6.68.1 Top new questions this week

6.68.1.1 Joining Tikz paths seamlessly

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=572839

I'm trying to use Tikz to draw climbing knots. 
I adapted the code from this answerhttps://tex.stackexchange.com/a/283009/229885 to draw 3D-ish rope using Tikz paths (the basic idea is to superimpose ... 
[tikz-pgf]
 

asked by Carlos Luna https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=229885 10 votes

answered by TikZling https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=229669 8 votes

6.68.1.2 Nested Undersets

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how would you achieve something like this? 
right now my code looks like this: 
90\underset{+90}{\underset{\huge \smile}{\underset{+90}{\underset{\huge \smile}{}}180\underset{+180}{\underset{\huge \... 
[positioning]
 

asked by underset-nester https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=229908 9 votes

answered by Steven B. Segletes https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=25858 7 votes

6.68.1.3 Why `bm` uparrow gives extra white space while `bm` downarrow does not?

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As topic. I am using pdfLaTeX compiler on Overleaf. 
I've figured out a remedy (?) as topic by not bolding the arrow: \bm{a_{xxx}}{}_{\uparrow}. However, I want to know the reason that \bm{a_{xxx\... 
[math-mode] [bm]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Yuki.F https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=203698 9 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 12 votes

6.68.1.4 Expressive macro for tensors; raised and lowered indices

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=572541

Does anyone have a satisfying solution to the problem of typesetting tensors with raised/lowered indices? For example, I can write the following equation: 
\ddot x^\mu = \Gamma^{\mu}{}_{\alpha}{}_{\... 
[macros] [equations]
 

asked by Myridium https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=82444 7 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 6 votes

6.68.1.5 Cistercian page numbers

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=572356

For some context, I recently learned about Cistercian numbering system. I'm loving it, and want to number the pages of my thesis with it. 
Using tikz package, I can plot a 4 digit number with self made ... 
[macros] [numbering] [page-numbering] [page]
 

asked by Azireo https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=229656 7 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 7 votes

6.68.1.6 Can I temporarily disable the @@ replacement in LaTeX3?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=572883

I'm trying to write my L3 packages using good practice, which I understand involves using @@ in defining command and variable names which then get replaced by the module name (Section 3.2.2 in texdoc ... 
[best-practices] [latex3] [l3doc]
 

asked by Andrew Stacey https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=86 6 votes

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

6.68.1.7 How to make my own professional book step-by-step( there is a course or a book that I didn't find?)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=572752

Sorry if this question is not doubts about LaTeX per se, but more a question for a guide to making my own book. There is a book or a course or a tutorial available specifically about making my own ... 
[books] [tutorials]
 

asked by Alex990MW https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=142095 6 votes

answered by Peter Wilson https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=12082 8 votes