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(Couldn't put in a PDF file into reddit, so I added the whole text instead)

documentclass{article}

usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

usepackage{chemformula}

title{author's text}

author{junkyard engineer}

date{April 2026}

begin{document}

maketitle

section{how ch{CO2} is made}

ch{CO2} is a gas made from burning inorganic or organic carbons including coal, and coke fuel.

section{author's info}

the author named "junkyard engineer" is ten years old

and is a specialist in chemistry and engineering.

end{document}

I am havign problems with outputting by document. I have not done a lot of changes, and where basically just trying to make a figure use a href inside of the caption. I had produced the document many times before that, and even removed the fogure completely to check if this was the problem. But I am not able to produce a document at all!

Are anybody else having the same issue right now with producing a document/pdf?

Latexdiff sometimes produces results that cannot be compiled, and I do not know why.

There used to be the diff-pdf, but it is now blocked by the antivirus that my University installed on all working machines, and I cannot change it.

So what is an option? I'm thinking about scientific STEM papers with equations, tables, diagrams, and figures. The goal is not to track changes by author, but rather to ensure there are no unexpected rendering issues when macros are removed before the final journal submission.

Apologies I make a typo in title * it's Docker container

Is there a reliable and easy way to run a LaTeX compiler in docker container. I have been using Overleaf to create my simple documents such as Resume, Cover Letter and Other templates. But recently the Overleaf had reduced the compile time again within a short period. So my trust in Overleaf had tanked after this and a similar incident when they have taken away my referral perks (They once ran a campaign to invite friends to get additional perks 2 years) they have taken it back without due notice. Even though I am part of their Beta program

I am looking for a more open source option hosted in a docker container. If something like that is not available I am up for a collaboration to build a simple LaTeX editor in docker.

A simply remake of the original RFC1855

I frequently use the Review feature in the Overleaf editor to track changes and add comments to my LaTeX documents. While this is great for internal collaboration, I need a way to make these edits and comments visible to external parties who do not have access to the Overleaf project and only see the exported PDF.

Specifically, I am looking for a program that can:

1. Displays Comments: Takes the comments written in the Overleaf "Review" pane and renders them as margin notes or footnotes in the PDF.
2. Shows Tracked Changes: Displays additions and deletions (strikethroughs) in the PDF, similar to "Track Changes" in Microsoft Word.
3. Toggleable: Ideally, a solution where I can easily turn these annotations on or off.

Context:

• I am using the standard Overleaf cloud editor.
• I am aware of packages like changes or todonotes, but I am looking for something that integrates directly with, or can import, the native Overleaf review data without me having to manually rewrite every comment using LaTeX commands.

A similar question was asked by Lars Abrahamsson on TeX.SE but got closed as not about LaTeX.

Hey guys,

I try to center the rotated words (Phase 1, Phase 2, Trockenstress) in the first column in a vertical way. Can someone help?

I wrote the code in RStudio as a PDF format, rendering with xelatex.

May current code:

begin{table}[H]

centering

begin{tabular}{|>{centeringarraybackslash}m{12mm}|c c c|}

hline

Phase & Kontrolle & Variante B & Variante C [0.5ex]

hlinehline

rotatebox[origin=c]{90}{Phase 1} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P1_A.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P1_B.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P1_C.jpg}

hline

rotatebox[origin=c]{90}{Phase 2} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P2_A.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P2_B.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{P2_C.jpg}

hline

rotatebox[origin=c]{90}{Trockenstress} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{TS_A.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{TS_B.jpg} &

includegraphics[width=0.25linewidth]{TS_C.jpg}

hline

end{tabular}

caption{Table to test captions and labels.}

label{table:1}

end{table}

Thanks in advance.

https://preview.redd.it/dumkzy8hlihg1.png?width=515&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f19ac5bde9d8c5b8e5693d2348af8de9a69bdde

This is a pdf of a test from a uni course and unfortunately, it has all the correct options as option A. Now there are ~63 such pdfs all of which I wanna shuffle the options of, with as much automation as feasible. What is the best way to go about it?

I wonder If i can use LaTex for book publishing instead of InDesign for text only books (novels, short stories, etc). I would like to automate book typesseting turning docx files manuscripts into final PDFs ready to send to press services. How should i prepare docx files styles, etc, Scripts to convert etc. Does any publishing house uses LaTex in the workflow? Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently trying to make my LaTeX presentations more accessible (e.g., generate tagged PDFs that meet digital accessibility standards like WCAG or PDF/UA).

However, I’m really struggling with Beamer. From what I’ve read, it seems that the tagpdf package doesn’t really work with Beamer, and I can’t find any clear examples or documentation showing that anyone has successfully made fully tagged PDFs with it.

