Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:14:07 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: display and manipulate math symbols? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002091708010.11722@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20100209231043.GA76811@thought.org> References: <20100209044004.GA73416@thought.org> <20100209202709.afb45d04.freebsd@edvax.de> <f60d361f1002091204u1c7dc5d0ob12fbe47aa8976ca@mail.gmail.com> <20100209225534.5e29093a.freebsd@edvax.de> <20100209231043.GA76811@thought.org>
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On Tue, 9 Feb 2010, Gary Kline wrote: > On Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 10:55:34PM +0100, Polytropon wrote: >> On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:04:41 +0100, Ond??ej Majerech <oxyd.oxyd@gmail.com> wrote: >>> As I guess the main reason for wanting to move symbols around visually >>> is so that you don't have to remember tons of TeX sequences, this >>> could be rather helpful. >> >> There was a tool called LyX; I have to admit that I never >> used it, but maybe it also contains a mouse-driven editing >> mechanism for formulas. > > lyx is there, in ports/print/lyx. given all the work it takes to > create what i'm thinking of, it makes sense to do it via the > keyboard. --and even then, you may not get it right for several > tries. i was thinking of simple things like, say, the integral > from 0 to pi dxdy; ormaybe the nth root of x-to-the-yth power. OOo Math: int from 0 to pi dxdy nroot n (x^y) Please reconsider the indenting on your posts. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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