Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-28 Thread Douglas McIlroy
Here's what I think is happening. Each element of a row appears to be typeset on the same baseline. It looks as if the baselines of adjacent rows are separated by the maximum of the separations that would be needed in each column. This assures that no entries collide with each other--the tightest

Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-28 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2023-06-28T22:05:06+1000, Damian McGuckin wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jun 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > > Can I trouble you to file Savannah tickets for these issues? > > Sure. I will have to learn how first. Shouldn't be too tortuous. :D We have the following in INSTALL.extra: If that do

Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-28 Thread Damian McGuckin
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote: Can I trouble you to file Savannah tickets for these issues? Sure. I will have to learn how first. Thanks - Damian Pacific Engineering Systems International . 20D Grose St, Glebe NSW 2037 Ph:+61-2-8571-0847 .. Fx:+61-2-9692-9623 | unsolicit

Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-28 Thread G. Branden Robinson
Hi Damian, At 2023-06-28T14:49:56+1000, Damian McGuckin wrote: > I know that the old troff on SUNs in the 1990s worked OK on these > matrices > > OK, looks like the problem is GNU eqn. Well, we'll have to do better! Can I trouble you to file Savannah tickets for these issues? Your work on a ne

Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-27 Thread Damian McGuckin
On Tue, 27 Jun 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote: Heirloom keeps the good layouts of A and B, but also the bracket alignment problem. It emits no diagnostics and lacks the horizontal botch, but I find its rendering of vector C to be excessively crowded vertically. I know that the old troff on S

Re: Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-27 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2023-06-28T12:21:47+1000, Damian McGuckin wrote: > It has been said by someone more knowledgable than I that: > > A critical property of the 'matrix' construct is that elements in > a row are aligned, which is not necessarily true in a sequence of > piles. That is consistentl

Matrix Column Vertical Spacing

2023-06-27 Thread Damian McGuckin
It has been said by someone more knowledgable than I that: A critical property of the 'matrix' construct is that elements in a row are aligned, which is not necessarily true in a sequence of piles. The point is that vertical spacing in columns is adjusted in conce