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 After a new/fresh installation of MikTex and TexMaker, I am having a strange issue in t">Latex Bibliography Placement Issue (MikTex+TexMaker)</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/29/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/739915/how-to-display-beside-text-in-miktex-using-pdflatex" title="
 I want to place the Unicode character ⮚ (U+2B9A) beside text in LaTeX. However, I am us">How to display ⮚ beside text in MiKTeX using PdfLaTeX?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/15/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/739030/package-fontspec-error-font-not-loadable-metric-data-not-found-or-bad" title="
 I am trying to put unicode character U+207A (superscipted plus sign) into my document t">Package fontspec error: Font not loadable: metric data not found or bad [closed]</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/13/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/738885/font-not-loadable-metric-tfm-file-not-found-with-garamond" title="
 I'm trying to install and use the font Garamond manually. I run Windows 11 and use MiKT">``Font not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found'' with Garamond</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/12/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/738769/gregoriotex-is-not-compiling-in-texworks-how-do-i-fix-this" title="
 I am trying to use GregorioTex in texworks to write Gregorian chant, but every time I t">GregorioTex is not compiling in texworks, how do I fix this?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/06/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/738393/custom-fonts-in-the-pdflatex-engine" title="
 There has been several posts across this forum (example) and general internet that disc">Custom fonts in the pdflatex engine</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/01/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/738114/how-to-install-cyrillic-fonts-on-miktex-2-9" title="
 How to install Cyrillic fonts on MikTeX 2.9 without using MikTeX Console (Windows 10)? ">How to install Cyrillic fonts on MikTeX 2.9?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">02/25/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/737877/miktex-cannot-find-lualatex-fmt-the-first-time-after-checking-for-updates" title="
 After I click 'check for updates' in the MiKTeX console, then lualatex fails with the m">MiKTeX cannot find lualatex.fmt the first time after checking for updates</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">02/25/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/737861/error-pdflatex-synctex-1-interaction-nonstopmode-tex-in-texmaker-5-1-4-wit" title="
 I am using my university laptop (I am a member of staff) Windows 10 system. I am a pret">Error "pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex" in Texmaker 5.1.4 with MikTex 4.11 on Windows 10 - how to resolve?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">02/14/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/737129/docx-to-pdf-conversion-error-forbidden-control-sequence-found-while-scanning-us" title="
 I'm trying to convert a DOCX file to a PDF using Pandoc on a Windows machine with MiKTe">DOCX to PDF Conversion Error: Forbidden control sequence found while scanning use of \LT@nofcols</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="texso" class="tab-pane fade"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/26/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79535702/new-to-r-how-to-resolve-this-error-so-that-i-can-knit-this-rmd-file-to-a-pdf" title="
 This is the R markdown file I'm trying to knit, it is basically the auto generated temp">New to R: How to resolve this error so that I can knit this .rmd file to a pdf?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">03/09/2025</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79496457/how-to-use-diagbox-inside-an-array-without-a-fixed-column-and-without-affecting" title="
 I wanted to make a table and to insert some values in it. For one of the column, I want">How to use diagbox inside an array without a fixed column and without affecting the other columns?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">11/30/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79240533/how-do-matplotlib-and-tex-communicate" title="
 This follows a recent post which got a few views and no reply at all. I have a system w">How do Matplotlib and TeX communicate?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">11/29/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79238016/matplotlib-3-9-2-not-rendering-tex-text-or-formulae" title="
 A very simple Python code like the one below:
from numpy import cos, pi, linspace
from ">Matplotlib 3.9.2 not rendering TeX text or formulae</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">11/28/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79233407/texlive-and-miktex-produce-different-references-using-cref" title="
 Problem description
I use Texlive 2024 in a docker-image to build my PDF in a github ac">TexLive and MikTex produce different references using cref</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">10/19/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79104118/miktex-console-error-cannot-retrieve-attributes-for-directory-c-windows-syste" title="
 
I'm encountering an issue with MiKTeX on my Windows 11 machine. Whenever I try to open">MiKTeX Console Error: Cannot Retrieve Attributes for Directory 'C:\Windows\System32\hidapi.dll'</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">10/05/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79057312/can-i-use-spyder-anaconda-to-render-tex-documents" title="
 I'm trying to go about learning LaTeX and would really like to be able to write up docu">Can I use Spyder (Anaconda) to Render .tex documents?</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">09/03/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78942860/using-vs-code-for-latex-compilation-errors-with-xelatex" title="
 I have a LaTex project that requires to be compiled with XeLaTex. This project compiles">Using VS Code for Latex - Compilation Errors with XeLaTex</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">08/22/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78901168/compilation-issue-with-texmaker-on-windows-10-file-not-found-error-with-mikt" title="
 I'm having an issue with TeXmaker on Windows 10. Here’s what I’ve done:
I installed MiK">Compilation Issue with TeXmaker on Windows 10 - "File not found" Error with MiKTeX</a></div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 text-nowrap">08/14/2024</div> <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11"><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78872763/missing-inserted-error-when-compiling-latex" title="
 im a LaTeX beginner and i keep running into this one issue compiling a .tex file.
the e">Missing $ inserted error when compiling LaTeX</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="mailinglist" class="tab-pane fade"> <div class="row"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> </div> <footer> <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-light bg-light fixed-bottom"> <div class="container"> <span class="navbar-text">© 2023 Christian Schenk</span> <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarSupportedContent2" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent2" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div id="navbarSupportedContent2" class="navbar-collapse collapse"> <ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto"> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/copying">License</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/datenschutzerklaerung">Datenschutzerklärung</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/widerrufsbelehrung">Widerrufsbelehrung</a></li> <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link" href="/impressum">Impressum</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </footer> <script src="/lib/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=o88AwQnZB-VDvE9tvIXrMQaPlFFSUTR-nldQm1LuPXQ"></script> <script src="/lib/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js?v=QjIXq_h3XOotww-h_j4cXiTcNZqA8cN60pqGCUv-gdE"></script> <script src="/js/MiKTeXorg.min.js?v=3A1XecezJQiQfG940gV-KhPe9rPJLScvQNKR9mmWcWg"></script> <script defer src="/js/fontawesome.min.js"></script> <script defer src="/js/packs/brands.min.js"></script> <script defer src="/js/packs/solid.min.js"></script> </body> </html>