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LaTeX Cookbook

By : Stefan Kottwitz
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LaTeX Cookbook

By: Stefan Kottwitz

Overview of this book

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting software and is very popular, especially among scientists. Its programming language gives you full control over every aspect of your documents, no matter how complex they are. LaTeX's huge amount of customizable templates and supporting packages cover most aspects of writing with embedded typographic expertise. With this book you will learn to leverage the capabilities of the latest document classes and explore the functionalities of the newest packages. The book starts with examples of common document types. It provides you with samples for tuning text design, using fonts, embedding images, and creating legible tables. Common document parts such as the bibliography, glossary, and index are covered, with LaTeX's modern approach.You will learn how to create excellent graphics directly within LaTeX, including diagrams and plots quickly and easily. Finally, you will discover how to use the new engines XeTeX and LuaTeX for advanced programming and calculating with LaTeX. The example-driven approach of this book is sure to increase your productivity.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
LaTeX Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Adding a frame to an image


You can add a simple frame to an image or to text by using the \frame{...}, \framebox{...}, or \fbox{...} commands. However, this would give a simple box with thin black lines and a certain distance to the content. How about changing the color, line thickness, or distance? The classic way to do the latter is by changing the LaTeX lengths \fboxrule and \fboxsep. It's a bit laborious, especially when the lengths can vary. It can be made easier.

How to do it...

We will load the adjustbox package. It provides several useful commands for modifying boxes. It implicitly loads the graphicx package and exports its own features to the \includegraphics command. Follow these steps:

  1. Load the xcolor package:

    \usepackage{xcolor}
  2. Load the adjustbox package with the export option:

    \usepackage[export]{adjustbox}
  3. At the place in your document where the image is to be placed, use the \includegraphics command, like in the previous recipe. This time, add the cframe option:

    \includegraphics...