I recently edited a table with data. One column contained a text description which was rather long. So I wondered if there is a way to reduce the font size of the whole column rather than for each cell individually. And this is what I figured out: Using the column type b{width} it is further … [Read more…]
Your operating system can print several pages on one. Sometimes however you may want to have the PDF showing several slides on a single page, e.g. for handouts of a presentation. On a Linux system, psnup/pdfnup are extremely flexible if you are familiar with these commands and their options. But it’s definitely faster and more convenient … [Read more…]
Syntax highlighting in LaTeX using the listings package is very powerful. Below, I will provide a few examples for your convenience. First, let me briefly summarize the usage of the listings package. So below you’ll find a few complete code examples to reuse and modify for your purposes: “The Pseudo Code Box” This code was … [Read more…]
R and LaTeX work very well together. Let me show you how to generate a LaTeX table from a R variable. First, install the xtable package if it’s not already. Next load the package and create the tex-file with the table variable result. For illustration purposes, I create a matrix with random values. Since you … [Read more…]
The subfigure package was replace by the subfig package quite a while ago. I therefore decided to replace my old post on that topic (Placing figures/tables side-by-side with subfigure) with an introduction to the subfig package. The package simplifies the positioning, captioning (I wonder if that’s a word) and labeling of small “sub” figures and … [Read more…]