2.19.1 Top new questions this week

2.19.1.1 What is a template?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309614/what-is-a-template

Regarding LaTeX I understand terms such as class, package, and so on but I don't understand the meaning of template as used by many questioners. Is it what is traditionally called a package or class  ...
 

- asked by Peter Wilson (28 votes), answered by Alan Munn (38 votes)

2.19.1.2 How can I clean my coffin?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309799/how-can-i-clean-my-coffin

Seriously, the name is a goldmine. 
I have a coffin that I'd like to 'clean up' and keep only the default poles.  For example, here's a coffin I built using an auxiliary coffin: 
Size of coffin  ...
 

- asked by Sean Allred (22 votes), answered by cfr (11 votes)

2.19.1.3 LaTeX inconsistent spacing? Is this normal?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309907/latex-inconsistent-spacing-is-this-normal

\subsection{Third Isomorphism Theorem} 
Let $G$ be a group, and $N\unlhd G$, $K\unlhd G$ such that $N\subseteq K\subseteq G$. Then $(G/N)/(K/N)\cong G/K$. 
\subsection{Correspondence Theorem} 
Let  ...
 

- asked by yoyostein (14 votes), answered by egreg (24 votes)

2.19.1.4 What is exactly a hook in etoolbox

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309643/what-is-exactly-a-hook-in-etoolbox

I understand well the \apptocmd and related tools of etoolbox package. However, I still not understand what \appto<hook>{<code>} and related do, even reading three time the handbook ? 
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- asked by MaA~\257eul (13 votes), answered by egreg (12 votes)

2.19.1.5 Hammer and Sickle in LaTeX

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/310112/hammer-and-sickle-in-latex

I'd like to include the Hammer and Sickle unicode U+262D (a^\230\[DiscretionaryHyphen]) symbol in a computer science report in LaTeX. I'm using ShareLaTeX. I tried to use 
\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{2014}{\dash} 
but I get 
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- asked by Timon van der Berg (11 votes), answered by Heiko Oberdiek (18 votes)

2.19.1.6 Active ! Character Hangs within TikZ

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309334/active-character-hangs-within-tikz

The MWE below 
makes the ! active in math mode using the solution from Make Characters Active via Macro in Math Mode and 
uses the tikz \hcancel via Diagonal strikeout starting too low and ending too  ...
 

- asked by Peter Grill (11 votes), answered by egreg (5 votes)

2.19.1.7 \colon like symbol with circles instead of dots

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/309432/colon-like-symbol-with-circles-instead-of-dots

This is what i want to write: 
And this is my attempt: 
:X^{\mu}(z,a^\200\216\bar{z}) X^{\nu_{n}}(z^{\prime},a^\200\216\bar{z}^{\prime}): 
Actually I don't know the command  I must write for 
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- asked by Farhad Razi (9 votes), answered by egreg (8 votes)