LaTeX
TeX/LaTeX Documentation
A short introduction to LaTeX (in German): http://developer.kde.org/~kdvi/DVI/l2kurz.dvi
Frequently used questions and programs
Count words in a latex documents
Kile: File > Statistics
kdvi
Tips and tricks
Converting .eps-files (automatically) to .pdf-files
Include a movie in a PDF Document
Example: omega.tex omega.mpg omega.pdf
[user@host] pdflatex omega.tex
View the PDF File in Acrobat Reader. It probably won't work on the Sun Ray Terminals.
Example
- movie.tex
\documentclass[12pt,landscape]{article} \usepackage{geometry} \geometry{verbose,letterpaper} \usepackage{movie15} \usepackage{hyperref} \begin{document} Whispering-gallery mode in a quarter circle: \begin{figure}[ht] \includemovie[ poster, text={\small(2-twist-spun.mp4)} ]{6cm}{4.8cm}{2-twist-spun.mp4} \end{figure} \end{document}
- To include a Youtube Flash movie, convert it to mp4:
Video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIM9p6XOKo
Convert it online: http://keepvid.com
Download the MP4 version: http://keepvid.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6lIM9p6XOKo
- compile:
pdflatex movie.tex
View in acrobat reader: movie.pdf
UZH Style Templates
Letter
The official LaTeX templates for correspondence are located at /scratch/templates/latex/Korrespondenz/.
Copy the desired template to your home directory (see below for a preview of each template), or any other suitable location (Do not edit the files in /scratch/templates/latex/Korrespondenz/) and edit it with your favorite LaTeX editor.
Preview of templates:
Please replace the text enclosed by angle brackets (<>) with the appropriate information.
Presentation
The official LaTeX templates for correspondence are located at /scratch/templates/latex/Praesentation/.
Copy the desired template to your home directory (see below for a preview of each template), or any other suitable location (Do not edit the files in /scratch/templates/latex/Praesentation/) and edit it with your favorite LaTeX editor.
Installation of Corporate Design Templates
Windows
This instruction assumes that the latest MikTeX is installed including KOMA. In order to ensure you're running the latest version, start the MikTeX Package Administrator found under Start|All Programs|MikTeX X.Y|Maintenance (Admin)|Package Manager (Admin) and run the Update Wizard found under Task|Update Wizard.
Letter Templates
Download the LaTeX templates Vorlagen_UZH_LaTeX_Briefe.zip from https://www.uzh.ch/cdssl/cd/vorlagenboerse/downloads.html. Unzip