Questions tagged [mwe]
MWE is an abbreviation for minimal working example.
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Uploading custom cls file
A lot of the time the questions I ask on the TeX stack exchange regard projects using specific class/style files (.cls, .clo, .sty, fonts, etc.). My approach to these questions has been to provide the ...
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Should I edit an answer to add a MWE and the corresponding output?
Recently I edited my first post here (about tfrac and sfrac commands) by adding a MWE and an output picture.
I did it because I like to see these two elements in an answer. In this particular case, it ...
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How to reduce (prune) my code so it becomes a MWE (Minimal Working Example)? [duplicate]
Several times I saw newcomers struggeling with posting the right amount of code, which causes them problems.
Many time they are linked to MWE advice like this one, but certainly will feel overwhelmed.
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A good way to ask a question?
I have been trying to find something on this site which provides guidance for someone asking a question as to how to do it in order to help someone answer it. I have failed. I'm sure that there must ...
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Closing as dup, while the linked Q/A takes longer to decipher than the current one?
Just another beautiful day and I was thinking about
what closing as duplicate means.
Certainly the rule of thumb/motivation is that
if a question is answered once, don't answer twice.
And then there ...
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Test cases vs minimalism in a MWE
What is the balance between test cases and minimalism in a MWE?
I recently wrote a question with a MEW I thought was pretty good. One example, nice and clear what the issue is, but it gave me an ...
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MWE with basic structure or lots of hacks showing attempted solution?
Often users are asked to show a MWE showing what has been attempted to solve the problem.
I've received a good answer to a question. But the answer alone doesn't work completely for my real code.
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MWEs and their wrongly assumed place in the question
Purpose: To improve the user experience of the visitors of TeX.SX (who most likely provide the majority of the traffic), in exchange for the slight detriment of that of the questioners and answerers.
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Adding an Overleaf link as well/instead of MWE
I'm new here, and have answered a couple of questions where MWEs weren't really appropriate because the solutions involved minor tweaks to really long .bst files.
I've made do with adding the ...
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Breaking the language barrier How to provide guidance for mwe in another language
I was dismayed nay surprised to find that I cannot web translate a page from this site due to its underlying structure.
My intent was to point a shared link to a translator for the MWE guidance but ...
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How do I submit an MWE? -- The Help 101 Series by Saphar Koshet [duplicate]
Disambiguation. For the Community, this intends to be the very short One-Question/One-Answer the original started out to be. So, for comments on this, please see and participate in the original ...
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Insert an image into a MWE of a question or answer
Why don't some users add images when posting a question or answer? I believe that, at least for me, sometimes when the question is not very clear, the drawing helps to understand what you want. Do you ...
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Suggest users to add a MWE or MWEB to their question
For many questions a Minimal Working Example (with Bibliography) can be very helpful and for some it is even detrimental to the answering of the question.
My suggestion is to point the user to MWE(B)...
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automatic check for MWE
For many questions (although not all), a MWE is helpful (see, e.g., Should minimal examples be required, or just encouraged, for questions to be answered?). However, many posts don't include one (...
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How to write and format a MWE [duplicate]
I have some difficulty in writing a MWE. Could someone explain please how to write and format a MWE on here?
Many thanks
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