8.38.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

8.38.2.1 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 Score of 276

8.38.2.2 Double line spacing

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=819

I would like to typeset a draft of my document with double linespacing so that my collaborators have space to write in their edits (with a pen).  How do I do it? 
[line-spacing] [setspace]
 

asked by Vebjorn Ljosa https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35 Score of 236

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 Score of 169

8.38.2.3 Using the \tab Command

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I have seen several cases of people using the \tab command to insert a specific amount of space between objects (as opposed to the \hfill command which uses any remaining space).  However, I have ... 
[spacing]
 

asked by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 Score of 89

answered by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 Score of 100

8.38.2.4 Superscript outside math mode

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=47324

What is the easiest way to superscript text outside of math mode? 
For example, let's say I want to write the $n^{th}$ element, but without the math mode's automatic italicization of the th.  And what ... 
[superscripts]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 Score of 511

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 Score of 750

8.38.2.5 Align equation left

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=145657

Here is my split equation: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{equation} 
\begin{split} 
a_{ijk} =& \frac {Pr(M_{I} =2  \&  M_J=1 \& M_K =1 | I=i , J=j , K=... 
[equations] [align]
 

asked by user35571 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=35571 Score of 109

answered by Ludovic C. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=31058 Score of 101

8.38.2.6 Absolute Value Symbols

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=43008

What is the "best LaTeX practices" for writing absolute value symbols?  Are there any packages which provide good methods? 
Some options include|x| and \mid x \mid, but I'm not sure which is best... 
[math-mode] [symbols]
 

asked by jamaicanworm https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9757 Score of 306

answered by Peter Grill https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4301 Score of 230

8.38.2.7 Reduce space between enumerated items

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=6081

Background 
All book figures are set to "here definitely" (as they must come after the text that introduces them). 
Problem 
The list types (enumerated and bullet) have too much space between them. ... 
[spacing] [floats] [lists] [vertical-alignment] [positioning]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Dave Jarvis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2148 Score of 193

answered by lockstep https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=510 Score of 24