4.31.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

4.31.2.1 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2275

Is there any package or a method to force LaTeX to keep floating environments like table and figure closer to where they are declared? 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by artimess https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=833 286 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=213 301 votes

4.31.2.2 Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible with author-year citations

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I have a basic tex file and a bibliography which is exported from Mendeley 
However, when I want to cite in the author-year style, I get the error: 
Package natbib Error: Bibliography not compatible  ... 
[bibtex] [errors] [natbib]
 

asked by grrrbytes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=13217 170 votes

answered by Josh Porter https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=15128 97 votes

4.31.2.3 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, which contains all the figures, plots etc. required for my work. 
I used \graphicspath  ... 
[graphics] [miktex] [texlive]
 

asked by Litun John https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=41546 113 votes

answered by kiss my armpit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=19356 152 votes

4.31.2.4 Dictionary for TeXstudio: 'No dictionary Available'

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I have trouble spell checking my document in TeXstudio. When I press spellcheck, I get the error No dictionary Available. Am I supposed to install a dictionary separately? How? Any suggestion? 
[texstudio] [spelling] [dictionaries]
 

asked by N Nik https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=21429 69 votes

answered by Peter Jansson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=19384 96 votes

4.31.2.5 How do I change the `enumerate` list format to use letters instead of the default Arabic numerals?

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I've seen documentation whereby an \alph command is put around the \begin{enumerate} somewhere, but I'm not entirely sure how that operates... 
[numbering] [lists] [enumerate]
 

asked by Billy ONeal https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=192 244 votes

answered by frabjous https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=411 200 votes

4.31.2.6 LaTeX Editors/IDEs

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=339

What editors/IDEs are available for easing the process of writing TeX/LaTeX documents? 
Please state some useful features like code completion, spell checking, building final DVI or PDF files, etc. 
... 
[editors] [big-list] [ide]
 

asked by hayalci https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=183 763 votes

answered by YuppieNetworking https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=146 321 votes

4.31.2.7 Not equal sign (a^\211 ) with a vertical bar

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=108193

Is it possible to get a \neq but with a vertical bar instead of a slanted one? There are inequality operators like AMS's \gvertneqq that feature this kind of "not equal" but not without mixing it with  ... 
[math-mode] [symbols] [relation-symbols]
 

asked by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=13450 32 votes

answered by Heiko Oberdiek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=16967 23 votes