On 5 Dec 2007 at 11:01, Mike Lichtenstein wrote: > Hello, > This is my first time writing to the group.
Welcome aboard. > I recently used, and convinced my Calculus group, to use OO Math in > order to input a Calculus II project for a presentation. We ran into a > problem when we could not find a symbol for "Evaluated from a to b", > such as the small attached image (I hope that is allowed), or something > similar to this: > |b > > f(x)| > > |a > We ended up just creating it in a graphics program and creating jpgs > from the OO Math file, which does not seem like the correct way to do > this at all. It's not, except as a very last resort. :-) I've not used the equation editor in anger, but how about something like left[ a over b right]_x ^y which sidesteps the problem - square brackets used to be appropriate instead of a line, I believe: I've not done stuff like this for too many years!! (I looked in http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/formula/Formula_HowTo_1_0.pdf which is a bit dated.) -- various incoming sites blocked because of spam; see http://www.scottsonline.org.uk for a list and openpgp crypto key (key fingerprint 2ACC 9F21 5103 F68C 7C32 9EA8 C949 81E1 31C9 1364) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
