11.9.1 Top new questions this week

11.9.1.1 What to do about rivers once detected?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736573

This question has a lovely example of a river: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{mathptmx} 
\usepackage{microtype} 
\textwidth 247pt 
\parindent 23pt 
\frenchspacing 
\begin{document} 
Though the ... 
[rivers]
 

asked by Gaussler https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19809 Score of 15

answered by Skillmon https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=117050 Score of 22

11.9.1.2 How to write nested curly brackets with alligned cases?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736344

I'm trying to write this chart 
I have to make it as close as possible as it is a transcription of a manuscript, so the text must be aligned as in the picture. I can omit the underscores. 
I tried ... 
[diagrams] [cases] [braces]
 

asked by MarcoM https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=375331 Score of 12

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 Score of 14

11.9.1.3 Make Plain TeX file execute \bye unless it's \input to another file

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736598

I have two plain TeX files, file1.tex and file2.tex. I want file2.tex to execute a \bye statement if it's run standalone, but not if it's run as \input to file1.tex, i.e., 
file1.tex: 
file1 was entered.... 
[tex-core] [plain]
 

asked by Jonathan Levi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=232342 Score of 7

answered by rallg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=358219 Score of 7

11.9.1.4 LuaLaTeX ignores kerning pairs among math glyphs

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736442

(This issue might be somewhat related to this question.) Consider the following MWE: 
\documentclass{scrartcl} 
\usepackage{unicode-math} 
\setmathfont{MinionMath-Regular} 
\begin{document} 
$abcff,$ 
\end{... 
[fonts] [luatex] [unicode-math] [math-fonts] [kerning]
 

asked by FKranhold https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=70834 Score of 6

answered by wipet https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=51799 Score of 6

11.9.1.5 Unexpected roundoff with fpeval length comparison

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736510

This MWE shows it all. Same with pdflatex or lualatex: 
\documentclass{article} 
\newlength\mytemplength 
\setlength\mytemplength{8.5in} 
\newlength\myotherlength 
\setlength\myotherlength{8.5in} 
\edef\... 
[fpeval]
 

asked by rallg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=358219 Score of 6

answered by jlab https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=316068 Score of 6

11.9.1.6 How can I remove spaces after multicols?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736227

I want to remove the spaces after multicols. 
\documentclass[12pt]{article} 
\usepackage[a6paper,hmargin=5mm,vmargin=12mm]{geometry} 
\usepackage{fouriernc} 
\usepackage{multicol} 
\columnsep=5mm\relax 
\... 
[enumitem]
 

asked by D G https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=12187 Score of 6

answered by Digamma https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=374201 Score of 7

11.9.1.7 Chronos package: showing connections between events

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736575

I am using the chronos package to make a timeline. I've picked the date centric theme since I like its minimal look. 
I'm having trouble figuring out how to add curved lines that connect one ... 
[tikz-pgf] [nodes] [node-connections] [timeline] [chronos]
 

asked by tnt https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=152736 Score of 5

answered by cfr https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=39222 Score of 7