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Unable to find error in my latex code

Hello LaTeX Community, I was working on a template and almost finished it, but there was a glitch in my code and I was unable to find it. While rendering the code, the \textbf{Question \questionnumber:...
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Multilange support - need some help in xkeyval

I'm trying to do some improvements in the multiaudience package. In particular, I would like to have one latex document containing multiple languages. For simplification reasons the texts of the ...
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Check if key is set in xkeyval

I am working with the xkeyval package. Sometimes I want to check by hand if a key is contained in a list of keys. That is, I want a if-command like the following: \contains@key{<family>}{<key ...
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Is it possible to define key macros without the equality sign (i.e., [keya=value])

I was wondering if the xkeyval package allows for defining key macros which do not include an equality symbol. For instance, I wish to create a package based on the geometry package with the following ...
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Improve a keycommand macro

My question is about how to improve an already working macro via the keycommand package. The small inclusion shows my efforts so far: \documentclass{article} \usepackage[margin=0.95in]{geometry} \...
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Automatically shake questions and answers for a test created with LaTeX after the compilation

We suppose that we have 30 question to solve a text for students instead of 2 as this MWE: \documentclass[leqno,11pt,landscape,a3paper]{extarticle} \usepackage{multicol,mathtools} \usepackage[T1]{...
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xkeyval -- read keys from file

I want to read xkeyval options from an external file, like: \setkeys{my@keys}{\input{conf}} I tried several combinations of \edef and \expandafter, but to no avail. Any ideas? Best regards, ...
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xkeyval `boolkey` setting is persistent across macro calls: scope leak?

I thought that keyval arguments to macros were supposed to be confined in their macro scope, but the following code: \documentclass{report} \usepackage{xkeyval} % Define a custom command option ...
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Using the bibtex format (with JabRef) as a non-bib key-value database in LaTeX

This might sound a bit odd: I am using JabRef for maintaining a database which does not content bibliographical data in the first place: @Person{caesar, date = {100-44BC}, comment =...
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How to choose the right options/key-value package? [closed]

I want to spruce up my department's thesis document class with better / less idiosyncratic class options support. So, I've noticed this community wiki question: A big list of every keyval package ......
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Reason not to use a specific key val package [closed]

According to the very nice list of packages concerning this topic (A big list of every keyval package) I am confused which package I should use now to be prepared for the future. Any ideas which ...
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basic beamerposter example, keyval error

I found a beamerposter example at this url: http://www-i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~dreuw/latexbeamerposter.php The content suggests that a number of packages may be required, therefore, I use the ...
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Working with keys instead of \def

I have looked around on TeX.SX and I have learnt a lot of things. One of the things I have not yet mastered is how to use the key=value function that packages like keyval or xkeyval offer or even ...
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Keyword command parameters with table (tabular)

I am trying to make a command with named (key-value) parameters to produce a table row. The reason is that table has more than 9 columns (command parameters) that will have position changed, be ...
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Passing arguments to a .sty-file - a specific case

After having plowed through (i.e. read and trimmed down the given examples in an attempt to apply them to my case) these documentations and guides: Implementing key-value input: An introduction The ...
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xkeyval's \presetkeys

Please is there a way to avoid xkeyval package bombing out in endless loop, as implied by the following simplified case? \documentclass{article} \usepackage{xkeyval} \makeatletter \define@key{fam}{...
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How to define package options in a command (for reuse)?

I need some options of the listings package several times in my document. I am thus wondering if one can define (and later change) these options once somewhere in the preamble via a command/macro, for ...
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Does the order of specified key-values matter?

The following screen shot shows how the order of specified key-values affects the output. When using dx=\psPiH,xunit=\psPi. When using xunit=\psPi,dx=\psPiH. Minimal Working Example \documentclass[...
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How to define a key=value that has an equivalent boolean value key

Assume you're defining a key=value align for some environment realign that you'll use in the following way: \usepackage{xkeyval}% http://ctan.org/pkg/xkeyval \newenvironment{realign}[1][] {\setkeys{...
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How to make xkvview record keyreader defined keys?

Since keyreader is based on xkeyval i wonder if it’s possible to make it wokr with xkvview which comes with xkeyval. \documentclass{scrartcl} \usepackage{xkvview} \usepackage{keyreader} \...
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How to write a class that accepts an optional key-value pair?

a user-defined class: \ProvidesClass{preview}[2012/12/15 v 0.01 class for creating a tight PSTricks diagram] \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{article}} \ProcessOptions\relax \...
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A big list of every keyval package

I lose track of all the different keyval packages. Can we maintain a list here? (Community wiki, one package per answer with a brief description of scope. I've started things off but need help ...
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A package template using xkeyval?

I would like to write a package offering a number of commands. The package should accept options, and some of these options should be available as command options. Usage should be as follows: ... \...
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