4.36.1 Top new questions this week

4.36.1.1 How to represent the "Shift" key?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=455341

I am struggling to represent the "Shift" key. This is my best attempt so far: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{keystroke} 
\usepackage[arrows]{boisik} 
\begin{document} 
Current solution:  ... 
[symbols] [arrows]
 

asked by Tonechas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=103680 11 votes

answered by TeXnician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=124577 15 votes

4.36.1.2 Calculating the value of a formula without duplication, using LuaTeX or similar

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If I have a numerical equation (i.e. no unknowns) in LaTeX, is it possible to have the equation typeset and evaluated in one go? 
I know calculations can be done relatively easily by embedding Lua  ... 
[equations] [luatex] [calculations]
 

asked by O.MS https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=164637 10 votes

answered by jfbu https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=4686 13 votes

4.36.1.3 Tikz: Method to color regions

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\begin{document} 
\begin{tikzpicture} 
\draw (0, 0) -- (0, 8) -- (8, 8) -- (8, 0) --cycle; 
\draw (0, 8) -- (8, 4); 
\draw (0, 0) -- (8, 8); 
\end{tikzpicture} 
\end{document} 
Apart from calculating the  ... 
[tikz-pgf]
 

asked by blackened https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=48787 10 votes

answered by AndrA~(c)C https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=138900 15 votes

4.36.1.4 Brackets and omitted argument in a function

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=455534

Sometimes, it is useful in math notations to write $u(x,\cdot)$ where the second argument of the function u is intentionally omitted. However, the above instruction generates a fairly questionable  ... 
[spacing]
 

asked by pluton https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=371 9 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=4427 9 votes

4.36.1.5 Is LaTeX3 ever going standalone or has this goal been abandoned?

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I recall that earlier (over 10 years ago), producing a standalone compiler of LaTeX3 code was a project's goal. Today, this goal is no more articulated. Instead, the developers stress today that LaTeX  ... 
[expl3] [latex3] [xparse]
 

asked by user49915 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=165772 9 votes

answered by Joseph Wright https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=73 13 votes

4.36.1.6 Why don't CTAN packages include build.lua?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=455613

I notice that no packages on ctan include build.lua scripts, which would enable them to be installed using l3build. 
I find it is now easier to build and install a package using l3build than manually  ... 
[ctan] [l3build]
 

asked by David Purton https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=87678 8 votes

answered by Joseph Wright https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=73 8 votes

4.36.1.7 How to include the current Git commit ID and branch in my document?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=455396

I use Git to track changes on my TEX files. When producing a PDF, it would be nice to include the current branch and commit ID somewhere in the document (e.g. on the title page or in a footer). 
I  ... 
[revision-control] [git] [gitinfo]
 

asked by CL. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=37118 8 votes

answered by CL. https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=37118 8 votes