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LaTeX \pagecolor broken
With current LaTeX (TL 2017) \pagecolor{…} does not work. According to the tex-live mailing list, it can by fixed by \makeatletter \edef\GPT at pagecolortrue{\global\unexpanded\expandafter{\GPT at pagecolortrue}} \edef\GPT at pagecolorfalse{\global\unexpanded\expandafter{\GPT at pagecolorfalse}} \makeatother The \newif has been changed with an overlooked … Continue reading
TeX Live 2017 released
Today TeX Live 2017 has been released. Some of the changes: TeX Live manager (tlmgr): new shell mode, that allows scripting. Commands are like invoking tlmgr with options. For interactive use but especially useful for scripting. TEXMF tree structure: users … Continue reading
Reading LaTeX articles
Yesterday I read the LaTeX2e-News of April 2017. At first I tried it using a smart phone, then with a tablet. The news don’t appear as text on the project’s web site, there’s just a link. It has to be … Continue reading
LaTeX2e News
This month saw a new release of LaTeX2e. The following has been changed or added: In addition to the yyyy/mm/dd date format, LaTeX now accepts ISO 8601 format date strings in the date argument of \ProvidesPackage , \usepackage , etc. … Continue reading
Impressum and Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit texblog.net (the “Site”) or write a post. PREFACE The Site is a privately maintained hobby page of a single person, even though below I … Continue reading
TeX Live 2016 frozen
Karl Berry mentioned it on the TL mailing list: TL 2016 is frozen now, a final build has been made. The pretest of TL 2017 will start soon.
Who will go to the BachoTeX?
At the end of this month I would like to go to the BachoTeX. I planned to go with kith and kin. So with wife, two kids, the dog and a few things. I rented a Ford Tourneo 9 seat … Continue reading
DANTE Treffen-Berichte in Deutsch
Zur Info, die deutschsprachigen Berichte notiere ich hier: http://texwelt.de/blog/category/dante/
DANTE meeting 2017 day 1 – afternoon second session
At the DANTE meeting, Günter Partosch continued. His second topic was: headings. Headings are for: Structuring and sectioning of texts Visual indication Cross-referencing There are various things that can be adjusted: Size Appearance such as font and decoration Distance before … Continue reading
DANTE meeting 2017 day 1 – afternoon first session
The afternoon of the DANTE meeting day 1 starts. After lunch in the canteen, Adelheid Grob explained and demonstrated new and interesting packages, for fun with LaTeX. Bewitched mathematics: the package halloweenmath replaces math symbols by witches and pumpkins and offers more … Continue reading
DANTE meeting 2017 in Zeuthen
Right now, from March 22 until March 24, the DESY in Zeuthen near Berlin hosts the meeting of the German speaking TeX users group DANTE. I travelled yesterday evening with the train to Berlin and then to Zeuthen. The DESY is just a … Continue reading
Becoming a TUG member becomes easier
Good news for 2017! Students, seniors and TeX friends from countries with modest economies can become TeX Users Group members for an annual rate of just $15 – for an electronic membership, early bird until March 31, 2017. This means full … Continue reading
