8.7.1 Top new questions this week

8.7.1.1 Why put figures on top or bottom of page?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=632028

In technical writing, I generally use LaTeX, and I'm generally happy with LaTeX's usual figure placement at the top or bottom of a page. However, some of my colleagues who are used to Microsoft Word ... 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Tor https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=25582 Score of 17

answered by Yiannis Lazarides https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=963 Score of 19

8.7.1.2 When a Period Immediately Follows the Lettrine --- A Typography Question

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Because of the usual manner in which the French word Monsieur is abbreviated, I have often encountered a chapter beginning something like this: 
M. Nom 
In typesetting such (making use of a lettrine), I ... 
[spacing] [horizontal-alignment] [typography] [french] [lettrine]
 

asked by mlchristians https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=192836 Score of 7

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 7

8.7.1.3 String to lowercase and replace spaces with underscore

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=631485

I am trying to convert a predefined string in a variable to its lowercase and replace the spaces to underscore. But it's not working. The new string after conversion is 
like this: 
... 
[xstring] [substitution] [textcase]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by t.abraham https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=219907 Score of 7

answered by Steven B. Segletes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=25858 Score of 5

8.7.1.4 Nested \coordinate in TikZ

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=632054

Why the code not produces the line? 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\coordinate (A) at (0,0); 
\coordinate (B) at (A)+(1,0); 
\draw (A)--(B); 
\end{tikzpicture} 
[tikz-pgf] [coordinates]
 

asked by user258065 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=258065 Score of 5

answered by TorbjA~,rn T. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=586 Score of 8

8.7.1.5 Aligning Enumerate and Itemize lists in minipages

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=631760

This is my first post here, so if you have any improvements in general on how to format  questions, let me know. 
I am trying to create 2 columns (I have used minipages to define width) and then have a ... 
[vertical-alignment] [enumerate] [itemize] [minipage]
 

asked by Karlsen97 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=262417 Score of 5

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 Score of 4

8.7.1.6 A prime in parentheses

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=632222

I would like the prime in  $\mathfrak E ^{(')}$ to look like the normal prime in $\mathfrak E'$. 
Also I might like smaller parentheses around the prime. 
[math-mode] [brackets] [superscripts]
 

asked by D.S. Lipham https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=123985 Score of 4

answered by Steven B. Segletes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=25858 Score of 7

8.7.1.7 How to Display the Page Number Only (No Header) for Chapter Pages; Header Only, Elsewhere

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=631553

Consider the code 
\documentclass[openany]{book} 
\usepackage{lipsum} 
\usepackage{fancyhdr} 
\usepackage{pgfpages} 
\pgfpagesuselayout{2 on 1} 
\begin{document} 
\LARGE 
\thispagestyle{empty} 
\pagestyle{... 
[header-footer] [page-numbering] [fancyhdr]
 

asked by mlchristians https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=192836 Score of 4

answered by Pieter van Oostrum https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=113546 Score of 5