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Generating pretty diffs for LaTeX files

This utility generates pretty diffs for LaTeX files. The example I was was of the 5th draft of R7RS attached to this post. Thanks Alex Shinn for the link.

AcroTEX and eqExam for the Truly Impatient

eqExam is just a wonderful LaTeX package for writing things like exams and quizzes. It takes into account most of what you are about right out of the box like whether you are proctoring the exam online or in printed form and whether you want an answer key printed or not. Here is an example [...]

Specifying custom input directories in MikTex

TEXINPUTS Extra paths to locate TeX \input and \openin files. (via docs.miktex.org)

Search engine for LaTeX equations

Provided by Springer here. Unlike other LaTeX sites that provide code specifically for equation names; this seems to be a search engine for the LaTeX source of papers they have collected.

Adding Clojure support to listings

In this post Alex shares his patch for adding Clojure support to the excellent LaTeX listings package.

How to render a ^ (carrot) in normal LaTeX text

Here are two ways to render a ^ (carrotcaret) in plain text within LaTeX: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \begin{document} A caret: \verb|^| \end{document} \textasciicircum I tested them and both work as prescribed. They produce different carrotscarets. (via comp.lang.texcomp.text.tex) Addendum: 03/02/09 Corrected spelling of caret. Addendum: 03/03/09 Wrote the wrong newsgroup name.

Active-DVI

Active-DVI is a Unix-platform DVI previewer and a programmable presenter for slides written in LaTeX.

LaTeX Advice

While reading this article, it occurred to me that one ought to approach LaTeX coding much as one would code in any other language: re-use whenever possible. Aspiring TeXnicians should get comfortable with searching for packages that contain the desired functionality, and using them, rather than starting from scratch each time. Perhaps this is something [...]

An ICFP 2008 Programming Contest Solution in TeX

Here is a solution to the 2008 ICFP Programming Contest in TeX. (via expandrive blog)

tufte-latex

The tufte-handout document class defines a style similar to the style Edward Tufte uses in his books and handouts. Tufte’s style is known for its extensive use of sidenotes, tight integration of graphics with text, and well-set typography (via comp.text.tex)