1.13.1 Top new questions this week

1.13.1.1 Who/what is behind LaTeX?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/272085/who-what-is-behind-latex

I hope this question is on-topic. 
It is a long story, but more and more these days I run into people who doesn't understand what LaTeX is. In particular people I talk to think that LaTeX is a company  ...
 

- asked by Thomas (23 votes), answered by Christian Hupfer (21 votes)

1.13.1.2 Example in which `$$...$$` gets wrong spacing

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/272658/example-in-which-gets-wrong-spacing

The use of \[...\] vs. $$...$$ is discussed in Why is \[ ... \] preferable to $$ ... $$? and What are the differences between $$, \[, align, equation and displaymath?. 
It seems like \[...\] has  ...
 

- asked by Federico Poloni (18 votes), answered by Mico (9 votes)

1.13.1.3 How can I write something above and below the signs?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/273003/how-can-i-write-something-above-and-below-the-signs

I have a relation called Likelihood Ratio Test which has a special format. As you see in the picture, there are two non-equality signs and also somethings above and below them. How can I write these  ...
 

- asked by MEDVIS (17 votes), answered by Steven B. Segletes (12 votes)

1.13.1.4 What is the name of LaTeX's default style and why was it chosen for LaTeX?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/272607/what-is-the-name-of-latexs-default-style-and-why-was-it-chosen-for-latex

LaTeX has a unique style compared to other document formatting applications and style guides. What is the name of this and why was it chosen for LaTeX? 
Why was the particular Computer Modern font  ...
 

- asked by Samarthwiz (13 votes), answered by Andrew Cashner (31 votes)

1.13.1.5 Decorate path at points specified by function

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/272877/decorate-path-at-points-specified-by-function

I know that I can decorate a path at evenly spaced intervals using mark=between positions 0.1 and 0.9 step 0.25 ... etc. 
Is it possible to specify the points at which to draw decorations using a  ...
 

- asked by mrc (10 votes), answered by Kpym (5 votes)

1.13.1.6 Sinus wave and electrical ripple with tikz

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/271967/sinus-wave-and-electrical-ripple-with-tikz

I have sinus wave and want to draw an electrical ripple on it, so I used the decoration option to draw a zigzag line. But the zigzag line is oriented in a right angle to the wave. I need a zigzag line  ...
 

- asked by loro (10 votes), answered by JLDiaz (13 votes)

1.13.1.7 Mimicking LaTeX's "table of contents" functionality

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/273098/mimicking-latexs-table-of-contents-functionality

I need to mimic (= duplicate) LaTeX's "table of contents" functionality on a lower level. 
Basically, I would like to learn how to write entries to the .aux file on the first run of LaTeX and include  ...
 

- asked by JohnB (8 votes), answered by Christian Hupfer (11 votes)