MiKTeX is a widely used TeX distribution available for Windows.
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LuaTeX fails after 0.76 beta update
When I updated MikTeX 2.9 on 2013-06-25, a lot of Lua packages and binaries were changed to version 0.76 beta.
Since, my build process has just became "silent", i.e. I don't get any errors, but almost ...
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Updating MiKTeX: again errors
After today's update of MiKTeX I got lot of errors like this:
! \textfont 192 is undefined (character ???).
\beamer@doifinframe ...v 10^{13}\;\text {cm}^{-3}$
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MiKTeX Package Manager not installing new packages
I have just started using LaTeX as of last week. I have tried using the MiKTeX 2.9 package manager in order to install new packages (such as cite for example). However, whenever I try this I get the ...
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Step-by-step guide for installing a `.cls` file on Windows 8 with TeXnicCenter
I'm trying to install a .cls file on a Windows 8 machine, using the editor TeXnicCenter and the distribution MikTex 2.9. I have been directed to other threads, but find them incomprehensible.
This is ...
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pdflatex has stopped working
It has been a little while now that every time I try to compile a document with pdflatex I get an error message wich says "pdflatex.exe ha dejado de funcionar" (in English "pdflatex has stopped ...
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Miktex 2.9 problem with xelatex in bengali script
I wanted to create a bengali document using Latex. I am using MikTex 2.9 in windows XP. I installed all the fonts and the packages for MikTex 2.9. I copied the code given here and here. Both of them ...
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MikTeX installation problem
I am having some installation problem. I tried installing MikTeX couple of times and each time when I try to compile some words on TeXmaker, the program says 'could not start the command'.
I have ...
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MikTex 2.9 Serbian Cyrillic hyphenation problems
I have MikTex 2.9 on XP. Is there anybody to give me instruction how to set up program so that I can use serbian cyrillic hyphenation in it. I am not good in LaTex and I spent a lot of time trying to ...
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MiKTeX europecv (German) language
I'm translating a CV into German, under both OS X and Windows 7 with MiKTeX. The problem is that German doesn't work. I tried French, Italian, Dutch and they all work. Any idea where I should look for ...
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Undefined control sequence while using bib file for References
I'm using TexMaker, if it helps. I also have TeXnicCenter and TexWorks.
The tex file is the following:
\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\begin{document}
(...)
\bibliographystyle{unrst}
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TexStudio Commands on mouse over quickly disappear
I have installed miktex 32bit and texstudio on my windows 7 32bit laptop.
Whenever I mouseover a command like tabular in the example
\end{tabular}
the tooltip shows up for some millisecs and ...
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MIKTeX cannot compile cyrillic (Bulgarian)
I'm typesetting a pretty simple excerpt of a math textbook, using pdfLaTeX on MIKTeX. I've only gotten this far:
\documentclass[openany,draft]{tagiis}
\begin{document}
%Стр. 112-115 номера на първата ...
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How to install Ghostscript with the protext download?
I've installed MikTex using the protext Installation. Since the Ghostscript is already included in this big protext file, how should I install it?
Could I install from the package manager of the ...
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Inconsolata missing after MiKTeX update
I just ran the MiKTeX Updater and there was an update for Inconsolata. I also refreshed the FNDB and it is listed as installed in the Package Manager, but when I try to compile my documents that have ...
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longtable usepackage problem [closed]
This is a continuation of this question -> Is the longtable enviroment limited? I have a several pages long table
I have inserted that table in my document and when trying to compile the "process is ...
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Why \allowbreak is not working?
So, here's the code I have:
\usepackage{amsthm}
\begin{theorem}
...could be now considered as an algebraic structure $DB_E =
\left\langle \mathbb{S},\allowbreak \mathbb{E},\allowbreak
f,\allowbreak ...
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Shutting down the pc while the program being executed!
My PC was turned off while I was running my TeX file on the LED (LaTeX editor). Indeed, it turned off before the execution of the file was finished.
When I came back to my tex file it was turned into ...
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How to get UTF-8 output with tex4ht under MikTeX 2.9?
Compiling this MWE (mwe.tex)
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[greek,italian]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\begin{document}
\latintext chars with àccéènts
greek chars \greektext ασδφγη
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MikTeX does not use TEXMFLOCAL environment variable
I use TEXMFLOCAL, TEXINPUTS and TEXFONTMAPS to tune tex compilation. Everything works fine under Linux and Mac OS X, but MitTeX under Windows breaks my expectations.
c:\tmp\tex> type test.bat
set ...
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How to change font for a TextField with pdfLaTeX?
First of all, I am a TeX-Noob, so this may be easy answered by a pro ;-)
We have MiKTeX 2.9 and pdfLaTeX for creating pdf documents.
One pdf document contains multiple form fields (TextField), and ...
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Installing colortbl package
I have MiKTeX 2.9 basic installation (using Windows). When I go into the package manager and try to install colortbl package (to get colortbl.sty) I get the following message:
Error response from ...
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Sudden problem with build in TeXnicCenter, works fine in MiKTeX [closed]
I have a peculiar problem. I'm quite new to LaTeX but have used TeXnicCenter with MiKTeX for a while now without any major issues. However today, when I try to compile a .tex document to .pdf, I get ...
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How to preview images generated by MetaPost?
I use the old MetaPost program to create graphics.
My problem is that, to see the result of my MetaPost figures, I have to compile first the .mp file and then the .tex file where I've inserted them. ...
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Biblatex with MiKTeX
I wanted to try biblatex, but even my minimal examples don't work:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@ONLINE{Doe:2009:Online,
author = {Doe, Ringo},
title = {This is a test ...
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No index is generated while using makeindex of latex
I have Java code and each time I run the pdflatex and makeindex, the following output is produced:
The last output in the console is:
I don't know why this happens. The .idx file looks okay and ...
