I was recently asked an interesting question about how to place a sub-caption on top of a sub-figure. By default, sub-captions are produced below sub-figures. When using the subfigure package, the answer is reasonably easy. The package has an option to move the sub-captions on top of the figure. However, I was curious how other … [Read more…]
According to Wikipedia, a glossary is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. It doesn’t come as a surprise that there are several LaTeX packages that assist with the generation of glossaries. Among them are the nomencl package, the glossary package, and the glossaries package. … [Read more…]
This post summarizes symbols used in complex number theory. The set of complex numbers See here for a complete list of set symbols. Complex number notation Nothing unexpected here, the standard i or sometimes j is used. Real part Imaginary part
LaTeX has plenty of hidden treasures and it seems the graphics bundle is particular rich in surprises. For example, the package can crop figures on the fly (see my previous post). Recently, I was looking for a way to mirror text. Guess what, it’s the graphics bundle again. It implements commands for horizontal and vertical … [Read more…]
A while ago, I wrote a post on how to write a letter using LaTeX. That post was based on the standard documentclass letter. Letters look different in different parts of the world. Furthermore, the standard class has certain limitations. Therefore, it is not surprising that a number of alternative letter classes and packages were … [Read more…]