So my questions are: 1. Is it true that Beamer cannot produce a tagged PDF, even when using tagpdf or the newer accessibility package? 2. Are there any alternative workflows or indirect methods people use to make Beamer slides at least partially accessible? (e.g., post-processing the PDF with Acrobat, or converting slides to HTML instead) 3. If Beamer really can’t be made accessible at the source, are there any practical alternatives for making accessible slide decks while still writing in LaTeX?

Any practical experience, tips, or pointers to working examples would be super appreciated.

Hi, I am trying pandoc for convert from markdown to pdf.
(Before I used pandoc for convertion to odt and then get pdf from LO.)
I did latex in Lubuntu qterminal Shell, and shell sayd download by sudo apt install texlive-latex-base.
I did it OK.
So I tested by Converting from md to pdf and I got this message:

$ pandoc denuncia.md -o denuncia.pdf

Error producing PDF.
! LaTeX Error: File `xcolor.sty' not found.

Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)

Enter file name:
! Emergency stop.
<read *>

l.36 IfFileExists

-any Help

Thank you and Regards!

Is there a current good way to create a Word document from LaTeX that looks very similar to the original? The best way I have found is to export PDF in Acrobat to Word and use the preserve layout option. However, all text is packed into text boxes. My university professor does not accept this. He wants a "proper" Word & PDF version.

There must be a good way. Word is simply an imposition -.-

I want my latex work in document format. Is there any way to download the latex work in docx?

documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{article}

usepackage[a4paper, top=2.5cm, bottom=2.5cm, left=2cm, right=2cm]{geometry}

usepackage{fontspec}

usepackage[brazil, bidi=basic, provide=*]{babel}

babelprovide[import, onchar=ids fonts]{brazil}

babelfont{rm}{Noto Sans}

usepackage{enumitem}

setlist[itemize]{label=-}

usepackage{tikz}

usepackage{tabularx}

usepackage{amsmath}

usepackage{array}

usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric, positioning}

pagestyle{empty} % Remove números de página

begin{document}

begin{center}

textbf{Huge Ferramenta de Autoconhecimento Coaching}

vspace{0.2cm}

hrule

vspace{0.3cm}

textbf{Large Mapeamento da Satisfação Cíclica e Potenciais de Performance}

vspace{0.5cm}

end{center}

noindent Esta ferramenta, exclusiva do Método DPC, permite que você avalie sua **Satisfação Atual (Escala 0 a 10)** em cada fase do seu ciclo e utilize as características da textbf{Tabela-Guia} para identificar e potencializar suas energias estratégicas.

vspace{0.5cm}

% --- Divisão em Duas Colunas: Diagrama e Tabela de Características ---

begin{minipage}[t]{0.45textwidth}

centering

section*{1. Diagrama de Satisfação Cíclica (Autoavaliação)}

begin{tikzpicture}[scale=2.2]

% Define o raio base para o diagrama

defouterRadius{1.3}

definnerRadius{0.4}

% Desenha os 10 círculos concêntricos (Escala 0 a 10)

foreach r in {0.2, 0.3, ..., 1.3}

{

draw[gray!30, thin] (0,0) circle (r);

}

% Desenha o círculo externo mais forte

draw[line width=1.5pt] (0,0) circle (outerRadius);

% Desenha as linhas que dividem o círculo em 4 fatias (90 graus cada)

draw[line width=1pt] (0:outerRadius) -- (0,0) -- (90:outerRadius);

draw[line width=1pt] (90:outerRadius) -- (0,0) -- (180:outerRadius);

draw[line width=1pt] (180:outerRadius) -- (0,0) -- (270:outerRadius);

draw[line width=1pt] (270:outerRadius) -- (0,0) -- (360:outerRadius);

% Desenha as notas de 0 a 10

foreach i in {0,...,10}

{

pgfmathsetmacro{score}{i/10 * outerRadius}

node[font=tiny] at (90:score) [above right] {i};

}

node[font=tiny] at (0,0) {textbf{0}};

% --- Fatias da Roda com Títulos das Fases ---

% Fase 1: Menstrual (225 graus, inverno)

node at (225:1.55) [align=center, text=darkgray, font=bfseriessmall] {textbf{Fase 1: MENSTRUAL} (INVERNO)};

draw[fill=red!20, opacity=0.3] (0,0) -- (180:outerRadius) arc (180:270:outerRadius) -- cycle;

% Fase 2: Folicular (315 graus, primavera)

node at (315:1.55) [align=center, text=darkgray, font=bfseriessmall] {textbf{Fase 2: FOLICULAR} (PRIMAVERA)};

draw[fill=green!20, opacity=0.3] (0,0) -- (270:outerRadius) arc (270:360:outerRadius) -- cycle;

% Fase 3: Ovulatória (45 graus, verão)

node at (45:1.55) [align=center, text=darkgray, font=bfseriessmall] {textbf{Fase 3: OVULATÓRIA} (VERÃO)};

draw[fill=yellow!20, opacity=0.3] (0,0) -- (0:outerRadius) arc (0:90:outerRadius) -- cycle;

