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by pret
Tue May 24, 2011 6:59 pm
Forum: MiKTeX and proTeXt
Topic: MikTeX package installation failure
Replies: 3
Views: 5956

Re: MikTeX package installation failure

I've tried several different online servers and used ports 20 for FTP servers and 80 for HTTP servers but it still doesn't work.

When I open the package servers in my browser, I can navigate through the packages though.

This is very frustrating.

Is there really no one with similar issues?
by pret
Tue May 24, 2011 6:16 pm
Forum: MiKTeX and proTeXt
Topic: MikTeX package installation failure
Replies: 3
Views: 5956

MikTeX package installation failure

Hi,

For some week now I'm experiencing problems when I want to install new packages in MikTeX 2.8. The "package installation on the fly" gives me an the following error:

"pdflatex.exe: Data: connect failed in tcp_connect()"

The package updater also gives an HTTP error regardless the package I try ...
by pret
Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:04 pm
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Diagonal lines in table cell
Replies: 2
Views: 4096

Diagonal lines in table cell

You could use the slashbox package for this.

I already explored the slashbox package but it doesn't fulfill my specific needs. I want two diagonal lines in a cell from opposite sides without any text involved. slashbox only allows 1 diagonal and produces an ugly result when there isn't any text ...
by pret
Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:45 pm
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Diagonal lines in table cell
Replies: 2
Views: 4096

Diagonal lines in table cell

Hey all,

I want to cross out a specific table cell with 2 diagonal lines: one line from the topleft to the bottomright corner of the cell and one from the bottomleft to the topright corner of the table cell.

And I want this 'crossing' only for one specific cell, not for the whole table...

Help is ...