5.34.1 Top new questions this week

5.34.1.1 filecontents: This package is obsolete

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Why does the following warning show up? 
Package filecontents Warning: This package is obsolete. Disabling it and 
(filecontents)                passing control to the filecontents environment 
... 
[warnings] [filecontents] [obsolete]
 

asked by Diaa https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2288 11 votes

answered by Phelype Oleinik https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=134574 13 votes

5.34.1.2 \the vs. \value: what is the difference

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I would like to understand the difference between \the and \value{} 
when using counters in LaTeX. 
[tex-core] [counters]
 

asked by user2925716 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=171927 10 votes

answered by Steven B. Segletes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=25858 12 votes

5.34.1.3 MiKTeX graphics version 1.3b bug on Windows 10 (\set@curr@file undefined)

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After updating MiKTeX graphics package on 10/5/19 to version 1.3b (packaged on 10/4/2019 8:11:27 PM), I am unable to compile LaTex files that contain \includegraphics{}. 
My system: 
Windows 10  with  ... 
[graphics] [miktex] [includegraphics]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by uRog https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=187945 10 votes

answered by Joseph Wright https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=73 11 votes

5.34.1.4 Latest newtx package update (v1.601 Oct 2, 2019) breaks the footnote command [update: bug fixed by package author]

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The latest newtxtext package (v1.601 Oct 2, 2019) seems to have broken the \footnote command. 
Here's a MWE 
\documentclass{IEEEtran} 
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} 
... 
[fonts] [packages] [footnotes] [bugs] [newtx]
 

asked by Krishna https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=93525 9 votes

answered by Ralf Stubner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=140850 7 votes

5.34.1.5 Big Bracket for equations

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How can I add the big bracket at the side of my equations, just like in the photo? 
Below is my code for the equations. 
\begin{align} 
\frac{dS_d}{dt}&= A + \lambda_dR_d + \sigma_d(1-\gamma_d)E_d  ... 
[math-mode] [equations] [brackets]
 

asked by Ella Taib https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=198691 9 votes

answered by Bernard https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38908 6 votes

5.34.1.6 Difference between commands `\setminus` and `\backslash`

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Is there any difference in using the mentioned commands? I ask it because I know that for functions it's more preferably (and more correct) to use \colon instead of usual :. 
[formatting] [symbols]
 

asked by richrow https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=187738 8 votes

answered by David Carlisle https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1090 13 votes

5.34.1.7 How to typeset maths above the curve of a function with TikZ, with the curve masked (or locally opacified) to improve readibility?

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I want to label a family of curves representing a simple family of mathematical functions : x -> xA^\262+c where c will take various values between, say, -6 and 6. 
I want to superpose the label directly  ... 
[tikz-pgf] [plot] [decorations]
 

asked by natsirt https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=85511 7 votes

answered by SchrA~\[Paragraph]dinger's cat https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=194703 7 votes