6.46.1 Top new questions this week

6.46.1.1 How do I create layers when drawing a symbol for a node?

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How do I draw the same picture as a node in figure 1 as with just tikz (to the left)? 
This is what I'm trying to do: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{float} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\tikzset{ remember ... 
[tikz-pgf] [tikz-styles]
 

asked by asasasasas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=218821 11 votes

answered by AndrA~(c)C https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=138900 11 votes

6.46.1.2 Where I can find introduction to programming in expl3?

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Is there an introduction to programming in expl3? 
I sawhttp://ctan.math.washington.edu/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/expl3.pdf 
but it doesn't discuss control structures (For example does ... 
[expl3] [latex3]
 

asked by Adam https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=39739 11 votes

answered by Henri Menke https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10995 14 votes

6.46.1.3 How can I animate a TikZ drawing in beamer?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=558850

Regretfully I didn't find a detailed tutorial about how to animate tikz images, I tried to understand the answer's code of this question but no success. So I just want to rotate the following blue ... 
[tikz-pgf] [beamer] [animate]
 

asked by Hibou https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=200228 9 votes

answered by A~\221ako https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=89320 22 votes

6.46.1.4 Is there an easy way to enter texttt mode, like $ for math mode?

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When I want to refer to a math variable, say some index i, I simply surround it with dollars (i.e., $i$) as opposed to writing \begin{math}i\end{math}. 
Is there some similar option for texttt mode, e.... 
[typewriter]
 

asked by gail https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=221296 9 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 14 votes

6.46.1.5 What is the difference between \\* and \\ *?

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I used a * in a bsmallmatrix and found a curious effect. If I write \\* the * is not printed whereas with \\ * it is. Do you guys know why this happens? 
My tiny example and screenshot follow below: 
\... 
[math-mode] [matrices] [mathtools] [syntax] [semantics]
 

asked by nopx https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=219632 9 votes

answered by David Carlisle https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1090 14 votes

6.46.1.6 How to make underbracket thinner

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Consider this code, 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{mathtools} 
\begin{document} 
\[ 
C(s)=\underbracket{\frac{K_1}{s}}_{\text{forced}}+\underbracket{\frac{K_2}{s+2}+\frac{K_3}{s+4}+\frac{K_4}{s+5}}_{... 
[mathtools]
 

asked by Sukan https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=99755 8 votes

answered by Mico https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5001 12 votes

6.46.1.7 The difference between  \x >\y  and  \x >? \y  in xfp package?

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On page 1/2 of xfp package we see x >? y as a valid comparison operator. Is it different from x>y? 
I think they are equivalent based on my following code, but not sure: 
\documentclass{article} 
... 
[xfp]
 

asked by Aria https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=187781 7 votes

answered by Henri Menke https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=10995 7 votes