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first LaTeX file
I installed MiKTeX and ran a test file on TeXworks, but am getting an error message.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
This is some sample text.
\end{document}
I get this error message when ...
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TexStudio with MiKTeX - arabtex
I try to setup an environment for translating some Tex document to arabic but that gives me some headaches. I always end up with a document having ??????? instead of the arabic letters.
Simple ...
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Why does url.sty appear in 3 different places in the TeX Directory Structure?
On my up-to-date MiKTeX system, there is a copy of url.sty in three different places in the TDS:
texmf\tex\xelatex\xetexurl (part of MiKTeX package xetexurl, packaged on 2007-Sep-05)
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How can I balance uniformity of style files against modularity?
I'm using Windows/TeXworks/MiKTeX, and I would like to have one style file I can use anywhere in any document in my top-level folder. If I want to add a new command or renew an old one, I'd like that ...
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Error and warning messages point to wrong LaTeX files
When compiling big LaTeX projects with nested inputs using MikTeX 2.9 and TeXnicCenter 2.0 Beta 1 I noticed that some of the error and warning messages point to wrong LaTeX files.
The line number (if ...
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glossaries texstudio and miktex portable
I am not quite sure if this question is on the right sx site but since it is heavily tex related I figured I ask here.
My setup consists of a windows machine with texstudio and miktex, both in the ...
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Change how references are displayed in reference list ( 1. reference, instead of [1] reference ) [duplicate]
Right now my references in the reference list look like:
[1] Alpha
[2] Bravo
[3] Charlie
I want to change them to be displayed like this:
1. Alpha
2. Bravo
3. Charlie
but so that labels in ...
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Issue in the package “nomencl”
When I issue the command
makeindex thesis22May.nlo -s nomencl.ist -o thesis22May.nls
in Dos prompt, it creates thesis22May.nls file which I use during compilation of the main thesis22May.tex to ...
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TeXworks freezes when opening from template
Today I created a new template in the Basic LateX template folder for TeXWorks. Since then, TeXWorks freezes whenever I try to 'open from template.'
The templates themselves still work when I open ...
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Encoding problems with custom LaTeX class (only on Windows 7/8). Why?
I've written a LaTeX class for my colleagues and me. Everything works fine on Linux and Mac OS X but not on Windows 7/8. The problem is the character-encoding on Windows 7/8 (using MikTeX). I use the ...
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LaTeX for Microsoft Surface
I have my new Microsoft Surface and I was wondering whether it's possible to install pieces of software like MikTeX and TexMaker on this tablet. Does anyone know?
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MikTeX and TeXmaker are unable to compile
Please, I need help with some issues that happens with my TeX editors. I've installed MikTeX and TeXmaker on my computer and I got some troubles:
The first of them is, when I try to compile my .tex ...
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Temp file fails verification every time I try to update MiKTeX
I have been using TeX for two years now, mostly as a replacement for Word. I'm an academic and I like the typesetting capability, especially when I need to use math, but am not an advanced user. I ...
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MiKTeX’s LuaLaTeX and minitoc: “I can't write on file …mtc”
When compiling the code below with LuaLaTeX I get the error: "I can't write on file 'test.mtc'". Any ideas on how to resolve this? (Btw, the file test.mtc is there and contains the word "Contents")
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Missing final brackets (in one equation { and in other - ]) in the equations
This is my first question on tex.stackexchange, so the formatting will be terrible.
I've got a problem with three lengthy equations - the closing brackets, in all three formulas, are not displayed.
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Error when compiling (pdfLaTeX)
I wrote some lines and I wanted to view the pdf, so I compiled and built but I have this error message:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (MiKTeX 2.9 64-bit)
pdflatex.EXE: The memory ...
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Having trouble with MikTex and fonts for custom package, missing file
I'm trying to get a custom document class working on a Windows PC where I do not have administrative rights. MikTex can't access its package repository, and so far I've been forced to install a large ...
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epstopdf : “No appropriate script or program found: epstopdf”
I have a paper I am trying to submit to a journal, but my advisor is unable to get it to compile on his computer. He has Windows XP.
It compiles on my Mac, and I also compiled it on Windows Vista ...
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Incompatibility of package cases and class revtex4 using MikTex2.8 [closed]
I have found an incompatibility using the packages cases (for example the environment numcases) and the class revtex4, when compiling with MikTex2.8
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LaTeX error file 'ulem.sty' not found in windows
while trying to read a file as PDF (pdflatex) I get this error:
LaTeX error: file 'ulem.sty' not found
I have searched far and wide on the web, but I can't figure out how to fix this.
Things I ...
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Is the current lualibs broken? [closed]
After the latest update to MiKTeX 2.9 it seems that my luatex installation is broken. I tried to track the error and I am not sure if it is a bug or something else strange.
What happens is that the ...
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Ghostscript Error “undefined in H.S”
I downloaded a thesis proposal template. When I compile it no error appears, but to display dvi, I got the following error. So what is the problem and how to fix it?
Error: /undefined in H.S
Operand ...
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pstricks and admin rights
I am using MiKTeX 2.9 on an XP account with restricted user rights. Unfortunately I was not able to compile a file under xelatex which included pstricks graphics, so I tried everything that I found on ...
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MiKTeX 2.9 Package Manager and Updater crash - problem with repositories?
I installed MiKTeX Basic on Windows XP Professional (v. 2002, with Service Pack 3) (32) (at work), but it keeps crashing when I try to look up updates or install packages. It seems to not be able to ...
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Installing amsthm.sty under MiKTeX
On the LaTeX wikibooks I saw that there is an easy way to make theorems: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Theorems
The problem is that \usepackage{amsthm} doesn't work - asmthm.sty is not found. ...
