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Log: Update of new-faq content from changes at OOoAuthors gathered via kcarr's faq_spider File Changes: Directory: /user-faq/www/new-faq/ ================================= File [changed]: index.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/index.html?r1=1.21&r2=1.22 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- index.html 4 Dec 2005 00:22:57 -0000 1.21 +++ index.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:24 -0000 1.22 @@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> </p> <br /> -<p>Last Updated: Sat Dec 3 18:54:47 2005</p> +<p>Last Updated: Wed Dec 28 14:16:13 2005</p> </body> </html> Directory: /user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/ ====================================== File [changed]: 001.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/001.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +16 -8 -------------------- --- 001.html 8 Apr 2005 20:07:37 -0000 1.3 +++ 001.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:24 -0000 1.4 @@ -4,14 +4,22 @@ ]</p> <h3>How can I get a left bracket without a right bracket?</h3> <hr /> -<p><p>Since brackets have a grouping function they must always match and be correctly nested.</P> -<P>To get a single bracket without a matching bracket partner you have to escape the bracket with a backslash. For example to get a "[" without a corresponding "]" you should enter <KBD>\[</KBD>.</P> <P>Thus to typeset the interval [3;8) you should enter<KBD> \[3 ";" 8\)</KBD>. The quotation marks around the semicolon ensures that it is not typeset in italic. (You're right, this has nothing to do with brackets!)</P> - -<P>For scalable brackets it is essential that <KBD>left</KBD> and <KBD>right</KBD> matches, since the content that the brackets encloses must be well defined. </P> - -<P>In this case you can use the invisible bracket <KBD>none</KBD> to get a single bracket. For example to get a scalable "[" without a corresponding "]" you should enter <KBD>left [ ... right none</KBD>.</P> - -<P>Thus to typeset <IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/001a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=59 HEIGHT=43 BORDER=0>you should enter<KBD> x=left lbrace binom -5 3 right none</KBD>.</p></p> +<p><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" +"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <title>Content for OpenOffice.org's User-FAQ Project</title> +</head> +<body> +<p>Since brackets have a grouping function, they must always match and nest correctly. Use a left bracket and omit the right bracket as shown in the following examples.</p> +<p>Escape the bracket with a back slash for a single bracket without a matching bracket partner. For example, enter <kbd>\[</kbd> to get a "[" without a corresponding "]"</p> +<p>Enter <kbd>\[3 ";" 8\)</kbd> to typeset the interval [3;8). The quotation marks around the semicolon ensure that it is not typeset in italic. (You're right, this has nothing to do with brackets!)</p> +<p>For scalable brackets it is essential that the <kbd>left</kbd> and <kbd>right</kbd> match, since the content enclosed by the brackets must be well defined. In this case use the invisible bracket, <kbd>none</kbd>, to get a single bracket. For example, enter <kbd>left [ ... right none</kbd> to get a scalable "[" without a corresponding "]".</p> +<p>Enter <kbd>x=left lbrace binom -5 3 right none</kbd> to typeset the follwing formula:</p> +<p><img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/001a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" alt="image of formula to typeset" /></p> +</body> +</html></p></p> <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [ - <a href="./002.html" accesskey="n">Next</a> ]</p> </body> File [changed]: 005.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/005.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +34 -18 --------------------- --- 005.html 8 Apr 2005 20:07:38 -0000 1.3 +++ 005.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:25 -0000 1.4 @@ -5,25 +5,41 @@ ]</p> <h3>How do I align my equations at the equality sign?</h3> <hr /> -<p><p>Currently <I>Math</I> does not have an alignment construction. Instead you can use a matrix.</P> -<P>For example to typeset the equation</P> <P><IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/005a.gif" NAME="Objekt321" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=41 BORDER=0></P> <P>you should enter the following:</P> -<PRE> -matrix{ alignr x+y # {}={} # alignl 2 ## alignr x # {}={} # alignl 2-y } -</PRE> -<P>The empty braces around = are necessary because = is a binary operator and thus needs an expression on each side.</P> -<P>You can reduce the spacing around = if you change the inter-column spacing of the matrix:</P> -<UL> -<LI>Select <B>Format-Spacing</B>. -<LI>Click <b>'Category'</b> and choose <B>Matrixes</B> in the pop-up menu. <LI>Now enter<KBD> 0% </KBD>under <B>'Column spacing'</B>. -</UL> -<P>Here is another example using a different solution:</P> <P>To typeset the equation</P> <P><IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/005b.gif" NAME="Objekt24" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=249 HEIGHT=59 BORDER=0></P> <P>the trick is to use <KBD>phantom</KBD> as follows:</P> -<PRE> -""3(x+4)-2(x-1)=3 x+12-(2 x-2) newline<br> -""phantom {3(x+4)-2(x-1)}=3 x+12-2 x+2 newline<br> +<p><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" +"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <title>Content for OpenOffice.org's User-FAQ Project</title> +</head> +<body> +<p>Currently <i>Math</i> does not have an alignment construction. Instead you can use a matrix.</p> +<h4><i>For example, to typeset the following equation:</i></h4> +<p><IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/005a.gif" name="Objekt321" alt="image of resulting formula" /> +<p>enter the following:</p> +<pre>matrix{ alignr x+y # {}={} # alignl 2 ## alignr x # {}={} # alignl 2-y }</pre> +<p>The empty braces around = are necessary because = is a binary operator and thus needs an expression on each side.</p> +<hr /> +<p><b>Note:</b> you can reduce the spacing around = if you change the inter-column spacing of the matrix:</p> +<ul> +<li>Select <b>Format-Spacing</b>.</li> +<li>Click <b>Category</b> and choose <b>Matrixes</b> in the pop-up menu.