LaTeX forum ⇒ Document Classes ⇒ preamble not working for a new document

[josephcampbell]

Hello,

I was using this preamble and I wanted to use it again for my next document. It works for my previous document but now that I want to make a new, empty document it is not working. I will paste my entire code below. Whats wrong with it?

-Joe

Code: [Select all] [Expand/Collapse] [Download] ({untitled.tex}) Open in Overleaf

\documentclass[a4paper, fontsize=10pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{grffile}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{mathtools,tikz}
\usepackage{setspace,csquotes, enumitem,endnotes,fontspec, capt-of}
\doublespacing
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage[notes, notetype=endonly, isbn=false, backend=biber]{biblatex-chicago}
\bibliography{shiff2016b}
\let\footnote=\endnote
\let\cite=\endnote
\let\footcite=\autocite
\setlist[enumerate,itemize]{noitemsep,nolistsep,leftmargin=*}
\author{Joe Campbell\\
}
\title{Geometry}
\subtitle{}
\date{}
 
\DeclareInstance{tasks}{alphabetize}{default}{counter-format = {tsk[{}]},
  label-width = 1.4em}
 
 
\definecolor{aquamarine}{rgb}{0,0,.9}
 
\definecolor{red}{rgb}{.9,0,0}
\begin{document}
 
hello
 
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Joe,

posting the entire code makes testing easy, thanks!

You need to compile with XeLaTeX, but I guess you are already doing it.

The only issue here is that both wasysym and amsmath/amssymb define integral symbols with the same name. You can fix it, preferring amsmath integral symbols, by adding the [nointegrals] option to wasysym:

\usepackage[nointegrals]{wasysym}

Stefan

[Johannes_B]

Package wasysymb defines a symbol which is also defined by package amsmath, which is loaded by several of your packages. Easiest solution would be not to load package wasysymb. Chances are pretty high, you don't need it.

Same goes for many of the other packages you load. Are you sure you really need them? Some are obsolete for over twenty years.

[josephcampbell]

I got ride of wasysymb entirely, but my code is still not working. I am using overleaf.com. Here is my code now.

Code: [Select all] [Expand/Collapse] [Download] ({untitled.tex}) Open in Overleaf

\documentclass[a4paper, fontsize=10pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{grffile}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{mathtools,tikz}
\usepackage{setspace,csquotes, enumitem,endnotes,fontspec, capt-of}
\doublespacing
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage[notes, notetype=endonly, isbn=false, backend=biber]{biblatex-chicago}
\bibliography{shiff2016b}
\let\footnote=\endnote
\let\cite=\endnote
\let\footcite=\autocite
\setlist[enumerate,itemize]{noitemsep,nolistsep,leftmargin=*}
\author{Joe Campbell\\
}
\title{Geometry}
\subtitle{}
\date{}
 
\DeclareInstance{tasks}{alphabetize}{default}{counter-format = {tsk[{}]},
  label-width = 1.4em}
 
 
\definecolor{aquamarine}{rgb}{0,0,.9}
 
\definecolor{red}{rgb}{.9,0,0}
\begin{document}
 
hello
 
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Joseph,

but my code is still not working. I am using overleaf.com.

please post error messages or details.

Specifically, the code is working, also with Overleaf. Click on "Open in Overleaf" in the code box above. (please mark code using the code button - mark, click - that produces the code box in the post with syntax highlighting and Overleaf link). It shows that it works on Overleaf.

Stefan

[josephcampbell]

I get an error message that looks exactly like this. I am confused because this exact preamble works for other documents.



Compile Error. Sorry, your LaTeX code couldn't compile for some reason. Please check the errors below for details, or view the raw log.
/usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.sty, line 28
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
! Fatal fontspec error: "cannot-use-pdftex"
!
! The fontspec package requires either XeTeX or LuaTeX.
!
! You must change your typesetting engine to, e.g., "xelatex" or
! "lualatex"instead of plain "latex" or "pdflatex".
!
! See the fontspec documentation for further information.
!
! For immediate help type H <return>.
!...............................................

l.28 \msg_fatal:nn {fontspec} {cannot-use-pdftex}

|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
| This is a fatal error: LaTeX will abort.
|...............................................

[josephcampbell]

Hmm it looks like it is working in overleaf version 1 but not version 2

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Since you use fontspec, you havt to compile with XeLaTeX (or LuaLaTeX). That has extended font support. Overleaf v1 detects that automatically.

Or, if you don't use it, remove the fontspec package from the document preamble.

Stefan

[josephcampbell]

How do I compile with XeLaTeX (or LuaLaTeX)? Is this possible in overleaf?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

I know XeLaTeX is possible in Overleaf v1. No idea about v2 though. You could contact the Overleaf support.

Or remove fontspec in this list

\usepackage{setspace,csquotes, enumitem,endnotes,fontspec, capt-of}

Stefan