10.31.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

10.31.2.1 Is there any way to do a correct word count of a LaTeX document?
10.31.2.2 How do you get \mathbb 1  to work (characteristic function of a set)?
10.31.2.3 How to typeset subscript in usual text mode?
10.31.2.4 bibtex vs. biber and biblatex vs. natbib
10.31.2.5 How do I change the `enumerate` list format to use letters instead of the default Arabic numerals?
10.31.2.6 Superscript outside math mode
10.31.2.7 LaTeX Editors/IDEs
10.31.2.1 Is there any way to do a correct word count of a LaTeX document?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=534

Often assignments (or even papers) have a word count limit. That is not a big deal when using Word, but I don't know how to do that using LaTeX. My solution has been so far to compile the document and ... 
[packages] [compiling] [word-count] [scripts]
 
asked by Vivi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14 Score of 423
answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=48 Score of 229
10.31.2.2 How do you get \mathbb 1  to work (characteristic function of a set)?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=26637

I am trying to get the digit one printed the \mathbb{} font in math mode, however the command 
\mathbb{1} 
outputs some rubbish. I certainly saw the character I am after in some pdf's generated from ... 
[math-mode] [formatting]
 
asked by Grzenio https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3329 Score of 249
answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 Score of 275
10.31.2.3 How to typeset subscript in usual text mode?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=1013

It's easy to make subscripts in math mode: $a_i$. 
How do I make a subscript outside math environment, likethis? 
[subscripts]
 
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answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 Score of 210
10.31.2.4 bibtex vs. biber and biblatex vs. natbib

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=25701

I've heard of many different bibliography-related packages/platforms/?. What's the difference between the following, which is good for what tasks, advantages/disadvantages, which one is the most ... 
[bibliographies] [biblatex] [bibtex] [natbib] [biber]
 
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10.31.2.5 How do I change the `enumerate` list format to use letters instead of the default Arabic numerals?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=2291

I've seen documentation whereby an \alph command is put around the \begin{enumerate} somewhere, but I'm not entirely sure how that operates... 
[numbering] [lists] [enumerate]
 
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answered by frabjous https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=411 Score of 376
10.31.2.6 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]
 
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answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 Score of 818
10.31.2.7 LaTeX Editors/IDEs

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=339

What editors/IDEs are available for easing the process of writing TeX/LaTeX documents? 
Please state some useful features like code completion, spell checking, building final DVI or PDF files, etc. 
... 
[editors] [big-list] [ide] [resources]
 
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