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2023-11-17T21:08:15Z

General

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	** It is only partially supported outside of pdflatex; LuaTex supports it better than XeTeX as of 2023-10 (see the table in the documentation, page 6).		** It is only partially supported outside of pdflatex; LuaTex supports it better than XeTeX as of 2023-10 (see the table in the documentation, page 6).
	* Use the [https://ctan.org/pkg/realscripts realscripts] package for most documents. It improves sub- and superscripts when using OpenType fonts with appropriate features (normally the glyphs are simply drawn at a smaller size). It doesn't work well in certain environments or in certain cases, in which case use a '*' suffix to revert to the previous definitions. It's best to use this from the beginning of a document so that you check each placement.		* Use the [https://ctan.org/pkg/realscripts realscripts] package for most documents. It improves sub- and superscripts when using OpenType fonts with appropriate features (normally the glyphs are simply drawn at a smaller size). It doesn't work well in certain environments or in certain cases, in which case use a '*' suffix to revert to the previous definitions. It's best to use this from the beginning of a document so that you check each placement.
	** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience.		** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience. You'll want to define <tt>text-subscript-command</tt> and <tt>text-superscript-command</tt> to be commands which use <tt>\textsuperscript*</tt> etc., though this does seem to work.
	* 72.27 points equals 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeter		* 72.27 points equals 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeter
	* Invoke with <tt>-halt-on-error</tt> for better life quality		* Invoke with <tt>-halt-on-error</tt> for better life quality

Dank: /* General */

2023-11-12T11:24:57Z

General

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	** You probably want <tt>-shell-escape</tt> as well. I've never found a situation where it's bad.		** You probably want <tt>-shell-escape</tt> as well. I've never found a situation where it's bad.

	===LuaLaTeX/XeTeX notes		===LuaLaTeX/XeTeX notes===

	* LuaLaTeX needs the Harfbuzz renderer to handle complex languages, and it's superior in any case.		* LuaLaTeX needs the Harfbuzz renderer to handle complex languages, and it's superior in any case.

Dank: /* General */

2023-11-12T11:24:49Z

General

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	* Invoke with <tt>-halt-on-error</tt> for better life quality		* Invoke with <tt>-halt-on-error</tt> for better life quality
	** You probably want <tt>-shell-escape</tt> as well. I've never found a situation where it's bad.		** You probably want <tt>-shell-escape</tt> as well. I've never found a situation where it's bad.

			===LuaLaTeX/XeTeX notes

			* LuaLaTeX needs the Harfbuzz renderer to handle complex languages, and it's superior in any case.
			** I think this is the default as of 2020 ("LuaHBTex")

	==Punctuation==		==Punctuation==

Dank: /* General */

2023-11-12T03:53:14Z

General

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	** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience.		** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience.
	* 72.27 points equals 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeter		* 72.27 points equals 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeter
			* Invoke with <tt>-halt-on-error</tt> for better life quality
			** You probably want <tt>-shell-escape</tt> as well. I've never found a situation where it's bad.

	==Punctuation==		==Punctuation==

Dank: /* Punctuation */

2023-10-28T05:55:50Z

Punctuation

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	===Backslashes===		===Backslashes===
	Use <tt>\textbackslash{}</tt> to render a backslash in text.		Use <tt>\textbackslash{}</tt> to render a backslash in text.

	==Lists==		==Lists==
	Enclose bulleted lists within a <tt>\begin{itemize}</tt> and <tt>\end{itemize}</tt> block. Each element is preceded by <tt>\item</tt>.		Enclose bulleted lists within a <tt>\begin{itemize}</tt> and <tt>\end{itemize}</tt> block. Each element is preceded by <tt>\item</tt>.

