8.39.1 Top new questions this week

8.39.1.1 Tikz lines don't intersect nicely
8.39.1.2 New primitives that weren't part of TeX
8.39.1.3 Why are size of words in two tables not same?
8.39.1.4 Latex Long Subequation
8.39.1.5 TikZ chain of open sets potatoes
8.39.1.6 Nodes in block diagram (Tikz)
8.39.1.7 stop enumitem \item breaking across pages
8.39.1.1 Tikz lines don't intersect nicely

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I have an issue where my lines create a non-perfect corner when they intersect. I don't really want to make a huge cycle since it's a large drawing. 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\draw[very thick] (0,0) -- (... 
[tikz-pgf]
 
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answered by Rmano https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38080 Score of 10
8.39.1.2 New primitives that weren't part of TeX

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This answer contains the statement: 
It requires a current tex system (texlive 2021 or a current miktex) as it needs some new primitives. 
Do newer tex systems add primitives that weren't already part ... 
[tex-core] [primitives]
 
asked by Heiko TheiA~\237en https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=255231 Score of 7
answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 9
8.39.1.3 Why are size of words in two tables not same?

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Why does the words in the top table are bigger than ones in the bottom table?  How can I make it the same size with the bottom ones (make it smaller)? 
\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran} 
\usepackage{... 
[tables] [ieeetran]
 
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8.39.1.4 Latex Long Subequation

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I have converted MS equations to Latex. The equations are pretty long, and they are seen on the screen. I have used split, gather, and similar approaches but could not do it. Is there anyone to help ... 
[equations] [conversion]
 
asked by Mirhan A~\226zdemir https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=272341 Score of 5
answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 5
8.39.1.5 TikZ chain of open sets potatoes

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I have to draw a chain of open sets potatoes, something like what is in this picture 
I tried with several \draw plot [smooth cycle] coordinates { (0.7,1.4) (2,0.8) (1.5,-0.5) (0.8,-1) (-0.2,-0.8) (-0.... 
[tikz-pgf] [graphics] [diagrams]
 
asked by Ana Emilia de Orellana https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=189797 Score of 5
answered by Sandy G https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=125871 Score of 6
8.39.1.6 Nodes in block diagram (Tikz)

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I have the following block diagram 
I am interested how to create red node like in my picture? 
Here is my code: 
\documentclass[]{article} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows} 
... 
[tikz-pgf] [tikz-arrows]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 
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answered by muzimuzhi Z https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=79060 Score of 10
8.39.1.7 stop enumitem \item breaking across pages

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A colleague asked this. 
Can you automatically demand that items in an enumitem custom list should not spread across a page break? Say this is for an exam where it is preferred that each question is ... 
[page-breaking] [enumitem]
 
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