres. Comme précisé en introduction, vous n'avez besoin la plupart du temps de ne connaître que peu d'instructions. Si l'on reprend la loi de Pareto, parmi toutes les commandes que vous utiliserez, 80 % de vos documents n'utiliseront que 20 % de ces commandes.

Par exemple, si l'on se contente de faire uniquement du texte, soit 80 % des besoins en général (si l'on excepte les ouvrages contenant beaucoup de mathématiques), on a besoin de connaître au plus une dizaine d'instruction (\chapter, \section, \subsection, \emph, \footnote, \label, \ref, \pageref) et d'environnements (itemize, enumerate, quote, quotation) — les commandes de début et de fin de document étant dans des modèles. Si l'on veut aller un peu plus loin, une vingtaine de commandes et environnements suffisent (tableaux, images). Ce sont ces 20 % de commandes. Ce sont les commandes que nous avons vues précédemment, mais présentées succinctement, afin d'être utilisé comme aide-mémoire.

Exemple et pour un article.