Oppdaterte kurs for 2025

README.md

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 # latex-course
 
-Presentation and content for the latex course I have held and maybe will hold for PVV.
+This LaTeX course was originally created by Bjørnar Kaarevik (Bjornoka) and is now being held by Torstein (Torsteno) for PVV.
 
 ## Compiling example document
 
 Document found in `example-document/main.tex` can be compiled with the command:
 
 ```bash
-latexmk -xelatex main.tex
+latexmk -lualatex main.tex
 ```
 
 ## Compiling presentation

example-document/doc/referencing.tex

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ I can also cite \cite{dirac}.  % The only citation of dirac, if we remove it, di
 % If you're quoting larger passages from your sources, consider putting them in the 
 % "quote" environment
 \begin{quote}
-    This is a quote which cites %\cite{einstein}
+    This is a quote which cites \cite{einstein}
 \end{quote}
 
 % Small phrases may be quoted inline with "enquote"

example-document/preamble.tex

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 % Input encoding, ensures compatibility with UTF-8
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}  % Only necessary if using pdfLaTeX
-% XeLaTeX is a more modern compiler which supports utf8 by default
+% XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX are more modern compilers which supports utf8 by default
 
 % Localization
 \usepackage[english]{babel}  % Babel renews "hardcoded" strings to reflect the given language
@@ -49,5 +49,3 @@
 %%% Custom Commands %%%
 % Unit commands, ensures math to exponentiate and un-italicises text
 \newcommand{\un}[1]{\ensuremath{\, \mathrm{#1}}}
-
-

presentation/presentation.md

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 # Introductory Course to \LaTeX
 
+## About this course
+
+- Created by Bjørnar Kaarevik
+- Updated by Torstein Nordgård-Hansen in 2025
+
+Slides available on [git.pvv.ntnu.no/Kurs/latex-course](https://git.pvv.ntnu.no/Kurs/latex-course)
+
+## Get \LaTeX
+
+- Linux: `sudo apt install texlive-full`
+- Mac: `brew install mactex`
+- BSD: `texlive?`
+- Windows: `choco install texlive`
+- Online: `overleaf.com`
+
+Recommended etidors: TeXstudio, Emacs, VSCode
+
 ## What even is \LaTeX?
 
 - 1978: Donald Knuth gets fed up by typographical errors in his documents and creates \TeX
 - 1984: Leslie Lamport gets fed up with having to write bonkers \TeX\ -commands and piles on a bunch of macros
-- 2025: We're here, still stuck with this ancient crap
+- 2025: We're here, still stuck with this ancient mess
 
 But actually, it is a pretty good **document preparation system**.
 
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 ## Referencing
 
-- `\usepackage{biblatex}`
+- `\usepackage[backend=biber, style=ieee]{biblatex}`
     - Reference list styling
     - Many other options
 - Needs a file containing available sources
@@ -228,7 +245,7 @@ better choices than you.
 ## Figures and tables
 
 - Width, height and angle:
-    - `[width=\textwidth, height=100mm, angle=45]`
+    - `[width=0.8\linewidth, height=100mm, angle=45]`
 - `[!htbp]`
     - Here, top, bottom and "special page"
 - Floats
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 - Everything on Overleaf.com
 - Documentation for packages on CTAN
 - StackExchange
+- LLMs (sometimes)
 
 \vspace{2em}