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Hi, how would I go about including conditional statements in Latex?

if

\ifdef DRAFT \else
%%% do some PSTricks stuff in here
\fi


and then I'm able to set DRAFT=1 in some other file, ie a style file.

Thanks!!!

Update: I butchered my style file and removed any extra class basically and nullified a lot of my custom commands.

30 page compilation before: 13 seconds on dual core 1.83ghz, 3gb ram.

after: 1 second.

I can just toggle between my draft and xetex .sty files as necessary.

I've spent countless hours trying to figure this out-- native Latex support is very lacking in this regard.

Here is what I did. Make a variable that stores the current section title.

ie


\definecommand{sectiontitle}{#1}
\definecommand{setsectiontitle}[1]{\renewcommand{sectiontitle}{#1}}

and use ...

Hello,

I'm currently writing a math book in latex (Miktex 2.8, XeTeX, Windows 7 64-bit) and I was wondering if there is any tex distribution for windows that supports multithreading? It appears as if miktex runs 1 thread when compiling.

I ask this because my book is several hundred pages, however ...

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Interesting. And even more so considering he uses a sans-serif font, ;)

I find sans-serif easier on the eyes personally. It's also easier to scan in on information quickly with a sans-serif font as you can make out the word shape easier ...

Hi Thorsten,

Thanks for your reply, and I have looked over the guide. I am still wondering how to use one font for general text, and another for specifically Math equations only? The commands for the Math fonts in that guide lock normal and math fonts to the one specified.

And that's interesting ...

Hi Guys,

I have a question. I'm relatively new to Matrix-- I'm quite familiar with it, but some things still elude me. I've been trying to figure out how to do the following, and I was wondering if somebody could assist me:

1) How do I have a separate font for Math (I'd like to use the default ...

Hello,

I'm new to the forum, and am currently writing a book for a standardized exam. I was wondering if somebody could assist me, I found a neat document (PDF) and there are several features that I want to reproduce but I'm not sure how to do so. I'm virtually positive the PDF was made with Latex ...