Questions tagged [debugging]
is about finding the cause of errors or wrong results in (La)TeX code/documents using a methodical approach.
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Tracing command silently alters pdf
The desired output is with an overlay; but \tl_show:N prevents inhibits it. Though I found a workaround for this, \tl_log:N, it has cost me time so I thought I'd post it for insights. The question is: ...
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Using includecomment and include causes runaway fragile frames
I customized my Beamer files to have:
different backgrounds depending on the programming language (from Changing the background color of a listing depending on the language)
some frames shown ...
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XeLaTeX PDF image duplication issue
I found that loading images works fine under pdflatex,
but under xelatex it shows images I had deleted long ago. It can be seen that, in addition to the five images, several more images have appeared....
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Best order of packages, according to Claude AI [duplicate]
I'm trying to polish a typical template that I frequently use to write books on maths and physics (so I usually load a large set of packages!). Some packages may be old and obsolete, others may clash ...
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glossaries-extra style topic breaks paragraph in description of \newlineglossaryentry
I have been experimenting with using glossaries-extra for a project and have found it very useful, except I have encountered an issue that I have been unable to overcome.
I have narrowed it down to ...
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How do I define tags that help me to keep track of concept definitions?
When I edit a LaTeX document, it often happens that I need to move a section or a paragraph to another place inside the same document. If this happens several times, it can become difficult to confirm ...
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Debugging (tracing) pgfplots sample point coordinates
Is there a way to debug (trace to the log file) coordinates of sample points or any intermediate calculations. For example, \addplot3 used below uses 3 points (0,0,2), (1,0,1) and (2,0,0) to draw the ...
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Analysis of a `log` file [duplicate]
Is there a tool to help analyze the log files produced by (La)TeX? For example, this type of tool should be able to list all warnings issued.
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Writing functions horizontally error
I have been trying to define two functions horizontally in latex using align*, flalign*, aligned etc. All manner of permutations of these. I can't seem to get it to work or rid myself of an error. ...
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MWE works, but quiz doesn't. How is a difference in environment changing the outcome?
I have two files, was going to post an MWE but made it work.
I have tried to find the difference between the MWE and the original, and all I can see is that I created a new (ultra-simple) quiz ...
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How to debug "Missing $ inserted"
I have a large LaTeX document that was compiling without warnings in Ubuntu 22.04. Now I had to move to Fedora 40 and, when I try to compile it, it produces hundreds of ! Missing $ inserted., ! ...
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LaTeX not numbering theorems consecutively
I have a LaTeX document with a weird bug - the numbering of the theorems is not continuous. Theorem 0.0.1 is followed by Theorem 0.0.5 instead of 0.0.2. I have attached the MWE and the screenshot from ...
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beforesecskip occasionally failing in memoir
I'm typesetting a long and complex book with memoir class. In two cases, \beforesecskip seems to be ignored, in a rather random way which wonders me (I have been using memoir for a couple of years now,...
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Invalid arara error when running YAML directive from TeXShop
I'm using arara to play a Waves.mp3 sound file when TeXShop starts, and completes, typesetting my LuaLaTeX project file (~20 minutes), mainly as a gentle alert that the typesetting is complete.
The ...
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TeX processor version check/assertion?
I want to make sure my document (or document class) is being processed by a recent-enough XeLaTeX. Is this at all possible?
I know there's a \IfPackageAtLeast LaTeX kernel command, apparently; what ...
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Latex installation or workspace configuration breaking \begin{enumerate}
Task Description: I am writing my thesis with latex in vscode. Sometimes I write using my desktop PC and other times using my laptop when I am travelling. I have setup git version control for this ...
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Bug with knowledge.sty, argument of \@fifthoffive has an extra }
I encounter a surprising bug as soon as I try to use the knowledge package:
% !TeX TS-program = xelatex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[
hyperref,
notion,
]{knowledge}
\knowledge{notion}...
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What causes calign=fixed edge angles to behave inconsistently when grow is not equal to 270?
[EDIT: copy on GitHub.]
I would like to understand what causes the following behaviour in forest.
MWE [Note that most of the code isn't code necessary to reproduce the problem but rather annotations I'...
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Odd warning aboud \label nameref
I have absolutely no idea how this happened, but it is annoying me so much that I need to ask. Why does the message
Package nameref Warning: The definition of \label has changed! Check your packages! ...
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TeX capacity exceeded due to misuse of \l_tmpa_clist
I am trying to improve my package multifootnote, hoping that it could correctly place the footnote text on the corresponding pages when the footnote marks are distributed over several pages. For this, ...
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animate and pgfplots, variable in domain leads to "TeX capacity exceeded"
I'd love to animate a plot but the problem even appears on this simple minimum example.
It would be kind if someone could check if there is a programming error on my side or perhaps a bug involved.
I ...
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How do you fix underfull hbox warning?
I am trying to write my thesis proposal paper in Latex. Here's the summarized code since most of it is all about the paper I wrote:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\...
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Moved code from overleaf to local latexmx, how to debug? [closed]
I have files that I moved from overleaf, which is set to be very permissive. And better, to have "tex" support whenever I needed it.
I compiled using:
latexmk -pdf -pv ...
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Generating Citation Keys with Zotero and Better BibTex Plugin
EDIT: The issue was something completely different. The Better BibTex plugin for Zotero changes the way citation keys are generated. This can be changed in Preferences -> Better BibTex -> Open ...
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How to figure out which package a command is from at any particular time?
I know there are some posts on this but I don't understand. So for instance I want to know which package contains \restatable.
I've tried \show\restatable but I don't understand what the relevant part ...
