7.34.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.34.2.1 What can I use to typeset MATLAB code in my document?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=75116

This question led to a new package: 
matlab-prettifier 
Does anybody have a quick and easy way to typeset some relatively long MATLAB code in the appendix? I looked up a few methods, and the mcode ... 
[listings] [highlighting] [matlab]
 

asked by suzu https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=19279 112 votes

answered by Vivi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14 89 votes

7.34.2.2 Using the \tab Command

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=198432

I have seen several cases of people using the \tab command to insert a specific amount of space between objects (as opposed to the \hfill command which uses any remaining space).  However, I have ... 
[spacing]
 

asked by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 75 votes

answered by Mathematician https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=49199 86 votes

7.34.2.3 Is there any way to do a correct word count of a LaTeX document?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=534

Often assignments (or even papers) have a word count limit. That is not a big deal when using Word, but I don't know how to do that using LaTeX. My solution has been so far to compile the document and ... 
[packages] [compiling] [word-count] [scripts]
 

asked by Vivi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14 387 votes

answered by ShreevatsaR https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=48 208 votes

7.34.2.4 "inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8" error while trying to write a degree symbol (invisible character)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?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/digest?cta=user&id=10 100 votes

answered by Antal Spector-Zabusky https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=1425 92 votes

7.34.2.5 Displaying the binomial coefficient symbol in math mode

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=127707

The problem is caused by the symbol of binomial coefficient (symbol of Newton), often used in math: 
{N}\choose{k} 
In my document I have formula: 
$$ P(A) = \sum P(\{ (e_1,...,e_N) \})  =  {N}\choose{... 
[math-mode] [symbols]
 

asked by MC2DX https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=21025 137 votes

7.34.2.6 How to change color for a block of texts?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=17104

I am editing a LaTeX paper with Emacs. Sometimes I want to make a block of texts less obvious (or less important to see). Instead of totally hiding them, they should still be there. Is there an easy ... 
[color]
 

asked by SoftTimur https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5110 286 votes

answered by Martin Scharrer https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2975 339 votes

7.34.2.7 making appendix for thesis

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=49643

I need some help with creating an appendix for my thesis. I have about 10 figures which need to be in the appendix. I have a good appendix with the following code: 
\appendix 
\addcontentsline{toc}{... 
[appendices] [thesis]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by user13017 https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13017 208 votes

answered by Gonzalo Medina https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=3954 222 votes