As the title suggests, I am not sure why my file will not compile. Here is a MWE:
\documentclass{amsart}
\renewcommand{fnum@figure}{\textsc{Figure ~\thefigure}}
\begin{document}
Dude!
\end{document}
Here's an interesting part of the .log
file:
! Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text>
\inaccessible
l.2 \renewcommand{fnum@figure}
{\textsc{Figure ~\thefigure}}
Please don't say `\def cs{...}', say `\def\cs{...}'.
I've inserted an inaccessible control sequence so that your
definition will be completed without mixing me up too badly.
You can recover graciously from this error, if you're
careful; see exercise 27.2 in The TeXbook.
Best Answer
It should read as