[sw-issues] [Issue 58179] New - An easier way of ali gning "=" relative to the line above

[alsuren]

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                  Issue #:|58179
                  Summary:|An easier way of aligning "=" relative to the line
                          |above
                Component:|Formula editor
                  Version:|OOo 2.0
                 Platform:|All
                      URL:|
               OS/Version:|All
                   Status:|UNCONFIRMED
        Status whiteboard:|
                 Keywords:|
               Resolution:|
               Issue type:|ENHANCEMENT
                 Priority:|P4
             Subcomponent:|code
              Assigned to:|mru
              Reported by:|alsuren





------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Nov 19 13:45:46 -0800 
2005 -------
At present, the only way I've seen to align "=" signs is to use a matrix or 
the phantom{} function. This is about the only reason my maths teacher could 
give for teaching us the MS word equation editor rather than OOo math. 
 
 
 
I think it would be elegant to have a function called align(){} 
 
 
#######Proposed behaviour########: 
If I type 
 
align(=) 
{ 
V = 2 * B newline 
= 2 * 6 newline 
= 12 
} 
(note the = inside the ()) 
 
Then it should render as 
V = 2 * B  
  = 2 * 6  
  = 12 
with all the = signs lining up 
 
 
and if I type 
align("") 
{ 
z = 3 a + ""4 b + 8 c + d + 32 e + 16 f newline 
""+ 18 g + 26 h 
} 
 
then it would render as 
z = 3 a + 4 b + 8 c + d + 32 e + 16 f 
          + 18 g + 26 h 
with the first "" on the bottom line lined up with the first "" on the line 
above it, thereby making the 4 and the + line up 
 
This is an idea similar to LaTeX, which has the invisible character "&" as the 
alignment tab ( see 
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/Multiline.html ), but I don't 
know what & is used for in OOo

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