7.39.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

7.39.2.1 When should I use \input vs. \include?

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=246

There are two different commands to incorporate another file into the source of some document, \input and \include. When should I use one or the other? What are the differences between them? Are there ... 
[include] [input]
 

asked by Phil Miller https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=60 1269 votes

answered by Michael Mrozek https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=29 1137 votes

7.39.2.2 Nice scientific pictures show off

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=158668

Task 
Show off your best scientific illustration ! 
The main purpose of this question is to share beautiful scientific pictures, preferably with an educational aspect. 
Content 
Your post must ... 
[diagrams] [3d] [technical-drawing] [fun] [big-list]
 

asked by Thomas https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=42660 537 votes

answered by Charles Staats https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=484 323 votes

7.39.2.3 Keeping tables/figures close to where they are mentioned

https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=2275

Is there any package or a method to force LaTeX to keep floating environments like table and figure closer to where they are declared? 
[floats] [positioning]
 

asked by artimess https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=833 358 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 363 votes

7.39.2.4 What are the available "documentclass" types and their uses?

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Some of the available classes of documents in LaTeX are well known and widely used, such as the article and beamer classes, while others are not so well known, such as the standalone class. 
I found ... 
[document-classes] [big-list]
 

asked by Vivi https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=14 437 votes

answered by Stefan Kottwitz https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=213 154 votes

7.39.2.5 How to add an empty line between paragraphs?

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I have two sections which I'd like to separate by an empty line. Every time I press Enter, LyX removes that empty line between paragraphs. How do I prevent this? 
[spacing] [lyx]
 

asked by goldisfine https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=37301 133 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 143 votes

7.39.2.6 Scale image to page width?

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I use 
\inclugraphics[scale=TRYING TO GUESS THE NUMBER FOR PAGE WIDTH]{...} 
but I find this errorsome, is there some ready flag to set the image to page width? I usually use PNG and JPG photos. 
[graphics] [scaling]
 

asked by hhh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2956 246 votes

answered by Werner https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5764 233 votes

7.39.2.7 Forcing linebreaks in \url

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This question led to a new package: 
xurl 
I wish to typeset some relatively long URLs in a piece of text, and when I use \url{..}, the resulting text does not respect the margin boundaries that ... 
[line-breaking] [urls]
                                                                                  

                                                                                  
 

asked by Suresh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=103 295 votes

answered by Suresh https://tex.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=103 223 votes