Gibberish string prepended to deleted text in the PDF obtained by compiling 'diff' file generated by...
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I am using latexdiff for marking up corrections requested by the examiners to my PhD thesis. I have a strange issue with this.
Upon compiling the diff.tex file, I get a specific string 4.0pt=-.55ex at the beginning of each deleted text throughout the document. See this figure.
In the source file diff.tex, the highlighted entires correspond to these lines
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
The preamble generated by latexdiff for this diff.tex defines these commands as follows
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}} %DIF PREAMBLE
I have tried searching for the string 4.0pt=-.55ex in the diff.tex file, but not even a portion of this exists anywhere! From where is this spurious string originating, and how do I get rid of this problem?
strings debugging latexdiff changes bugs
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
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I am using latexdiff for marking up corrections requested by the examiners to my PhD thesis. I have a strange issue with this.
Upon compiling the diff.tex file, I get a specific string 4.0pt=-.55ex at the beginning of each deleted text throughout the document. See this figure.
In the source file diff.tex, the highlighted entires correspond to these lines
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
The preamble generated by latexdiff for this diff.tex defines these commands as follows
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}} %DIF PREAMBLE
I have tried searching for the string 4.0pt=-.55ex in the diff.tex file, but not even a portion of this exists anywhere! From where is this spurious string originating, and how do I get rid of this problem?
strings debugging latexdiff changes bugs
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01
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I am using latexdiff for marking up corrections requested by the examiners to my PhD thesis. I have a strange issue with this.
Upon compiling the diff.tex file, I get a specific string 4.0pt=-.55ex at the beginning of each deleted text throughout the document. See this figure.
In the source file diff.tex, the highlighted entires correspond to these lines
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
The preamble generated by latexdiff for this diff.tex defines these commands as follows
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}} %DIF PREAMBLE
I have tried searching for the string 4.0pt=-.55ex in the diff.tex file, but not even a portion of this exists anywhere! From where is this spurious string originating, and how do I get rid of this problem?
strings debugging latexdiff changes bugs
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
I am using latexdiff for marking up corrections requested by the examiners to my PhD thesis. I have a strange issue with this.
Upon compiling the diff.tex file, I get a specific string 4.0pt=-.55ex at the beginning of each deleted text throughout the document. See this figure.
In the source file diff.tex, the highlighted entires correspond to these lines
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
The preamble generated by latexdiff for this diff.tex defines these commands as follows
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}} %DIF PREAMBLE
I have tried searching for the string 4.0pt=-.55ex in the diff.tex file, but not even a portion of this exists anywhere! From where is this spurious string originating, and how do I get rid of this problem?
strings debugging latexdiff changes bugs
strings debugging latexdiff changes bugs
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
asked Dec 31 '18 at 15:58
KrishnaKrishna
956618
956618
as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01
add a comment |
as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01
as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01
as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01
add a comment |
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My crystal ball says that you are redefining ULdepth:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{color}
usepackage{ulem}
renewcommandULdepth{4.0pt} %<--- wrong
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}}
begin{document}
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
end{document}
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using theulempackage with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with theunderlinestyle provided bylatexdiff?
– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister withrenewcommandyou should set the length withsetlengthnot redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
UsesetlengthULdepth{4pt}instead.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
@KrishnaULthicknessis a macro which should be redefined withrenewcommand, not a length register,
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
|
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My crystal ball says that you are redefining ULdepth:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{color}
usepackage{ulem}
renewcommandULdepth{4.0pt} %<--- wrong
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}}
begin{document}
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
end{document}
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using theulempackage with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with theunderlinestyle provided bylatexdiff?
– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister withrenewcommandyou should set the length withsetlengthnot redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
UsesetlengthULdepth{4pt}instead.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
@KrishnaULthicknessis a macro which should be redefined withrenewcommand, not a length register,
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
|
show 3 more comments
4
My crystal ball says that you are redefining ULdepth:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{color}
usepackage{ulem}
renewcommandULdepth{4.0pt} %<--- wrong
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}}
begin{document}
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
end{document}
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using theulempackage with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with theunderlinestyle provided bylatexdiff?
– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister withrenewcommandyou should set the length withsetlengthnot redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
UsesetlengthULdepth{4pt}instead.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
@KrishnaULthicknessis a macro which should be redefined withrenewcommand, not a length register,
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
|
show 3 more comments
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My crystal ball says that you are redefining ULdepth:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{color}
usepackage{ulem}
renewcommandULdepth{4.0pt} %<--- wrong
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}}
begin{document}
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
end{document}
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
My crystal ball says that you are redefining ULdepth:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{color}
usepackage{ulem}
renewcommandULdepth{4.0pt} %<--- wrong
providecommand{DIFdelbegin}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdelend}{} %DIF PREAMBLE
providecommand{DIFdel}[1]{{protectcolor{red}sout{#1}}}
begin{document}
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{references are }DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{textbf{modified}}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{Creative Commons Attribution ...}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{they attribute it, that they :}DIFdelend
DIFdelbegin DIFdel{that they do not alter, transform ...}DIFdelend
end{document}
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
answered Dec 31 '18 at 18:33
Ulrike FischerUlrike Fischer
187k7292672
187k7292672
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using theulempackage with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with theunderlinestyle provided bylatexdiff?
– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister withrenewcommandyou should set the length withsetlengthnot redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
UsesetlengthULdepth{4pt}instead.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
@KrishnaULthicknessis a macro which should be redefined withrenewcommand, not a length register,
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
|
show 3 more comments
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using theulempackage with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with theunderlinestyle provided bylatexdiff?
– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister withrenewcommandyou should set the length withsetlengthnot redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
UsesetlengthULdepth{4pt}instead.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
@KrishnaULthicknessis a macro which should be redefined withrenewcommand, not a length register,
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using the
ulem package with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with the underline style provided by latexdiff?– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@UlrikeFisher, happy new year. Prima facie, your crystal ball indeed seems to be correct. Only the underline based styles have a problem. I am already using the
ulem package with this custom depth in my thesis. How can I make this work with the underline style provided by latexdiff?– Krishna
Dec 31 '18 at 18:53
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister with
renewcommand you should set the length with setlength not redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
@Krishna it's always wrong to redefine a length resgister with
renewcommand you should set the length with setlength not redefine it so it is no longer a length. that is true in general not just for ulem or latexdiff.– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 19:06
1
1
Use
setlengthULdepth{4pt} instead.– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
Use
setlengthULdepth{4pt} instead.– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:03
1
1
@Krishna
ULthickness is a macro which should be redefined with renewcommand, not a length register,– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
@Krishna
ULthickness is a macro which should be redefined with renewcommand, not a length register,– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 20:16
2
2
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
ULdepth and ULthickness is not the same.
– Ulrike Fischer
Dec 31 '18 at 20:18
|
show 3 more comments
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as always it would be much easier to help if you provided an example.
– David Carlisle
Dec 31 '18 at 18:01