7.40.1 Top new questions this week

7.40.1.1 Fun: How can we generate funny/unexpected messages in LaTeX?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603429

Knuth says in "Chapter 6: Running TeX" of the TeXbook: 
Error messages can be terrifying when you aren't prepared for them; but they can be fun when you have the right attitude. Just 
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[fun] [terminal-output]
 

asked by Ulrich Diez https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=118714 12 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 16 votes

7.40.1.2 How can I draw the following graph with tikz?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603781

Some irregular curves and their surrounding shadows are all needed to draw a graph in graph theory. I'm not very good at drawing this with Tikz, but I want to do my best to draw the following graph. 
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[tikz-pgf] [graphs]
 

asked by licheng https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=201467 11 votes

answered by SebGlav https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=204164 11 votes

7.40.1.3 LaTeX3 - Parsing an argument to apply specific macros

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603807

In the following code, I would like to parse the argument of \parseanduse such as to "achieve" the examples shown. 
Each time a o is met, the following integer should be used to call the ... 
[latex3] [parsing]
 

asked by projetmbc https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6880 7 votes

answered by egreg https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4427 8 votes

7.40.1.4 Why is the 'mod' function in LaTeX so wide? (extra space on the left of it)

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603863

When trying to use the mod function that LaTeX offers, I always meet a problem: it seems to have a space or two in front of it that I can't delete without \hspace. Why is that and how can I fix it? 
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[spacing]
 

asked by CELLSecret https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=240665 6 votes

answered by Marcel KrA~\274ger https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=80496 18 votes

7.40.1.5 Tables including scientific-notation numbers

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603735

I have a table including scientific-notation numbers. When I run the code, I get the error "Missing inserted $". 
Is there any way to get rid of the error without adding $...$ to all cells? 
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[tables] [scientific-notation]
 

asked by rbrt_cpr https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=236877 5 votes

answered by leandriis https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=134144 10 votes

7.40.1.6 How do I center my drawing and matrices horizontally and vertically inside a table in Latex?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603555

I have some drawings and matrices in written in Latex and I want to write them in tabular form. The problem is I am unable to center them. 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\... 
[tikz-pgf] [tables] [equations]
 

asked by Monojit Sarkar https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=245666 5 votes

answered by Mico https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5001 5 votes

7.40.1.7 Combining a diactritics with dotted circle in Hebrew text

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=603368

I want to demonstrate various diacritics in Hebrew. 
Unicode contains a Dotted Circle U+25CC symbol for that purpose. However, when I try to combine them in \texthebrew the characters do not combine (... 
[luatex] [fontspec] [polyglossia] [hebrew]
 

asked by Jan Tojnar https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=45824 5 votes

answered by Marcel KrA~\274ger https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=80496 6 votes