1.15.1 Top new questions this week

1.15.1.1 TikZ a^\200\224 involute of a circle

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/274629/tikz-involute-of-a-circle

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\cprotect\subsubsection{\verb|I need to combine an involute|} 
\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involute} 
 
\begin{TEXTWinline} 
I need something like this: 
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- asked by GeMir (19 votes), answered by Jake (16 votes)

1.15.1.2 etex package still seems to be necessary in LaTeX2e 2015/10/01?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275042/etex-package-still-seems-to-be-necessary-in-latex2e-2015-10-01

I've experienced this problem after upgrading to TeX Live 2015 and getting newer versions of all my packages. (Presumably some of those package updates are to blame.) 
MVE: 
\documentclass{scrartcl} 
...
 

- asked by Lightness Races in Orbit (14 votes), answered by Joseph Wright (13 votes)

1.15.1.3 What is the local height of a capital letter?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275374/what-is-the-local-height-of-a-capital-letter

How can I get a length, which reflects the hight of a (flat) capital letter? 
While \em gives me a width, \ex refers to a lowercase letter and \f@size refers to the overall fontsize including the  ...
 

- asked by ManuelAtWork (12 votes), answered by egreg (12 votes)

1.15.1.4 Using crop package with XeLaTeX

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275075/using-crop-package-with-xelatex

When using the crop package with XeLaTeX the cropping of the first page doesna^\200\231t work. While the following document compiles fine with PDFLaTeX the result with XeLaTeX is this: 
As you can see the  ...
 

- asked by Tobi (12 votes), answered by Akira Kakuto (8 votes)

1.15.1.5 "Incompatible list can't be unboxed" with memoir class and many box registers

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275099/incompatible-list-cant-be-unboxed-with-memoir-class-and-many-box-registers

Consider the following MWE: 
\documentclass{memoir} 
%% Create 123 box registers 
\newcount\X 
\X=1 
\loop 
\expandafter\newbox\csname mybox\the\X\endcsname 
\advance \X by 1 
\ifnum \X<124 
\repeat 
%%  ...
 

- asked by grizzilus (10 votes), answered by David Carlisle (8 votes)

1.15.1.6 Problem using calligra font with lettrine

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275077/problem-using-calligra-font-with-lettrine

I'd like to use the calligra font with lettrine, but lettrine seems to cut off a part of the letter W. 
\documentclass[11pt]{book} 
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} 
\usepackage{lettrine} 
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- asked by L.A. Rabida 10votes

1.15.1.7 Tightly fit a circle around points

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/275051/tightly-fit-a-circle-around-points

When using \node[circle, fit=(A) (B) (C)], the resulting circle is too big and doesn't touch the corners of the C node: 
\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{tikz} 
\usetikzlibrary{fit} 
\begin{document} 
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- asked by Georges DupA~(c)ron (9 votes), answered by Gonzalo Medina (6 votes)