Dank: /* Quotation Marks */

2023-10-28T05:47:01Z

Quotation Marks

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	===Quotation Marks===		===Quotation Marks===
	* Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.		* Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.
	* If you're nesting single quotes within double quotes (e.g. for a quote within a quote), you might run into problems when the interior quote ends or begins with the exterior one. To properly nest, use e.g. <tt>'\thinspace''</tt>.		* If you're nesting single quotes within double quotes (e.g. for a quote within a quote), you might run into problems when the interior quote ends or begins with the exterior one, e.g. <nowiki>'''</nowiki> (which is rendered as a double right quote followed by a single right quote). To properly nest, use e.g. <nowiki>'\thinspace''</nowiki>.
	* If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.		* If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.
	** For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.		** For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.

Dank: /* Quotation Marks */

2023-10-28T05:45:51Z

Quotation Marks

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	===Quotation Marks===		===Quotation Marks===
	* Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.		* Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.
	* If you're nesting single quotes within double quotes (e.g. for a quote within a quote), you might run into ~~e.g. <tt>'''</tt> or <tt>```</tt>~~ when the interior quote ends or begins with the exterior one. To properly nest, use e.g. <tt>'\thinspace''</tt>.		* If you're nesting single quotes within double quotes (e.g. for a quote within a quote), you might run into problems when the interior quote ends or begins with the exterior one. To properly nest, use e.g. <tt>'\thinspace''</tt>.
	* If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.		* If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.
	** For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.		** For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.

Dank: /* Quotation Marks */

2023-10-28T05:45:03Z

Quotation Marks

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	==Punctuation==		==Punctuation==
	===Quotation Marks===		===Quotation Marks===
	Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.		* Use <tt>``</tt> for the left mark, and two apostrophes for the right.
			* If you're nesting single quotes within double quotes (e.g. for a quote within a quote), you might run into e.g. <tt>'''</tt> or <tt>```</tt> when the interior quote ends or begins with the exterior one. To properly nest, use e.g. <tt>'\thinspace''</tt>.
	If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.		* If you want an actual old-skool quotation mark (for emulating old terminals, perhaps), try <tt>\textquotedbl</tt>.
	For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.		** For an old-skool apostrophe, <tt>\textquotesingle</tt>.

	===Hyphens/Dashes===		===Hyphens/Dashes===

Dank at 05:23, 28 October 2023

2023-10-28T05:23:51Z

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	* Use the [https://ctan.org/pkg/realscripts realscripts] package for most documents. It improves sub- and superscripts when using OpenType fonts with appropriate features (normally the glyphs are simply drawn at a smaller size). It doesn't work well in certain environments or in certain cases, in which case use a '*' suffix to revert to the previous definitions. It's best to use this from the beginning of a document so that you check each placement.		* Use the [https://ctan.org/pkg/realscripts realscripts] package for most documents. It improves sub- and superscripts when using OpenType fonts with appropriate features (normally the glyphs are simply drawn at a smaller size). It doesn't work well in certain environments or in certain cases, in which case use a '*' suffix to revert to the previous definitions. It's best to use this from the beginning of a document so that you check each placement.
	** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience.		** As of late 2023, it does not work well with [https://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx?lang=en siunitx] in my experience.
			* 72.27 points equals 1 inch equals 25.4 millimeter

	==Punctuation==		==Punctuation==

Dank: /* Special Forms */

2023-10-26T11:44:03Z

Special Forms

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	* Important attributes include ''fontsize'', ''frame'', ''framerule'', ''label'', and ''numbers''		* Important attributes include ''fontsize'', ''frame'', ''framerule'', ''label'', and ''numbers''

	To do a background color/image with text, to set a block of text away from the main body, to do anything funky like that, [https://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox?lang=en tcolorbox] is the way. For instance, to stretch an image semitransparently behind text without any extra whitespace:		To do a background color/image with text, to set a block of text away from the main body, to do anything funky like that, [https://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox?lang=en tcolorbox] is the way. For instance, to stretch an image semitransparently behind text without any extra whitespace or background color:

	<pre>		<pre>
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	size=minimal,		size=minimal,
	interior style={fill overzoom image=IMAGEFILE,fill image opacity=0.25},		interior style={fill overzoom image=IMAGEFILE,fill image opacity=0.25},
			opacityback=0,
	beforeafter skip=0pt]		beforeafter skip=0pt]
	...text goes here...		...text goes here...