How do I make it possible for my supervisor to edit my thesis while using LaTeX? I submit a pdf document but they want to edit it.... how do I do this without switching to MS Word?

How does one write on the outside of a circle? I am looking for sample files/packages which imitate a magazine lay-out. Specifically a page with two columns having a circular picture between the two columns. Example of the desired layout, created using Word:

This is a soft question that I have been struggling with lately. My professor sets tough questions for homework (around 10 per week). The difficulty is such that if I attempt the questions entirely on my own, I usually get stuck for over 2 hours per question, with no guarantee of succeeding. S...

I proposed in chat that we put together a "Best of TikZ on TeX-SX" package. There have been some really neat answers to problems developed on the site, and I think it would be nice to put them together in to some sort of easily usable state. My reasons are: It's easier to download a single pa...

There is a great list of packageable tikz-pgf answers at the previous thread. So now we need to start thinking about how we move on from here. Some points to consider: Where do we host the code? Where should we host discussion? And bug tracking, etc. ? What coding style do we use? Self-documen...

Anyone have any idea how to create a 3d helix torus in tikz that has hidden lines for invisible sections of the torus? A helix torus is a torus that uses helices it instead of small parallel(w.r.t to the torus) circles. A good visual is but but shaded part is actually the torus(glue one end ...