Question

Coolest LaTeX Tricks?

Answer 1

^.^

Answer 2

Macros \(\boxed{}\newcommand\openstudy{\Huge\cal
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\[\LARGE\openstudy^{\openstudy^{\openstudy^{\openstudy^{\openstudy}}}}\]

Answer 3

cool!

Answer 4

When writing a \(\LaTeX\) document it saves a lot of typing by defining some macros
\[\newcommand \intl [4] { \int\limits_{#1}^{#2}{#3}{\,\mathrm d #4} } % integral with limits
\intl01{f(x)}x+\intl12{f(x)}x=\intl02{f(x)}x\]

Answer 5

Negative space. It allows you to back up, overtype. This makes the shadow text able to be done. It also makes for changing spacing in things to do kerning adjustments. See, in \(\LaTeX\) for PDF documents it does kerning automatically. But with the MathJax system, it does not do this sort of thing. So sometimes you need to use negative space to correct problems.

The \rlap negative space kills all of it for a line or box and resets it to the right. \llap does it and sets it left, which is not practical on OpenStudy, and \clap does centing but does not work with MathJax.

\(\Huge \rlap{\color{red}{\,\textbf{Shadow}}} \color{#333333}{\textbf{Shadow}}\)

Then there is \!, which does just a micro space removal. Lets take UnkleRhaukus' limits example and collapse some spaces. I will move the \(f(x)\) over by removing 3, 2, then 1 space.

\[\newcommand \intl [4] { \int\limits_{#1}^{#2}{#3}{\,\mathrm d #4} } % integral with limits
\intl01{f(x)}x+\intl12{f(x)}x=\intl02{f(x)}x\]
Becomes:
\[\newcommand \intl [4] { \int\limits_{#1}^{#2}{#3}{\,\mathrm d #4} } % integral with limits
\intl01{\!\!\!f(x)}x+\intl12{\!\!f(x)}x=\intl02{\!f(x)}x\]

And finally, there is horizontal space, \hspace, which can be used to do a custom back with the standard spacing things. em, px, in, mm, pt and more, all here for a reference: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Lengths

\(test\quad test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2px} test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2mm} test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2cm} test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2em} test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2pt} test\)
\(test\quad \hspace{-2ex} test\)

Negative space is a super cool \(\LaTeX\) trick!

Answer 6

how to you make tht latex thing?

Answer 7

cool

Answer 8

\[L^AT _{E}X\] got it

Answer 9

me?

Answer 10

\(\LaTeX\)

Answer 11

There is a little history behind the logo command.

\(\TeX\) made their logo like that intentionally for showing off the typesetting. Then there became a need to make the language more accessible, and \(\LaTeX\) was made. It extends the original language in ways that make it more useable. Well, they just added \( L\!\small ^A\) in front of the original logo to show that they were just extending \(\TeX\) and not making something new.

Answer 12

Oh, and if you right click the \(L\!\small ^A\) you can see how I used a little creative spacing and sizing to emulate the start of the logo. Just go to Show Math As and select TeX Commands and you can see what has been typed.

Answer 13

Now, there is also the use of \(\LaTeX\) to do really strange things. We have had smile wars and more.

\(\hspace{-4em}\Huge\widehat {\bbox{\quad \quad \quad}}\) Arrow points at one of the people that starts these things.

Answer 14

That's so cool! and smile wars?

Answer 15

btw how do you indent when ur writing latex? Sometimes it goes off the page

Answer 16

Yah, the MathJax system does not automatically wrap lines. So there are flaws with using it for things larget than formulas or a few words.

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/51baa6d8e4b0012787fad7a5
http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/51eeea9de4b0c8f6bc3413cb

Answer 17

So yes, I meant smile war quite literally. Hehe.

Answer 18

\(\color{fuchsia}{\bigstar}\)\(\color{fuchsia}{\bigstar}\)
\(\huge\color{fuchsia}\smile\)

Answer 19

\[\text{secret writing}\color{grey}.\color{lightgrey}.% invisible comments, 15^2 = 225\]

Answer 20

\(\cal\huge\color{salmon}{I'm~still~learning~the~cool~stuff.}\)

Answer 21

\(\Huge\color{blue}{IKR!}\)

Answer 22

\(\color{white}{\text{Right click is your friend.}}\)
That is all it takes.

Answer 23

\(\cal\huge\bf\color{olive}{It~is~pretty~easy}\)

Answer 24

If you select between "That is all it takes" and my name, you will learn something else.

Answer 25

\(\color{white}{Fools!~You~really~think~I'd~put~something~secret~here?~Well...~Sammi~Is~Awesome}\)
Secreeettsss ^

Answer 26

\(\color{white}{Oh,~I~see.}\)

Answer 27

How do you make the shadow behind the words?

Answer 28

\( \Large\rlap{\color{red}{Hello!}}{\color{black}{\;Hello!}}\) like this

Answer 29

@anonymous_user like that ^^

Answer 30

-.\ No formula?

Answer 31

It is this just no spaces \ ( \Large\rlap{\color{red}{Hello!}}{\color{black}{\;Hello!}}\ )

Answer 32

@anonymous_user ^^ there you go

Answer 33

@Elsa213 you want to learn any thing

Answer 34

um sure

Answer 35

\( \huge\color{blue}{what~you~want~to~learn}\)

Answer 36

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Answer 37

creds to @ikram002p

Answer 38

for showing me

Answer 39

@dan815

Answer 40

clck that

Answer 41

wow cam!! How did you do that, thats awesome!!

Answer 42

i didnt xD

Answer 43

thatts aweesomeEE! i had no idea we can write functions with latex!!

Answer 44

-_- u need to learn more latex

Answer 45

I know!! I never took it seriously, what else can we do!

Answer 46

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Answer 47

lol thx for the medal

Answer 48

o.o i saw tht

Answer 49

hahaha

Answer 50

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Answer 51

@camerondoherty try it out! ^

Answer 52

xD LOL

Answer 53

@Elsa213 give the button a try!

Answer 54

no

Answer 55

Why? Are you frightened???

Answer 56

Lol it does'nt hurt

Answer 57

Maybe.... this time I made it so it will.... O-O

Answer 58

@Elsa213