Dumb math question
Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ... 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction; 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc"). Am I stupid or what? Robin
Re: Dumb math question
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Robin Turner wrote: > 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction; I don't quite understand, can't you use the "/" key on your keyboard? You could also get some fractions with the compose key: compose + 1 2 = 1/2 compose + 1 4 = 1/4 compose + 3 4 = 3/4 (in text mode, maybe not in math mode) > 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc"). Use the math panel, it's under the middle button in the first of the two button rows. It might not show correctly on the screen though, but try "view postscript" to see if it is what you want. You should also get the degree symbol with compose + ^ * (in text mode, not in math mode) but it didn't work at least for me. All compose key sequences are documented in xfig manual, start xfig and select Help/Xfig Reference. In my system it is in file:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfig/html/index.html or more precisely file:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xfig/html/drawing-mode.html#compose-char
Re: Dumb math question
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Robin Turner wrote: > Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command > summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ... > > 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction; > > 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc"). > > Am I stupid or what? > Don't know if it's what you want, but I usually do this: 1. simply a/b in math mode; 2. 90^\circ in math mode. Hope this helps. Alberto Vecchiato
Re: Dumb math question
Robin Turner wrote:
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> Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command
> summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ...
>
> 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction;
http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx/mathmode.html#nicefrac
> 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc").
\usepackagae{textcomp}
and in text \textdegree
Herbert
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Re: Dumb math question
Alberto Vecchiato wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Robin Turner wrote: > > > Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command > > summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ... > > > > 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction; > > > > 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc"). > > > > Am I stupid or what? > > > Don't know if it's what you want, but I usually do this: > 1. simply a/b in math mode; This just gives more-or-less the same result as text mode. What I was hoping for was something where the first number is slightly higher then the second, as in a normal "half" sign/ > 2. 90^\circ in math mode. Ha ha, I just failed the lateral thinking test! It didn't occur to me to see a degree sign as a superscripted circle. Thanks Robin
Re: Dumb math question
Herbert Voss wrote:
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> Robin Turner wrote:
> >
> > Well, I've looked through the Tutorial, the User Guide and a LaTeX command
> > summary, and I still can't find how to do the following ...
> >
> > 1. Type a fraction as an ordinary slash fraction rather than a math fraction;
>
> http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx/mathmode.html#nicefrac
>
> > 2. Type a degree sign (as in "a 90 degree arc").
>
> \usepackagae{textcomp}
> and in text \textdegree
Very elegant! Thanks once again to Herbert.
Robin
