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Questions tagged [nomenclature]

{nomenclature} is for questions related to a cross-referenced list of mathematical symbols and abbreviations.

is for questions related to a cross-referenced list of mathematical symbols and abbreviations in a document. This list is typically created using the nomencl package.

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Using package nomencl

I have used the package nomencl. In my code I have incorporated the \nomenclature as well. But when I compile, it is not showing me any results. My code is…
Reshma B
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Problem with the nomenclature?

I am trying to use the nomencl package. I am following an excellent looking guide available here: http://www.cs.brown.edu/system/software/latex/doc/nomencl.pdf However, I can't for the life of me get even the most basic example working despite the…
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Nomenclature package error : Lonely \item--perhaps a missing list environment

I am using the package nomencl to generate a list of abbreviations. However, after a recent MiKTeX 2.9 update (using TeXnicCenter) I keep getting errors for the abbreviation items LaTeX Error: Lonely \item--perhaps a missing list…
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nomencl package and vertical bar |

I am using the nomencl package; however, it seems that my nomenclature entries which contain a vertical bar | in math mode are not handled properly. Is this a known issue, and is there a suggested workaround? As an example, the following entry in…
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LaTeX nomenclature using numbers for sections

I want to use the nomenclature to make a custom index of files in a directory. As long as my section starts with a letter, there is no problem. But if I want to section it with a number it does not work. I got this MWE from Nomenclature section…
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How to include notation using nomencl in document?

I've been trying to use the nomencl package to start a table of notation. I'm using the example code included in the documentation: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{nomencl} \makenomenclature \begin{document} \section*{Main…
Andy
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How to format the name of a nomenclature

I am using the nomencl package to make a list of abbreviations. I would like the name of the nomenclature, "Abbreviations", to be formatted and numbered in the same way as a \section{}. For…
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Adding "\exists !" to the nomenclature

I get several errors on trying to add "\exists !" to the nomenclature. Does someone can help? Here my MWE (sorry for the makeindex, I don't want to change my build-command and without changing it, it completely…
user1
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How to make Two column nomenclature

I wanted to have two column nomenclature. So far I have the following code that I am working on that. Is there any idea how should I make them in two column? I also want to remove the printing date below the nomenclature.…
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Customizing nomenclature '=' separator as in aiaa

This is a problem google was unable to aid me with. I am writing an aiaa journal paper and need to generate a nomenclature. All templates and examples I have come accross do this manually, using a tabular. My question is, is there any way to make…
Elad Den
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Problems with Makeindex

I use TeXnicCenter and I want to create a nomenclature and I watched a tutorial video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1XfsaAnfs) I did everything exactly as it is told in this tutorial video. Exspecially I had to change the argument for MakeIndex…
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Spacing prior to start of the nomenclature

I am using the nomencl package and trying to remove the spacing between the start of the page and the "Nomenclature" title. \vspace{...} does not achieve the desired effect, so I assume this must be done through the nomencl pacakge. I have read the…
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How to make section in Nomenclature?

I try to make sections in Nomenclature and sort them as I desire in my paper like the one I added in the picture. I have not had any success. I am close to get mad! I searched a lot but I couldn't find any appropriate answer! Any help?
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Nomenclature errors in Lyx, don't try to define the nomenclature in a heading/subheading

While trying to view my document in Lyx I kept getting an error while compiling the document: LaTex Error: Lonely\item--perhaps a missing list environment The descriptions stated: \item [{BER}] \begingroup Bit Error Rate\nomeqref…
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ensure nomenclature definitions are aligned

I have generated a nomenclature for my document and the horizontal spacing between the symbol and the definition stays constant no matter how long the symbol is. For…
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