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by Singularity
Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I requested the wrong release of LaTeX
Replies: 2
Views: 9291

Re: I requested the wrong release of LaTeX

I use MikTex and had to run the Update (Admin) process twice, but it worked.
by Singularity
Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: I requested the wrong release of LaTeX
Replies: 2
Views: 9291

I requested the wrong release of LaTeX

Recently I have been getting the following error

LaTeX Warning: You have requested release `2014/05/01' of LaTeX,
but only release `2011/06/27' is available.


I think it has something to do with package lastpage. How can I get rid of it?

Here's the smallest MWE I could make.

\documentclass ...
by Singularity
Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: Math & Science
Topic: How do I prevent latex from inserting unwanted dollar signs?
Replies: 4
Views: 11311

Re: How do I prevent latex from inserting unwanted dollar si

Thansk, Johannes. What exactly was the part that told Latex not to insert dollar signs?

I notice you treated the circumflex differently in two different spots. Once you explicitly said "\circumflex" and once you just escaped it with a slash. What's the difference? Were you just showing me two ...
by Singularity
Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:43 am
Forum: Math & Science
Topic: How do I prevent latex from inserting unwanted dollar signs?
Replies: 4
Views: 11311

How do I prevent latex from inserting unwanted dollar signs?

The quoted code is supposed to represent instructions for using a calculator (MWE at the bottom). However, the latex compiler insists on inserting "$" in various places. For example, it puts a dollar sign prior to the text "x^3", then the output is an x raised to the third power, which would be ...
by Singularity
Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What control sequence is undefined here?
Replies: 3
Views: 5101

What control sequence is undefined here?

\documentclass[fleqn,addpoints
,answers
]{exam}

\makeatletter
\let\padded@point@block\relax
\makeatother

\usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,mathtools}
\newcommand{\sol}[1]{\begin{solution} #1 \end{solution}
\vspace{\stretch{1}}
\droppoints
}

\begin{document}

\begin{questions ...
by Singularity
Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: What control sequence is undefined here?
Replies: 3
Views: 5101

What control sequence is undefined here?

I found the one single difference between the above nonworking MWE and a working MWE I made: I did not include the "optional" points parameter on the \question command. The following works, but I have no idea why.

\documentclass[fleqn,addpoints
,answers
]{exam}
\usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amssymb ...
by Singularity
Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: What control sequence is undefined here?
Replies: 3
Views: 5101

What control sequence is undefined here?

When I add \sol{} to the following document, I start to get the error
Undefined control sequence
<argument> \padded@point@block
And the problem is not fixed when I add content to the \sol{<content>} .

The funny thing is, I've used \sol{} in many previous documents without any issues, but I get an ...
by Singularity
Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Missing copyright on its own page
Replies: 4
Views: 4255

Missing copyright on its own page

Thanks for your last reply. But since it worked with article class, I just left it. For the reason you described, you have to compile it a second time when converting from report class to article.
by Singularity
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:28 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Missing copyright on its own page
Replies: 4
Views: 4255

Missing copyright on its own page

Thanks very much. Does this solution require documentclass{report} or can I switch back to article ? Report class has changed my section numbering.

When I tried to use article, I got 4 errors saying "Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item".

Also, report class has made my Table of Contents all ...
by Singularity
Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:12 am
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Missing copyright on its own page
Replies: 4
Views: 4255

Missing copyright on its own page

How do I get the copyright statement on its own page, no page number, title, or anything else on it? (Bonus if it can be moved down the page, but that is of considerably less import). I can only get it to work if use \maketitle (why?).

This first MWE works correctly. That is, it prints the ...