LaTex Tips

1. Output as PDF:

   $ latex -output-format=pdf -shell-escape foo.tex

2. Get current job's path information with package 'fink'. After having created fink.sty in terms of the fink manual, move it here (debian lenny):

   $ cp /thesis/fink.sty /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/fink/fink.sty

   
   
3. Suppress automatically section numbering:

   \section*{1 Manually numbering section}

4. Reset page number to 1:

   \setcounter{page}{1}

5. Comment content (3 methods):
   1. % annotation
   2. \begin{comment} lines of annotations \end{comment}
   3. \newcommand{\mycomment}[1]{}
6. Debug output:

   \typeout{msg}

   
   
7. Create nomenclature (i.e. glossary):
   

   1. \documentclass{article}
      \usepackage{nomencl}
      \makenomenclature
      \begin{document}
      \nomenclature{$\sigma$}{The total mass of angels per unit area}
      \printnomenclature
      \end{document}

      
      

   2. $ latex my_article.tex
      $ makeindex my_article.nlo -s nomencl.ist -o my_article.nls