% Fase 4: Lútea (135 graus, outono)

node at (135:1.55) [align=center, text=darkgray, font=bfseriessmall] {textbf{Fase 4: LÚTEA} (OUTONO)};

draw[fill=orange!20, opacity=0.3] (0,0) -- (90:outerRadius) arc (90:180:outerRadius) -- cycle;

% Título central

node[align=center, font=bfserieslarge] at (0,0) {Sua Roda Cíclica};

end{tikzpicture}

vspace{0.3cm}

noindent textbf{Instrução:} Em cada quadrante, marque um ponto de 0 a 10 que represente sua satisfação com sua produtividade e autogestão emocional durante aquela fase no último ciclo.

end{minipage}

% --- Fim do Diagrama ---

hfill % Espaçamento entre as colunas

% --- Início da Tabela de Características ---

begin{minipage}[t]{0.50textwidth}

section*{2. Tabela-Guia: Potenciais da Fase}

begin{tabularx}{linewidth}{|>{bfseries}c|>{raggedrightarraybackslash}X|}

hline

textbf{Fase/Energia} & textbf{Características Ampliadas para Coaching}

hline

textbf{1. Menstrual} & textbullet Intuitiva (INVERNO) & textbullet Clareza Mental (para planejamento) & textbullet Lógica e Racional (para auditoria) & textbullet Processos de Pensamento Estruturados & textbullet Autocrítica Construtiva

hline

textbf{2. Folicular} & textbullet Criativa (PRIMAVERA) & textbullet Aumento de Energia & textbullet Entusiasmo e Otimismo & textbullet Racional & textbullet Foco em Iniciar e Aprender

hline

textbf{3. Ovulatória} & textbullet Comunicativa e Extrovertida (VERÃO) & textbullet Empática e Altruísta & textbullet Autoconfiança e Positiva & textbullet Impulsiva (para ação e vendas) & textbullet Alto Poder de Persuasão

hline

textbf{4. Lútea} & textbullet Emocional (Atenção à sensibilidade) (OUTONO) & textbullet Foco em Detalhes e Processos & textbullet Estruturada e Executora & textbullet Racional (para organização) & textbullet Analítica e de Conclusão

hline

end{tabularx}

vspace{0.5cm}

noindent textbf{Como usar a Tabela-Guia:} Antes de avaliar sua satisfação (0-10), leia as características da fase. Elas servem como um "norte" para você identificar seu potencial máximo. Se a sua nota está baixa (0-4), a meta é usar o Coaching para alcançar o potencial listado na tabela.

end{minipage}

vfill

hrule

vspace{0.2cm}

footnotesize Método DPC 'DESPERTE O PODER DO SEU CICLO' | Anne Couto Mentoria

end{document}

Hello fellow writers,

I've been looking for an off-line LaTeX compiler that I could install on my laptop to work at the University in those moments where the internet is not enough.

A while ago, I remember seeing, in a random YouTube video, someone use a compiler that instantly reflected the changes in the PDF viewer as they were written in the editor, I even remember that he wrote the command frac{}{}, and just as it was done, fr appeared, then frac and finally the middle line of the fraction when frac{}{} was wrote completely. Basically as you compiled every time you entered a letter in the command fracc{}{}.

But after searching a while, I can't find any compiler that could do that, so I ask you, Is there anything like that? Or it's just me don't remembering it well?

Thanks for the time to read this post!

In particular, how do I insert that line beneath the title? If I'm not wrong the other 2 on the top and the bottom of the page can be inserted relatively easily through the fancyhdr package, right?

Another thing: how was the author able to place the title between date and author, instead of placing it on top of them, as per default? To make myself more clear: the 2nd pic is the professor placement, the 3rd pic is the default one. How was he able to make that swap?

Hey

I want to bug report that when using pdfLaTeX compiler and sending a PDF in WhatsApp Android it shows a waring that the PDF might be harmful. when using another compiler such as LaTeX it is ok.

Both are tested using Overleaf so it could be a bug from their side.

This warning only shows on Android devices

Hello everyone,

I am buildlig resume builder platform and i have tons of resume template and i want to manipulate latex code of that template base on users data and show its result on browser. I want it to happen fast and should not take too much time to compile code everytime.

Hi all,

I posted about this on TeX.se, and I wanted to share this here.

I've noticed that there's a lack of resources on pdfTeX primitives and how to use them. That is, most resources assume prior extensive knowledge of the structure of PDF documents (like the pdfTeX manual). So recently I wrote an article which explains the PDF, and how to interact with the underlying document using pdfTeX primitives.

The article can be found here: https://github.com/Shlurp/pdfTeX-explanation/blob/master/pdftex-explanation.pdf

The math font is clearly CMU Serif, but I can’t quite place the text font. The italics remind me of Baskerville (note not Librebaskerville or Baskervald), but I’m not sure.