diff --git a/lbol.tex b/lbol.tex index 9a5264f..29f6138 100644 --- a/lbol.tex +++ b/lbol.tex @@ -1081,6 +1081,24 @@ But yeah, you should definitely resize your images before including them in any In particular with \LaTeX{}, it can help if you create an MWE (minimal working example) when working with new things, to rule out interference from other bits of code. +For example, the preamble to this document is currently 135 lines. (This includes blank lines to make it easy to scan.) But if I were trying to diagnose some page layout issues with the \texttt{geometry} package, an MWE might look like this: + +\begin{Verbatim}[frame=lines, numbers=left, xleftmargin=5mm, framesep=3mm, breaklines=true, label=MWE Example] +\documentclass[twoside, 9pt]{extreport} +\usepackage[ + paperheight=8.5in, + paperwidth=5.5in, + margin=0.5in +]{geometry} +\usepackage{lipsum} + +\begin{document} +\lipsum[1-20] +\end{document} +\end{Verbatim} + +I now have 11 lines to deal with instead of the current 1,129 lines I have. This means I am focused solely on solving this issue with the \texttt{geometry} package and nothing else. If I suspect that another package is causing the problem, I can always add in that package and run a test with it. And because I am only loading two packages, the pdf compiles very quickly. + \section{\texttt{\}\%} is Your Best Friend}