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Since I am a huge fan of the LaTeX typesetting system I will post everything I might have learned while using it, so that I can don’t forget it anymore…
This is a quick explanation on how to install new LaTeX styles so that you can use them, but without having to change your system. First download a style from CTAN Then unpack the zip somewhere in your home folder Copy the styles/packages to ~/texmf/tex Run the command mktexlsr or texhash Use the package and… Continue reading “Adding new LaTeX packages and styles”
To be able to use windows fonts like Verdana, Tahoma and so forth in Latex documents on an Ubuntu Jaunty Jackelope you need to install the winfonts package from CTAN. The following steps explains what I undertook to use these fonts: 1. First download the winfonts package from CTAN 2. Find your Tahoma and/or Verdana… Continue reading “Adding Verdana / Tahoma / winfonts LaTeX support in Ubuntu 9.04”
Ok… I have most definitely gone over the bend, LaTeX tables are a pain, at least till you know how to do them… I have been trying to add neat tables to LaTeX documents, and I have been searching all kinds of places. But I have finally found something that seems to work. It has… Continue reading “Tables in LaTeX”