From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 9 15:38:07 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A28BA106566B for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:38:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E8B08FC19 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:38:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o19Fc63Z007151; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:38:06 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id o19Fc6uS007148; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:38:06 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:38:06 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: perryh@pluto.rain.com In-Reply-To: <4b713b1e.iNWKGRt3uf/o0KCJ%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Message-ID: References: <20100209044004.GA73416@thought.org> <4b713b1e.iNWKGRt3uf/o0KCJ%perryh@pluto.rain.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:38:06 -0700 (MST) Cc: kline@thought.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: display and manipulate math symbols? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:07 -0000 On Tue, 9 Feb 2010, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > >> Is there any app or web site where you can select from a bunch of >> math symbols and arrange them on-screen ... pre-drawn symbols that >> could be moused around? > > If not for the WYSIWYG requirement I'd suggest some variant of TeX. > > Based entirely on reputation, I'd think PowerPoint could do this > fairly easily, provided the symbols you need are in one of the > installed fonts. Have you tried the corresponding OpenOffice tool? > (I think it may be called "present" or some such.) OOo "Math". -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA