packages.tex

%\usepackage{fullpage}
%\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[aboveskip=2pt]{subcaption}

%\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,alltt,times,mathptmx,graphicx,pdfsync}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{courier,xspace}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{balance}
%\usepackage[hyphens]{url}
\usepackage{breakurl}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage[ruled,linesnumbered,noend]{algorithm2e}
\usepackage{caption}
%\usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
%\usepackage{fmtcount}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{ragged2e} % for removing the space in the cells of the table
\newcolumntype{P}[1]{>{\RaggedRight\hspace{0pt}}p{#1}}
\usepackage{enumitem}
%\setlist[itemize]{parsep=0cm}
\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=*}
%\usepackage{footnote}
\usepackage{fmtcount} % displaying latex counters for footnote inside table that are inside minipage

\usepackage{lastpage}



\usepackage{caption}
\renewcommand{\captionfont}{\small} %small fonts for caption
\renewcommand{\captionlabelfont}{\small}

% \usepackage{url}
% \usepackage{balance}

%% Adding URL breaks
% \makeatletter
% \g@addto@macro{\UrlBreaks}{\UrlOrds}
% \makeatother

% \usepackage{lastpage}

%\usepackage[aboveskip=2pt]{subcaption} %for subfigures

%\setlength{\textfloatsep}{0pt} %spacing between figures and texts
%\setlength{\floatsep}{0pt} 
%\setlength{\dblfloatsep}{0pt}
%\setlength{\dbltextfloatsep}{0pt}
%\setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{0pt}

%\usepackage{etoolbox} % spacing between formula and text
%\apptocmd\normalsize{%
%\abovedisplayskip=0pt
%\abovedisplayshortskip=0pt
%\belowdisplayskip=0pt
%\belowdisplayshortskip=0pt
%}{}{}

%\let\oldfootnote\footnote %small footnote
%\renewcommand{\footnote}[1]{{\oldfootnote{\scriptsize #1}}}