Questions tagged [paths]
{paths} is for installation issues related to problems stemming from broken paths to the (La)TeX executable files. These executable files are stored in the 'bin' directory of the TeX distribution on any platform. After having installed a TeX distribution, it is important to have the path for the 'bin' directory set correctly.
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How to stretch a content like the wave?
For example, the 'orange' we want the effect below:
The text moves vertically according to the height(of the waveline path) below.
If there are some words on a piece of cloth, imagine what will ...
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Maximum path length in TeXworks
To compile tex files, I usually use the TeXworks program associated with the TeX Live distribution on Windows, and everything works perfectly. Sometimes, however, when the source file has a very long ...
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Compiling with pdfpatex contd. Not working when eps-file resides in a different tree?
How can this problem be solved. Thank you very much in advance for your kind support.
After reinstallation of MikTeX, WinEdt, Coreldraw (to create eps figures) and Ghostscript eps-files are now ...
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Biber is installed but the command is not found in shell or Tex editor [duplicate]
This question is very similar to this one and has the same solution. However, my route to identifying the problem is different and more verbose, and thus may be be helpful to people coming at it from ...
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Change font install directory for getnonfreefonts
I have a clean, new install of Texlive on an arch linux system. The install directory is /usr/local/texlive/2025, which I assume is expected and correct (I didn't change any paths during the ...
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Can I \usepackage with a not current path? [duplicate]
If I have two packages to be added in the path D:\AAA\1\bbb.sty and D:\AAA\1\ccc.sty
and my tex file is in the path D:\AAA\2
If I want to compile the tex file without moving it,
how to write the code ...
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Path problem: when using tex4ebook in texlive 2025, texlive 2024 is being used in the command line
I have a problem with probably paths variables when using tex4ebook in the command line.
My windows system has installed texlive 2025, but when initializing tex4ebook the version of texlive 2024 is ...
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ConTeXt: Add to font path at runtime
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Developers (and pipelines) check out a repository into a local environment, or container, as follows:
git clone https://hostname/repositories/project
This project contains fonts, images, ...
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Reorganisation of folders and files with \input or \include
I'm not able to organize correctly a LaTeX project using the commands \include or \input.
I have this path on my pendrive
E:\M+F 5A LS\Matematica\Argomenti Analisi Matematica
I would like to compile ...
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Change current paths in circuitikz
I want this green lin style:
but my mwe is follwing. What can I do to change second picture to first picture current path flow
I also want to know if there is the possibility whether a coordinate ...
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How is the path information handeled in miketex using graphicspath
Are there any restrictions using \graphicspath?
When I specify the directory containing the eps-file using absolute path descrition (Case(a)), I get an error.
When I specify the directory containing ...
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Combining paths of two shapes after clipping in TikZ
I have two overlapping shapes in TikZ which I need to join together -- essentially, an union operation on geometry. For instance, when I have two overlapping triangles, one spanning beyond another, ...
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Bibliography input paths
We can manually modify and add to the input paths for .tex files with \def\input@path{} during runtime, so that we don't have to enter full paths when using \input. Can the same be done for biblatex/...
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How to use the "\textattachfile" with spaces in their path? [closed]
How to use the "\textattachfile" with spaces in their path?
i used attachfile2 to put something into PDF document，When there are spaces in the file name, it Unable to compile.
I tried many ...
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How can I define a custom TikZ path operation?
How feasible is it to define my own path operations, similar to --, to, rectangle, or parabola in TikZ? Specifically, I am looking to create custom commands that could be used in a drawing command ...
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