</li> +<li>Now enter <b>0%</b> under <b>Column spacing</b>. +</ul> +<hr /> +<h4><i>Here is another example which uses a different solution:</i></h4> +<p>To typeset the equation</p> +<p><IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/005b.gif" name="Objekt24" alt="image of resulting formula" /></p> +<p>use the <kbd>phantom</kbd> command as follows:</> +<pre> +""3(x+4)-2(x-1)=3 x+12-(2 x-2) newline<br /> +""phantom {3(x+4)-2(x-1)}=3 x+12-2 x+2 newline<br /> ""phantom {3(x+4)-2(x-1)}=x+14 -</PRE> -<P>The effect of the empty quotation marks is to left justify the line – a line starting with text (even an empty text) will always be left justified.</P> -<P>You can replace<KBD> "" </KBD>with <KBD>alignl</KBD>.</P> </p></p> +</pre> +<p>The empty quotation marks justify the line to the left. A line which begins with text (even an empty text line) will always be left justified.</p> +<p>You can replace <kbd>""</kbd> with <kbd>alignl</kbd>.</p> +</body> +</html> </p></p> <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [<a href="./004.html" accesskey="p">Prev</a> - <a href="./006.html" accesskey="n">Next</a> ]</p> File [changed]: 006.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/006.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +17 -8 -------------------- --- 006.html 8 Apr 2005 20:07:38 -0000 1.3 +++ 006.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:25 -0000 1.4 @@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [<a href="./005.html" accesskey="p">Prev</a> - <a href="./007.html" accesskey="n">Next</a> ]</p> -<h3>I want to use a binary operator (like ) as a large operator (like ). How can I do that?</h3> +<h3>How can I use a binary operator (like union or otimes) as a large operator (such as int or sum)?</h3> <hr /> -<p><p><P>You have to define the symbol you want to use as a user-defined symbol first. See <A HREF="012">FAQ #012</A> for instructions; most of the symbols used by <I>Math</I> are part of the StarMath font.</P> -<P>Let's say you have defined the union symbol as the user-defined symbol <KBD>%union</KBD>. You can then enter for example</P> -<PRE>oper%union from i in I A_i</PRE> -<P> in order to typeset the formula</P> -<P><IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/006a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=47 HEIGHT=32 BORDER=0></P> - -<P>Any user-defined symbol can be used as a large operator if it is preceded with<KBD> oper </KBD>as in the example.</P> </p></p> +<p><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" +"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <title>Content for OpenOffice.org's User-FAQ Project</title> +</head> +<body> +<p>You have to define the symbol you want to use as a user-defined symbol first. See <a href="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Math/012.html">FAQ #012</a> for instructions; most of the symbols used by <i>Math</i> are part of the StarMath font.</p> +<p>Let's say you have defined the union symbol as the user-defined symbol <kbd>%union</kbd>. You can then enter, for example:</p> +<pre>oper%union from i in I A_i</pre> +<p>to typeset the formula as shown in the following image.</p> +<p><IMG SRC="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/006a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" alt="image of resulting formula"/></p> +<p>Any user-defined symbol can be used as a large operator, if it is preceded with <kbd>oper</kbd> as shown in the example.</p> +</body> +</html></p></p> <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [<a href="./005.html" accesskey="p">Prev</a> - <a href="./007.html" accesskey="n">Next</a> ]</p> File [changed]: 013.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/013.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +192 -5 --------------------- --- 013.html 8 Apr 2005 20:07:38 -0000 1.3 +++ 013.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:25 -0000 1.4 @@ -5,12 +5,199 @@ ]</p> <h3>Can I find all the constructions of Math in the selection window?</h3> <hr /> -<p><p>There are a few constructions without a corresponding template in the selection window. A good overview can be found in Online Help. See here: <br> +<p><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" +"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html> +<head> + <title> </title> + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> +</head> +<body> +<p>There are a few constructions without a corresponding template in the selection window. A good overview can be found in Online Help. See here:</p> <ul> -<li>Press F1 to open Online Help</li> -<li>From the dropdown list on the top left corner select "Help about Openoffice.org Math"</li> -<li>From the large window on the right click on "Formula Reference Tables"</li> -</ul></p></p> + <li>Press F1 in OpenOffice.org to open its Online Help.</li> + <li>From the dropdown list positioned across the top left column of the Help window, select "Openoffice.org Math".</li> + <li>From the large window on the double click on "Formula Reference Tables".</li> +</ul> +<h4>Additional binary operators:</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="table of binary operators"> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a oplus b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%><img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013a.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt1" align="middle" /></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a ominus b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013b.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt2" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a otimes b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013c.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt3" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a odot b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013d.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt4" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a odivide b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013e.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt5" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a wideslash b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013f.