8.58.1 Top new questions this week

8.58.1.1 Drawing the boundary of a generic region in tikz

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656479

I need to draw the border of a generic region in tikz. A code with this idea is presented below. 
\documentclass{standalone} 
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\usepackage{color,xcolor} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf] [diagrams] [curve-fitting]
 

asked by Angelo Aliano Filho https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=205932 Score of 9

answered by Ignasi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1952 Score of 9

8.58.1.2 Strange mod operator behavior in metapost

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=655938

I am currently facing a strange behavior of the metapost mod operator. 
Here is a simple piece of code: 
\startMPcode 
for x = 0 step .5 until 10: 
if (x mod 1) = 0.5: label.top(x, (x*cm, 0cm)) ;... 
[context] [metapost] [metafun]
 

asked by pid https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213111 Score of 7

answered by Marijn https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=89417 Score of 6

8.58.1.3 How to remove the space between two macros only when they immediately follow another?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656138

I use the following layout where the \sec{} headers are placed in the margin and \subsec{} headers and text paragraphs are position in the main column next to it. 
However, when a \subsec{} immediately ... 
[macros] [spacing] [vertical-spacing]
 

asked by danijar https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=61219 Score of 6

answered by Heiko TheiA~\237en https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=255231 Score of 4

8.58.1.4 TikZ/pgfplots - How to draw grid lines properly layered?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656293

I am tinkering with a graph. By third parties I am required to use pgfplots to do so. 
(So the real reason for my problems in this matter can be seen in my own social skills: I let myself get into a ... 
[tikz-pgf] [pgfplots]
 

asked by Ulrich Diez https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=118714 Score of 5

answered by dexteritas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=123129 Score of 5

8.58.1.5 Should I put comma between two successive equations?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656402

I am writing my thesis and I am confused about where to put commas or not. I am aware that equations follow the same grammatical rules as text. I am giving a simple example below where I am defining ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [formatting] [thesis]
 

asked by Anaya https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=278690 Score of 4

answered by masher https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=104398 Score of 4

8.58.1.6 Put any special character in document as is

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656472

I'm having problem in representing special characters in a PDF document as they are, without being interpreted by latex. 
To not mistakenly take my question as a duplicate, let me explain what's my ... 
[verbatim]
 

asked by Brian Salehi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=217045 Score of 4

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

8.58.1.7 Punctuation in commutative diagrams

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=656363

I'm using many commutative diagrams in my notes and I'm trying to punctuate them, as any other mathematical object. Now I have two questions on how to achieve the right punctuation. 
When the period is ... 
[punctuation] [tikz-cd] [commutative-diagrams]
 

asked by Luis Turcio https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=140456 Score of 4

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38908 Score of 5