5.24.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

5.24.2.1 Real number symbol (UTF-8: a^\204\235) in XeTeX

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=104274

How can I get the 'real number' sign (something like \mathbb{R} with the amssymb package in LaTeX) in XeTeX? 
[math-mode] [xetex] [symbols] [amsmath] [plain-tex]
 

asked by lvaneesbeeck https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=24686 105 votes

answered by lvaneesbeeck https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=24686 8 votes

5.24.2.2 How to include SVG diagrams in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2099

I'm making all my diagrams in SVG format using Inkscape and then I export them to some other format (e.g. PDF, EPS or PNG). I wrote a short script that does this for me automatically, but I'd like to  ... 
[graphics] [svg]
 

asked by Martin Tapankov https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=711 483 votes

answered by Martin H https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=632 260 votes

5.24.2.3 Crop an inserted image?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=57418

I'm inserting an image with a simple: 
\includegraphics[height=5cm]{filename.png} 
This results in an image that maintains the aspect ratio, and so gives me something like 6cm width. I only really  ... 
[graphics] [crop]
 

asked by naught101 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=13192 186 votes

5.24.2.4 What is the degree symbol?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=384873

In order to have the following output involving the degree symbol 
I can try 
\documentclass{report} 
\begin{document} 
The angle is 30$^\circ$. 
\end{document} 
However, this is an awkward manner to  ... 
[typography] [degrees]
 

asked by Viesturs https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=114719 57 votes

answered by Ulrike Fischer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2388 55 votes

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

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=54480

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 197 votes

answered by Josh Porter https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=15128 114 votes

5.24.2.6 What are all the font styles I can use in math mode?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=58098

As can be seen in above picture, there are lots of fonts or font styles that can be used in math mode. 
What are all the fonts or font styles I can use in math mode, and which packages are required  ... 
[fonts] [math-mode] [big-list] [latin-modern] [computer-modern]
 

asked by doncherry https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=4012 387 votes

answered by Christian https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=13450 504 votes

5.24.2.7 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 196 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2975 165 votes