Troubeshooting

The following list presents common error codes and gives hints how to address the errors:

floats lost

• most likely cause This error occurs when you add a \todo{} or a \marginpar{} to a footnote
• prototypical example

\footnote{John \todo{or Jim???} said this and that.}

• remedy use \todo[inline]{} instead
• fixed example

\footnote[inline]{John \todo{or Jim???} said this and that.}

has an extra }

• most likely cause
• prototypical example
• remedy
• fixed example

paragraph ended before twosent was complete

• most likely cause You used \gll but forgot to end a line with \\
• prototypical example

\gll Das funktioniert nicht\\
     this work not 
\glt `This does not work'

• remedy add the missing \\
• fixed example

\gll Das funktioniert nicht\\
     this work not\\
\glt `This does not work'

not in outer par mode

• most likely cause: you have nested {table} or {figure} environments
• prototypical example:

\begin{figure}
   \begin{table}
       ...
   \end{table}
\end{figure}

• remedy: remove the extra environment
• fixed example

\begin{figure} 
       ... 
\end{figure}

begin{xxx} finished by end{yyy}

• most likely cause
• prototypical example
• remedy
• fixed example

undefined control sequence

• most likely cause: you misspelled a command, e.g. \setcion{} instead of \section{}
• other possible cause: you forgot to close some of your ea's with \z's.
• prototypical example

\setcion{Introduction}

\ea
 \ea Law 1
 \ex Law 2

Some text

\ea
 \ea Rule A
 \ex Rule B 

Some more text 

\ea
 \ea Error occurs here 
 \ex ...

• remedy close the \z's
• fixed example

\ea
 \ea Law 1
 \ex Law 2
 \z
\z

Some text

\ea
 \ea Rule A
 \ex Rule B 
 \z
\z

Some more text 

\ea
 \ea Error occurs here 
 \ex ...
 \z
\z

missing $ inserted

• most likely cause
• prototypical example
• remedy
• fixed example

there is no line here to end