5.27.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

5.27.2.1 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=711 485 votes

answered by Martin H https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=632 261 votes

5.27.2.2 What is the "correct" way of embedding text into math mode?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=3415

Lets say I have something like: 
\[ Let x = number of cats \] 
(This is a contrived example, but pretend we are actually inside a long align environment block...) "Let" and "number of cats" need to  ... 
[math-mode]
 

asked by Billy ONeal https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=192 203 votes

answered by Michael Underwood https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=32 186 votes

5.27.2.3 How to write a function (piecewise) with bracket outside?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=32140

How to write this Piecewise function using LaTeX? 
I tried 
$ 
\begin{array}{cc} 
\{ & 
\begin{array}{cc} 
0 & x\leq 0 \\ 
\frac{100-x}{100} & 0\leq x\leq 100 \\ 
0  ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [brackets]
 

asked by GarouDan https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=5314 132 votes

answered by Ant https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=6984 163 votes

5.27.2.4 "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 90 votes

answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=1425 86 votes

5.27.2.5 How to add a forced line break inside a table cell

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=2441

I have some text in a table and I want to add a forced line break. I want to insert a forced line break without having to specify the column width, i.e. something like the following: 
... 
[tables] [line-breaking]
 

asked by Denilson SA~\[DownExclamation] Maiahttps://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=375 612 votes

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=38908 339 votes

5.27.2.6 "Correct" way to bold/italicize text?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=41681

Is either of these considered better/more readable/more "proper"/more conventional than the other for making text bold? If so, what is the reason? 
I like my text \textbf{bold} 
versus: 
I like my  ... 
[best-practices] [bold] [italic]
 

asked by Mehrdad https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2694 355 votes

answered by Todd Lehman https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=8499 348 votes

5.27.2.7 How to type special/accented letters in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=question&id=8857

How to type these special letters from European languages in latex? 
A~\[Currency], A~(c), and L'? 
[symbols] [languages] [characters] [accents]
 

asked by user2918 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=2918 170 votes

answered by Kit https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/newsletter?cta=user&id=791 143 votes