11.46.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

11.46.2.1 The \bar and \overline commands

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=22100

I want to represent, say, the closure of a set or the extended reals, e.g., $\bar{\mathbb{R}}$ but unfortunately this creates a bar that is much too small (horizontally) and can barely be seen. On the ... 
[stacking-symbols]
 

asked by 3Sphere https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6487 Score of 199

answered by Danie Els https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1683 Score of 109

11.46.2.2 BibTeX: How to reduce long author lists to "Firstauthor et al."?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=26575

I have several entries in my list of references that include of the order of 40 authors. 
Is there a way to make bibtex automatically reduce these lists to e.g. the first name + "et al."? 
I don't want ... 
[bibtex] [author-number]
 

asked by fuenfundachtzig https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1442 Score of 173

11.46.2.3 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]
 

asked by doncherry https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4012 Score of 678

11.46.2.4 Nice scientific pictures show off

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=158668

Task 
Show off your best scientific illustration ! 
The main purpose of this question is to share beautiful scientific pictures, preferably with an educational aspect. 
Content 
Your post must contain ... 
[diagrams] [3d] [technical-drawing] [fun] [big-list]
 

asked by Thomas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42660 Score of 580

answered by Charles Staats https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=484 Score of 349

11.46.2.5 How can I have two tables side by side?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=2832

Suppose I have two tables that don't have many columns (3, for example). How can I position them side by side? 
[tables] [positioning]
 

asked by bada https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=572 Score of 251

answered by TH. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=647 Score of 224

11.46.2.6 How to vertically-center the text of the cells?

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I have a simple table as follows: 
\begin{table*} 
\centering 
\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|p{2in}|} 
... 
... 
\end{tabular} 
\caption{The factors the camera solver depends on to ... 
[tables] [vertical-alignment]
 

asked by Rafid https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2418 Score of 210

answered by Display Name https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2099 Score of 51

11.46.2.7 Reducing font size in equation

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I wanted to type an equation in LaTeX. But it is too long to fit into one line. It involves big arrays with many columns so I cannot split it. I wanted to reduce the font size so that it can fit in ... 
[equations] [fontsize]
 

asked by sheet_ethics https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=15765 Score of 177