3.36.1 Top new questions this week

3.36.1.1 Italic went rogue in my document: what happened?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/395645/italic-went-rogue-in-my-document-what-happened

I periodically maintain a long document (by a^\200\230maintaininga^\200\231 I mean: adding new parts, deleting some old stuff, etc. without revolutionizing the whole thing). Ia^\200\231m using XeLaTeX, provided by a standard  ...
 

- asked by Zozor (14 votes), answered by Mico (19 votes)

3.36.1.2 Tikz shape as node

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/395732/tikz-shape-as-node

I had created some picture which I plan to use it in different places of the coordinate plane. But I made it in a form of TeX macro \cone{...}. 
How can I create such picture in a form of tikz  ...
 

- asked by sergiokapone (8 votes), answered by Zarko (9 votes)

3.36.1.3 Difference between symbols for absolute value?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/395107/difference-between-symbols-for-absolute-value

I know all of the following are used for showing the absolute value: 
$\lvert x \rvert$ 
$| x |$ 
$\mid x \mid$ 
I myself think that there is another one \abs; but I can't use this last one. 
What  ...
 

- asked by Famke (8 votes), answered by egreg (11 votes)

3.36.1.4 Macro - Repeat the pattern for any (even) number of arguments

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/394779/macro-repeat-the-pattern-for-any-even-number-of-arguments

If I would like to create a new command called \AddTwoArguments, which takes two arguments, I could do it as follows: 
\newcommand{\AddTwoArguments}[2]{ {\bfseries#1} {`#2'} } 
So, 
...
 

- asked by Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen (7 votes), answered by Werner (7 votes)

3.36.1.5 What expl3 functionality will break if the space character is redefined to have catcode 10?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/395490/what-expl3-functionality-will-break-if-the-space-character-is-redefined-to-have

What expl3 functionality, if any, will break if I redefine the space character to have catcode 10? 
\ExplSyntaxOn 
\char_set_catcode_space:n {32} 
... 
% Does everything work as before? 
...
 

- asked by Evan Aad (6 votes), answered by David Carlisle (11 votes)

3.36.1.6 Difference between "setdefaultlanguage" vs "setmainlanguage"

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/394958/difference-between-setdefaultlanguage-vs-setmainlanguage

What is the difference between \setdefaultlanguage vs \setmainlanguage? I have seen either one and also both used with polyglossia. I am confused as to which one I should use in my document.
 

- asked by thymaro (6 votes), answered by TeXnician (4 votes)

3.36.1.7 How can I define a big plus operator that works like \bigcup?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/394901/how-can-i-define-a-big-plus-operator-that-works-like-bigcup

I want to define a "\bigplus" operator that is a big + symbol that changes size according to environment and has limits, just like \bigcup works. I've read about defining a "\bigtimes" (How can I get  ...
 

- asked by Pedro G. Mattos (6 votes), answered by Steven B. Segletes (7 votes)