2.48.1 Top new questions this week

2.48.1.1 Why doesn't color option (of a TikZ node) work with flushright, center or flushleft?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343972/why-doesnt-color-option-of-a-tikz-node-work-with-flushright-center-or-flushl

Why isn't the text inside the flushright, center or flushleft environments red? 
\documentclass[tikz,preview=true]{standalone} 
\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture}% 
\node at (1,1) [text  ...
 

- asked by CarLaTeX (11 votes), answered by David Carlisle (10 votes)

2.48.1.2 Generating tables of random numbers

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343800/generating-tables-of-random-numbers

I am trying generate tables of random numbers ( that are rounded to nearest 5 and 10).  I want to use the random number twice on each row and generate a new random number on the next row. 
Table 1 
5   ...
 

- asked by Stuart Norris (11 votes), answered by gernot (12 votes)

2.48.1.3 Draw Clock to help learn time

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343622/draw-clock-to-help-learn-time

I am trying to draw a clock similar tohttp://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KUMON-Study-Wall-Clock-Learning-how-to-tell-time-easily-/252645374477 to learn how to use tikz on a full page diagram 
I can draw the  ...
 

- asked by Stuart Norris (11 votes), answered by Paul Gaborit (18 votes)

2.48.1.4 TikZ: Rectangle with diagonal fill (two colors)

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343354/tikz-rectangle-with-diagonal-fill-two-colors

I'm trying to fill half of my rectangle with a green color. I would like the transition to be along a diagonal of the rectangle. 
Here is the code I have currently 
\documentclass{article} 
...
 

- asked by Atnas (11 votes), answered by ferahfeza (11 votes)

2.48.1.5 How do I resolve the assertion failed popups?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343599/how-do-i-resolve-the-assertion-failed-popups

How do I resolve the "lualatex.exe assertion failed" popups? (I can on the Ignore tab to get out of it) 
This beautiful solution, provided by Heiko Oberdiek, to the question How to typeset an  ...
 

- asked by F Quayson (9 votes), answered by cfr (5 votes)

2.48.1.6 Discretionary macro doesn't work with microtype and Adobe Garamond Pro in LuaLaTeX

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343736/discretionary-macro-doesnt-work-with-microtype-and-adobe-garamond-pro-in-lualat

I've run into a problem with the combination of microtype package (v2.6a), LuaLaTeX (Version beta-0.80.0 (TeX Live 2015) (rev 5238)) and Adobe Garamond Pro font, when macro \discretionary doesn't work  ...
 

- asked by Marcel S. 8votes

2.48.1.7 Put Chinese-language entries before English-language entries in the bibliography

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/343307/put-chinese-language-entries-before-english-language-entries-in-the-bibliography

How to put the Chinese papers before English papers on reference list and keep each order unchanged i"\274\237 
mini example: 
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} 
\usepackage[UTF8]{ctex} 
...
 

- asked by XJ.C (8 votes), answered by Mico (8 votes)