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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2011-09-06 23:43:29 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2011-09-06 23:43:29 +0000 |
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FAQ-en 3.23 (6sep11)
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-jot-err.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-jot-err.tex index 9853fec565c..9eec4396699 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-jot-err.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-jot-err.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% $Id: faq-jot-err.tex,v 1.7 2010/10/06 20:51:19 rf10 Exp $ +% $Id: faq-jot-err.tex,v 1.9 2011/07/06 23:09:00 rf10 Exp rf10 $ \section{The joy of \TeX{} errors} @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ perplexing) errors that you may encounter. There's a long list of the trace can lead you quickly to the source of a problem. You need to have read the \TeX{}book (see % beware line break - \Qref[question]{books about \TeX{}}{Q-books}) in some detail, fully + \Qref[question]{books about \TeX{}}{Q-tex-books}) in some detail, fully to understand the trace. The command \csx{tracingall} sets up maximum tracing; it also sets @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ report full backtraces (see |errorcontextlines| above) and so on. \begin{ctanrefs} \item[trace.sty]Distributed as part of \CTANref{2etools}[trace] \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2011-06-01} \Question[Q-errstruct]{The structure of \TeX{} error messages} @@ -697,7 +698,7 @@ number. Usually the problem will become clear using the Two \LaTeX{}-specific errors are commonly aired on the newsgroups. The commonest arises from attempting to use an example from the -\Qref*{\emph{The \LaTeX{} Companion} (first edition)}{Q-books}, and is +\Qref*{\emph{The \LaTeX{} Companion} (first edition)}{Q-latex-books}, and is exemplified by the following error text: \begin{verbatim} ! Missing number, treated as zero. @@ -734,6 +735,7 @@ text rather better. \item[\nothtml{\rmfamily}Examples for \nothtml{\upshape}\LaTeX{} Companion]\CTANref{tlc2} \item[The psnfss bundle]\CTANref{psnfss} \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2011-06-01} \Question[Q-typend]{``Please type a command or say \csx{end}''} @@ -1353,8 +1355,8 @@ solve the problem, you need to \Qref*{seek further help}{Q-gethelp}. This is an error you may encounter in \LaTeX{} when a tabular environment is being processed. ``Alignment tabs'' are the -\texttt{\&} signs that separate the columns of a tabular; so the error -message +\texttt{\&} signs that separate the columns of a \environment{tabular} +(or \environment{array} or matrix) environment; so the error message \begin{quote} \begin{narrowversion} \begin{verbatim} @@ -1428,9 +1430,22 @@ Get rid of the error in the way described in % ! linebreak \Qref[question]{tabular cell alignment}{Q-tabcellalign}~--- either use \csx{tabularnewline} explicitly, or use the \csx{RBS} trick described there. + +The \Package{amsmath} package adds a further twist; when typesetting +a matrix (the package provides many matrix environments), it has a +fixed maximum number of columns in a matrix~--- exceed that maximum, +and the error will appear. By default, the maximum is set to 10, but +the value is stored in counter \texttt{MaxMatrixCols} and may be +changed (in the same way as any counter): +\begin{quote} +\begin{verbatim} +\setcounter{MaxMatrixCols}{20} +\end{verbatim} +\end{quote} \begin{ctanrefs} \item[array.sty]Distributed as part of \CTANref{2etools}[array] \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2011-07-06} \Question[Q-divzero]{Graphics division by zero} |