Linked Questions
66 questions linked to/from I've just been asked to write a minimal working example (MWE), what is that?
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Template for question formulation
What is a good template for formulating a question on this site?
The model I use is:
Introduce and state the broad issue at hand. Closely related questions are mentioned, and the motivation behind ...
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Follow up questions to answered thread
I have marked a thread as answered many times, but on a few of them, I later asked a follow up comment. Do the answers not get notified when the thread is marked answered? Or is common just to ...
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How to provide pdf_tex files for MWEs?
In my minimal working example I use a pdf_tex file as input. I have been asked to upload it; however, I can only upload the pdf file since pdf_tex is a text file.
Of course, I can paste the content ...
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The Unofficial TeX-SX FAQ
Welcome to tex.stackexchange.com (otherwise known as TeX-SX or TeX-SE). This is the unofficial FAQ which we've put together to help you figure out how to make best use of this site.
There is an ...
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Automatic rendering of code provided in questions/answers?
Do people here compile/render/upload images themselves?
Would it be possible to have an automatic rendering engine? (Something like the MathJax stuff they have on Math.SX, but with some real TeX ...
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What are some online (La)TeX compilers
I am delighted to see the online LaTeX compilers, such as:
https://www.writelatex.com/
https://www.sharelatex.com/
Is there a discussion of using these these for Minimal Working Examples?
I noted ...
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Multiple questions or single question?
When working on a document, I often end up with multiple questions. Should I club all the related questions together and ask a single question or break them into separate questions. All the questions ...
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Template for (some) questions?
Use case:
Joe TeXer comes to TL&Co and asks:
Why doesn't feature X work on my computer? I've been trying to do this for hours, and my thesis is due tomorrow! Help!!!1!1!1!!!1111one
And, of ...
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How do I get reputation?
Why is there no reputation tag?
I tried to enter a new tag, but only users with a high reputation as 300 are able to generate a new one.
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Breaking the language barrier How to provide guidance for mwe in another language
I was dismayed nay surprised to find that I cannot web translate a page from this site due to its underlying structure.
My intent was to point a shared link to a translator for the MWE guidance but ...
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Do we need a new closing reason for “do it for me” questions?
Some of the questions on this site ask community to code a picture they find over the net. Some of these questions do not have any minimum working example appended. Why do not we have a close reason ...
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Changing stock comment for “'just do it for me' graphics questions” [duplicate]
Edit: @percusse asked a similar/the same question here, and there seems to be a bit more uptake on that version of the question, so perhaps this question should be closed as a duplciate of that one.
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First post questions: Good reviewing practice
In light of related questions Is the "First Posts" review queue partially broken? and
First Post review process broken. As suggested by Charles Stewart and mafp.
I am listing out some ...
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Text building block referring to “too localized” must be rephrased
Now that "too localized" is no longer a valid reason for closing a question, the following text building block should be rephrased.
[Welcome to TeX.SX!](https://tex.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1436) On ...
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How can I ask for more attention if an answer hasn't been provided yet? [duplicate]
In a recent thread of mine (this one), no answer has been provided yet. To give a short outline: I am basically concerned for the issue to produce n.d. for citations and bibliography items when no ...