Andre Poenitz wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 11:14:31AM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote:
> > I'm testing prereleases because I'm going to write a book, and
> > the new math editor seems better than 1.1.6fix4. Except for
> > the know pre1-problem using the mouse for positioning the cursor
> > inside a formula.
>
> This is fixed now, isn't it?
This works fine in 1.2.0-pre3.
Math oddity 1:
Typing 5^2 of 5_2 in math mode gives the expected result as always.
The new improved math panel offers another way of creating
exponents and subscripts, but with a small difference:
5^2 using the math panel instead of the "^" key gives me a
black "2" instead of the usual math-blue "2" on screen.
Using the "^" or "_" keys gives blue text as usual.
This isn't just a cosmetic thing, the numbers look
slightly different in Xdvi too.
This is most noticeable if writing 5_(3^2 +3^2)
where only the second "2" is made using the math panel.
This gives a smaller exponent font, and the second "2" is
noticeable fatter in xdvi. I couldn't see a clear
difference on the laser printer though.
Is this intentional, or a bug? I guess the latter, as
the user guide claims the two methods are the same.
Math oddity 2:
Write math as the last thing in the document. Insert some
symbols and press esc and enter. That usually gets out
of math mode and onto the next line.
But not if I insert enough symbols to get well
outside the editing window. In this case esc+enter
gets out of math mode but onto the line _before_ the math.
Having to type blind is a non-issue, I don't expect to write
such long formulas. But consistent behaviour is always nice.
Math oddity 3:
lyx math supports \gvertneqq. But it can't be
inserted via the math panel, the button produces
a "\gverteqq" (missing a "n") which causes an error message.
Seems like a simple typo, a patch for it is attached.
The patch makes the gvertneqq button work.
Helge Hafting
--- src/frontends/xforms/MathsSymbols.C.original Wed Apr 10 11:38:48 2002
+++ src/frontends/xforms/MathsSymbols.C Wed Apr 10 11:39:37 2002
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
char const * latex_ams_nrel[] = {
"nless", "nleq", "nleqslant", "ngeqslant", "ngeqq", "gneq",
- "nleqq", "lneq", "lneqq","gneqq", "gverteqq", "gnsim",
+ "nleqq", "lneq", "lneqq","gneqq", "gvertneqq", "gnsim",
"lvertneqq", "lnsim", "lnapprox", "gnapprox", "nsucc", "nsucceq",
"nprec", "npreceq", "precnsim","succnsim", "succnapprox", "ncong",
"precnapprox", "nsim", "nshortmid", "nshortparallel", "nparallel", "nvDash",
