9.77.1 Top new questions this week

9.77.1.1 Texlive Utility fails, apparently due to xz missing,

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Texlive Utility fails and it looks like the failure is related to xz not being available. 
However I have /usr/local/xz installed and checked that it runs in sh. 
I am using a McBook late 2009 (macbook6,... 
[mac] [tlmgr] [update] [texlive-2023]
 

asked by my2cts https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=190245 Score of 7

answered by LaTeXereXeTaL https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=218142 Score of 11

9.77.1.2 Random sorting of text items

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I would like to produce random texts in which some specific 
items would be sorted and printed in a random order, varying at each compilation. 
The intended purpose is to remove any hidden bias in the ... 
[itemize] [sorting] [random]
 

asked by Denis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49497 Score of 6

answered by Alan Munn https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2693 Score of 6

9.77.1.3 #1# signature in macro definition

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=701551

I'm reading the source code of xcolor and I'm a little bit confused about the following definition: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{xcolor} 
\makeatletter 
\def\testclr#1#{\@testclr{#1}} 
\def\@... 
[color] [arguments] [def]
 

asked by Stephen https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=241621 Score of 6

answered by David Carlisle https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1090 Score of 7

9.77.1.4 Create File Path for Listing with Macro based on Arguments

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I am trying to make a macro that creates the path to a file from which a listing should be loaded based on its parameters. 
This fails very early. 
Here is a schematic of what I am trying to do: 
\... 
[macros] [listings] [paths] [files] [dynamic]
 

asked by Thomas Weise https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=54768 Score of 5

answered by Skillmon https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=117050 Score of 3

9.77.1.5 Is the TeX Live 2023 Windows binary compatible with Windows 7?

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I'm running Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), which Microsoft no longer supports.  (I realize that I'm continuing to use Windows 7 at my own risk. But I'm physically disabled and use some assistive ... 
[texlive] [texlive-2023]
 

asked by Andrew https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=15622 Score of 5

answered by Alan Munn https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2693 Score of 7

9.77.1.6 Titlespacing command not working for \subsection and also causing error for \section

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I'm using the packages 
\documentclass{amsart} 
\usepackage{amsmath} 
they do not leave a vertical space between the section's title and the following text. 
So i'm trying to use the titlespacing ... 
[errors] [amsmath] [titlesec] [amsart] [documentation]
 

asked by tutizeri https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=308097 Score of 5

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 7

9.77.1.7 How to get real minuses in typewriter font

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In many fonts the minus signs - have been shrunken to hyphens in the last decades which looks quite odd in the context of programming languages. How can I get back the original size which is exactly ... 
[fonts] [typewriter]
 

asked by false https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=293164 Score of 5

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 9