7.59.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.59.2.1 Crop an inserted image?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=57418

I'm inserting an image with a simple: 
\includegraphics[height=5cm]{filename.png} 
This results in an image that maintains the aspect ratio, and so gives me something like 6cm width. I only really ... 
[graphics] [crop]
 

asked by naught101 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13192 253 votes

7.59.2.2 LaTeX Editors/IDEs

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=339

What editors/IDEs are available for easing the process of writing TeX/LaTeX documents? 
Please state some useful features like code completion, spell checking, building final DVI or PDF files, etc. 
... 
[editors] [big-list] [ide]
 

asked by hayalci https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=183 878 votes

answered by YuppieNetworking https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=146 351 votes

7.59.2.3 What is the LaTeX command for "em dash" (a^\200\224)?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=53413

I am trying to insert the symbol in the title of the question, which I copied from a PDF article, but it appears as space in the output file. What is the corresponding LaTeX command? 
[symbols] [punctuation]
 

asked by Tarek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13964 318 votes

answered by Keks Dose https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4736 347 votes

7.59.2.4 Scale image to page width?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=39147

I use 
\inclugraphics[scale=TRYING TO GUESS THE NUMBER FOR PAGE WIDTH]{...} 
but I find this errorsome, is there some ready flag to set the image to page width? I usually use PNG and JPG photos. 
[graphics] [scaling]
 

asked by hhh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2956 248 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 235 votes

7.59.2.5 What are all the font styles I can use in math mode?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=58098

As can be seen in above picture, there are lots of fonts or font styles that can be used in math mode. 
What are all the fonts or font styles I can use in math mode, and which packages are required in ... 
[fonts] [math-mode] [big-list] [latin-modern] [computer-modern]
 

asked by doncherry https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4012 510 votes

answered by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13450 660 votes

7.59.2.6 How to force a table into page width?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=10535

I have the following table: 
\begin{table}[htb] 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\node (table) [inner sep=0pt] { 
\begin{tabular}{ l | l } 
{\bf Symptom} & {\bf Metric} \\ 
\hline 
Class that has many accessor ... 
[tables] [margins]
 

asked by RoflcoptrException https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3316 267 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 213 votes

7.59.2.7 Change image size

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=64836

I'm trying to change the image size (make it look smaller than the original). 
I tried with the next code but the image still shows at its original size. 
\begin{figure}[h!] 
\centering 
\... 
[graphics]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Enrique https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=16973 97 votes

answered by DJJerome https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2863 92 votes