11.37.1 Top new questions this week

11.37.1.1 How can I draw "rounded stars" in TikZ?
11.37.1.2 Parametric curve function in ConTeXt, using Lua. Specifically, how to input the parametric equations
11.37.1.3 Improve booktabs table by fixing minor issues
11.37.1.4 \bcancel changes the per-mode of siunitx
11.37.1.5 Why does \obeylines work in an environment, but not in command?
11.37.1.6 Curved or circular wires with circuitikz
11.37.1.7 How to get a half or demi star symbol in LaTeX?
11.37.1.1 How can I draw "rounded stars" in TikZ?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745565

I'm trying to draw rounded stars in TikZ that look similar to what so many AI applications nowadays are using. They look like the following: 
I modified some LaTeX code from another question to draw a ... 
[tikz-pgf]
 
asked by user319109 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=319109 Score of 12
answered by samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36296 Score of 19
11.37.1.2 Parametric curve function in ConTeXt, using Lua. Specifically, how to input the parametric equations

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745684

Reference: create a ConTeXt command which takes optional key=value parameters, as well as mandatory parameters 
I am trying to make a function which takes a parametric curve and inputs it to a list of ... 
[context] [metapost] [lua]
 
asked by Jasper https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=319072 Score of 7
answered by Max Chernoff https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=270600 Score of 4
11.37.1.3 Improve booktabs table by fixing minor issues

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745499

I am using the LaTeX package booktabs to present some results obtained in the paper. 
The style looks great, except for two minor issues that I don't know how to fix. 
The main one is the horizontal ... 
[tables] [booktabs]
 
asked by XavierO https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=399994 Score of 7
answered by samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36296 Score of 6
11.37.1.4 \bcancel changes the per-mode of siunitx

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745551

When using \bcancel inside the unit expression of siunitx package commands, somehow the per-mode changes. Same for \xcancel. Also, the "m" is italic. With \cancel, everything is fine. 
\... 
[siunitx] [cancel]
 
asked by pejsek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=379305 Score of 6
answered by peaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=399147 Score of 2
11.37.1.5 Why does \obeylines work in an environment, but not in command?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745687

Could someone explain why I'm getting different behavior with \obeylines in the following code?  I've tried hunting around a bit but I'm not finding anything helpful. 
\documentclass{article} 
\... 
[obeylines]
 
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answered by wipet https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=51799 Score of 4
11.37.1.6 Curved or circular wires with circuitikz

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745466

In a physics textbook for the fourth year of an Italian high school with a focus on science and mathematics, pag. 407 "Le risposte della fisica - Edizione nuovo Esame di Stato by Antonio Caforio ... 
[tikz-pgf] [circuitikz]
 
asked by Sebastiano https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=117876 Score of 6
answered by John Kormylo https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34505 Score of 7
11.37.1.7 How to get a half or demi star symbol in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=745467

Is there a way to get a "half star" (half of \ast) symbol like the one shown in the below image? 
I tried using Detexify, but it did not find anything. 
Also, I could not find this symbol in ... 
[symbols] [star]
 
asked by Name https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=39306 Score of 6
answered by DrM https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=283669 Score of 12