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LuaLatex with VS Code + Local Lua Debugger: Breakpoints ignored in lua scripts that lie in parent folder
In short: When debugging my lualatex files in VS Code with Local Lua Debugger, breakpoints in lua files are ignored if they lie outside the current working directory; for example, if they lie in the ...
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Help finding strange space
I have faked my way through writing a Swedish language file (see bottom) for fmtcount. It has served me well, but now I have started noticing strange spaces appearing before numbers. I am a bit out of ...
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How to control expansion order to define variables from a prefix and a command?
The following is a command that does basic arithmetic with nine variables.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xfp}
\newcommand\functesta[9]{
\edef\myvara{#1}
\edef\myvarb{#2}
\edef\...
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Why is tcolorbox preventing noindentafter from working properly?
I just discovered that the tcolorbox package prevents
noindentafter from doing its job:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage{noindentafter}
\NoIndentAfterEnv{verbatim}
\usepackage{...
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Error when using LaTeX in Visual Studio Code: You don't have an extension for debugging LaTeX. Should we find a LaTeX extension in the Marketplace?
When I try to run a tex file in VS Code, I get the error 'You don't have an extension for debugging LaTeX. Should we find a LaTeX extension in the Marketplace?' and cannot run the file. But when I try ...
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Undefined control sequence but everything is defined
Minimal not working example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,varwidth,xstring,environ}
\newsavebox{\tempbox} %Allows to use fbox in newenvironment
\makeatletter
\...
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Piping shell command output to another command
I'm trying to write a command that wraps \href with a QR code to the given URL. For this I need to generate a temp file and reuse it later, so I wrote a \mktemp command that wraps the mktemp utility:
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Can I show the raw generated text from a command in my document?
I am trying to debug my code and I keep running into the same problem so I would like to see what the command that causes the problem is giving to the compiler.
I have looked for this and I can't seem ...
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Error: Argument of � has an extra }. marked in /newpage [duplicate]
I was given with the following template in LaTex and I got directly the error 'Argument of � has an extra }.' in line 43 (where the first /newpage is).
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{ucs}
\...
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Latex Template Gets Stuck when generating PDF
I am working on my thesis and need to convert my paper to a different format. I'm new to using latex, only having started using it for this project, and am struggling to get the base version of this ...
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Paragraph ended before align* was complete - can't find the typo
This is the code in question
\end{align*}
These correspond to translations $z \mapsto z + \lambda$
\begin{align*}
M \text{ is elliptic } &\iff M \text{ has exactly 2 complex conjugate fixed ...
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Undefined control sequence errors in overleaf
I am getting " Undefined control sequence. " errors in 3-4 parts of my latex code when using overleaf. I have loaded amsmath in my preamble. I am unable to understand what is the cause or ...
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Main language not reselected correctly if previous section ends with other language and section title starts with other language
I have an issue with XeLaTeX with a document with two languages, Hebrew and English. I use a different font for Hebrew (here DejaVu Sans, but any font will do).
The problem is that when (1) a section ...
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ifcase eats up letters
I created a command that switches between GCD and LCM. However it has a side effect of erasing everything before the second visible character after the command. How can I fix this bug?
\documentclass{...
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Problem with the alignment in systeme package
When I type this:
\usepackage{systeme}
\begin{document}
\systeme[xyzt]{x-iy+3t=0,ix-z-(2-i)t=0,(1+i)x+(2-i)y+(3i-5)t=0,-ix+(1+i)y+z-it=0}
\end{document}
I'm ending up with this:
Which, as you see, ...
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Problem when extracting string from argument to call another function
In my program below, I defined a function \checklist that takes to optional arguments and one compulsory argument. The function works as expected.
Then, I would like to define another function \...
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The lua-visual-debug package documentation
The documentation is kind of lacking.
Could anyone explain the meaning of blue solid/dotted lines and red solid lines between words here?
How are they different from the dotted versions?
Looking ...
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Is it bad practice to use tabs to indicate indentation in LaTeX? [closed]
Should I make it a habit to use spaces instead of tabs when indenting? Casual use of tabs didn't cause problems but so far I experienced a few niche cases where using tabs leads to unexpected behavior....
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Duplicated glyphs (except last one) in clipboard when copying ligatures with Fira Code font (lualatex)
I tried to make Fira Code with minted copy-friendly, but it just doesn't work, and I don't know why. Other mono fonts like Ubuntu Mono and all regular non-mono fonts (that I have tried) are copying ...
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Incompatibility between `acmart` and `standalone`
I am trying to use the standalone class together with the acmart class (I am using v1.86).
I can use it fine with 1 tikzpicture but it outputs an extraneous glyph with 2 tikzpictures and it throws an ...
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Latex debugger? [duplicate]
Are there any debugging capabilities in latex or any gui editors? That is, is there a way I can view the value of variables, commands, memory etc during compiling and at the exact moment compilation ...
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Enumerate exhibits unexpected behavior when renamed
Enumerate exhibits unexpected behavior when renamed
In the example below I renamed enumerate to enum for brevity.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\newcommand{\enum}{\enumerate}
\title{...
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Latex code for table not working
I'm trying this table -
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\title{test}
\author{Ved}
\date{September 2022}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{...
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Strange extra space when \cref something defined with create-theorem with empty names
Consider the following example, where I copied some code from this answer.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\makeatletter
\newskip\nonfill@parfillskip
\AtBeginDocument{%
\setlength{\...
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Problems in my Tex files when compiling tikzcircuit
I have been trying to compile my file that contains a tikzcircuit for few hours now (>6hours), on overleaf. The file compiles with no problem whatsoever when the circuitikz is commented. However, ...
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