To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69713 Issue #|69713 Summary|wrong/ugly spacing between symbols in formula editor Component|Formula editor Version|OOo 2.0 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|mru Reported by|nbarov
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 20 23:57:14 -0700 2006 ------- The default behavior in formula editor (on both Linux and Windows) has too much horizontal spacing between symbols. That doesn't look right, and it differs from how both Word and LaTeX (and probably every other formula editor) work. A partial workaround is to set Spacing = 0% in Format->Spacing..., but that results in zero spacing between a variable and an operator, such as "a + b". This can be corrected by entering the formula as "a ``+`` b", but that's a huge pain to do for every equation, and it took me a long time to discover the trick. My suggestion is to set Spacing = 0% by default, but add extra space around operators like +,-,=, etc. That will solve most of the problems. The kerning rules could also be improved. For example, when I type "xy" without a space, the two characters are much closer together than if I type "x y" with a space between them, even though in the latter case the program still tries to put the as close together as possible (assuming that "Spacing" is set to zero). That proves that in the case of typing "xy" some sort of kerning rules are getting invoked. Those same rules need to be applied for any pair of symbols that are next to each other. <rant> This sort of an obvious flaw is enough to drive away many would-be adopters coming from the scientific community. It needs to be fixed NOW!!! </rant> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
