4.19.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.19.2.1 "inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8" error while trying to write a degree symbol (invisible character)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=4268

No matter how I try to do it I always get the following error : 
! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8:A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen] not set up for use with LaTeX. 
I have tried using A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]A^\[DiscretionaryHyphen]$^{\circ}$, \deg, \textdegree,  ... 
[symbols] [unicode]
 

asked by levesque https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=10 80 votes

answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=1425 73 votes

4.19.2.2 Is there a way to slightly shrink a table, including font size, to fit within the column boundaries?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=10863

I have a table that is just a little too wide for a 3.33" column. Is there a way to simply shrink the table a little to make it fit? I'm OK if the 10pt font becomes 9pt-something. Here is an example. 
... 
[tables] [scaling]
 

asked by Nathan Farrington https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=3504 95 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2975 140 votes

4.19.2.3 How to use \graphicspath?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=139401

I am using MikTex 2.9 and TeXstudio for my TeX preparation. I would like to set the path to my figures folder containing all the figures, plots etc. required for my work. 
I used \graphicspath to set  ... 
[graphics] [miktex] [texlive]
 

asked by Litun John https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=41546 110 votes

answered by kiss my armpit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=19356 146 votes

4.19.2.4 Why is \newpage ignored sometimes ?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2958

I have the following towards the end of an article. The bibliography is short (4 entries). 
What's happening is that on the very last page of document I get the chart and immediately afterwards the  ... 
[floats] [page-breaking]
 

asked by wishihadabettername https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=564 94 votes

answered by Will Robertson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=179 135 votes

4.19.2.5 Putting two images beside each other

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=148438

If I want to put two images beside each other, what should I do? I have inserted a figure. But, rather than having the next figure on a new line, I want it to be beside the already inserted figure.  ... 
[graphics] [floats] [positioning]
 

asked by Simplicity https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=28871 31 votes

4.19.2.6 What is causing undefined control sequence?

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I'm getting this error: 
! Undefined control sequence. 
l.64 ...p(- \frac{E_j - E_i}{k_B T}) & \quad \text 
{:  E_j > E_i}\\ 
? 
! Undefined  ... 
[errors] [document-classes]
 

asked by Pureferret https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=9871 28 votes

4.19.2.7 How to force a table into page width?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=10535

I have the following table: 
\begin{table}[htb] 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\node (table) [inner sep=0pt] { 
\begin{tabular}{ l | l } 
{\bf Symptom} & {\bf Metric} \\ 
\hline 
Class that has many accessor  ... 
[tables] [margins]
 

asked by RoflcoptrException https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=3316 162 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2975 138 votes