Questions about keeping track of changes between versions of a file and in particular about highlighting them in the document. For questions about version control software (additionally) use the {revision-control} tag.
Questions tagged [changes]
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Best practice for maintaining change history in tex
Whenever I write a collaborative document, it undergoes a lot of draft changes. Apart from maintaining the change history in svn, how can I maintain the change history in the tex document itself? I also want it to reflect on the generated pdf.
iceman
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Keep track of changes in LaTeX document
I see that in documentation for many LaTeX packages authors keep track of changes with a \changes{} macro, which then produces a nice index style list of changes. I would like to do the same for edits to my PhD thesis. Is there a way to use this…
Daniele
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redline markup in LaTex
Im trying to create a short list of changes for a document from one revision to another. and only want to show the redlines on a set string.
i.e.
OLD String: I when to the zoo yesterday
NEW String: I went to the zoo today.
Diff string: I wentwhen to…
GuestShuTeX
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Tracking changes
I'm writing a thesis using latex. My supervisor asked me to make few changes so, after checking this site, I found several solutions to track them, and finally decided to use the changes package.
I sent him my document with more than 100 changes. He…
Ishmar
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Track changes to equations using the changes package
Is it possible to track changes of equations using the changes package? Here is a small example of what I mean:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{changes}
\begin{document}
\noindent Using the changes package is it possible not only to delete…
user35027
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How to keep track of what has been done to a TeX file?
Suppose I have created a *.tex file today.
I make some changes tomorrow and then some more after two days. I think, it's useful if there is a record of what I have added on particular day.
Is there a way to keep track of changes made to a *.tex…
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vertical bar along margin to signal changes in manuscript
I am co-editing a manuscript with someone who is off site. To help better indicate the changes each of us make and to cut down on emails, I would like to put a vertical bar on the margin next to changes I make, something like this:
text not…
underflow
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A change that affects all the file?
assume I want to replace the command \tilde by \widetilde in my latex file through all the file. Is there a way to do so such that the change affects all the text but avoiding to make all the changes by hand?
user77998
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\changes package: How to accept all changes?
I am using the \changes package to mark out what I have edited in the compiled PDF. Next, is there a way to accept all the changes so that the final PDF only shows the final?
b-dog
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How can I comment a long text with `changes' package?
I found when I specified the geometry of the document, the changes package won't be displayed completely.
Here is my…
go go
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About giving differences to one chapter
i have the following question.
Suppose i have a main file and separate chapters. Then all is compile in a pdf file (for example).
The question is how to change features of only one chapter.
For example:…
user134500
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changes package - change the \replaced command to show only the new text
I am using the changes package. The final document that I wish to produce is such that
Highlight the changed text
Has a change list, naming added, and REPLACED text.
This could be achieved by changing the \replaced command so that it would only…
Elad Den
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"changes.sty" package: How does one change default font size for margin comments?
I am using the changes package. The margin comments have larger font than the text in the main body. I can't find any mention of font size settings here.
I can insert commands like \tiny at the start of the comment text, but unfortunately, the…
user2153235
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putting square in definitions
I want to put $\square$ on my definition. Similiar what we do on proof with command \renewcommand{\qedsymbol}{$\blacksquare$}.
Can I put this is my definitions? Could someone help me?
I tried renaming some commands but I got nothing.
Lucas De Souza
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Changes package: \deleted command pushed outside margin
Im using changes to suggest changes to a shared document. To change the colour of the added and deleted text, I made new command for…