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt6" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a widebslash b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013g.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt7" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> +</table> +<p>In addition, if<kbd> %symbol </kbd>is a userdefined symbol you can use it as a unary or binary operator as follows:</p> +<ul> + <li><kbd>uoper %symbol a </kbd>uses<kbd> %symbol </kbd>as a unary operator.</li> + <li><kbd>a boper %symbol b </kbd>uses<kbd> %symbol </kbd>as a binary operator.</li> +</ul> +<h4>Additional relations:</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="table of additional relations"> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a << b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013h.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt8" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a >> b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013i.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt9" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a def b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013j.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt10" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a transl b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013k.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt11" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>a transr b</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013l.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt12" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> +</table> +<h4>Additional operators:</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="table of additional operators"> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>liminf f</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <p>lim inf <i>f</i></p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>limsub f</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <p>lim sub <i>f</i></p> + </td> + </tr> +</table> +<p>In addition, if<kbd> %symbol </kbd>is a userdefined symbol you can use it as an operator as follows:</p> +<ul> + <li><kbd>oper %symbol a </kbd>uses<kbd> %symbol </kbd>as an operator.</li> +</ul> +<p>You can read more about this in <a href="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Math/006.html">FAQ #006</A>.</p> +<h4>Additional brackets:</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="table of additional brackets"> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>lfloor a rfloor</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013m.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt13" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>lceil a rceil</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013n.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt14" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> +</table> +<p>Since brackets have a grouping function they must always match and be correctly nested. For scalable brackets it is essential that <kbd>left</kbd> and <kbd>right</kbd> matches, but the brackets can be freely combined. Example:</p> +<ul> + <li>You can enter<kbd> left ( a right [ </kbd>to typeset (a[.</li> +</ul> +<p>You can read more about single brackets in <a href="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Math/001.html">FAQ #001</A>.</p> +<h4>Additional symbols:</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="table of additional symbols"> + <tr> + <td width=23%> + <pre>backepsilon</pre> + </td> + <td width=77%> + <img src="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/013o.gif" alt="image of formula acquired" name="Objekt15" align="middle" /> + </td> + </tr> +</table> +<h4>Additional functions:</h4> +<p>In addition to the functions that <i>Math</i> knows, you can +typeset other functions if you preceed the function name with func, +such as<kbd> func max</kbd>. You can read more about this in <a href="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Math/007.html">FAQ +#007</A>.</p> +<h4>Additional font changing commands:</h4> +<ul> + <li><kbd>nitalic a </kbd>typesets<kbd> a </kbd>in upright shape (abbreviation for not italic).</li> + <li><kbd>nbold a </kbd>typesets<kbd> a </kbd>with normal weight (abbreviation for not bold).</li> + <li><kbd>phantom a </kbd>typesets a invisible.</li> +</ul> +<p>The command color is used to change the color of a subformula, see <a href="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Math/011.html">FAQ #011</A> for details.</p> +<p>A complete reference on the <i>Math</i> input language is being worked on.</p> +</body> +</html> </p></p> <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [<a href="./012.html" accesskey="p">Prev</a> - <a href="./014.html" accesskey="n">Next</a> ]</p> File [changed]: 014.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/014.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +2 -2 ------------------- --- 014.html 8 Apr 2005 20:07:38 -0000 1.3 +++ 014.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:25 -0000 1.4 @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ <p><p>Select <B>Format-Text Mode</B>. <P> This will change the formatting of your formula such that fractions and large operators (such as integral signs) are smaller. Furthermore the limits of large operators are placed to the right of the operator rather than above and below.</P> -Example: <IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/014a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=85 HEIGHT=40 BORDER=0> -becomes <IMG SRC="http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/formula/014b.gif" NAME="Objekt2" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=26 BORDER=0> in textmode. +Example: <IMG SRC="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/014a.gif" NAME="Objekt1" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=85 HEIGHT=40 BORDER=0> +becomes <IMG SRC="http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/images/014b.gif" NAME="Objekt2" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE HSPACE=8 WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=26 BORDER=0> in textmode. <P> This setting is reversed if you select <B>Format-Text Mode</B> again.</p></p> <p><a href="/new-faq/">Root</a> / <a href="/new-faq/Math/">Math</a> -- [<a href="./013.html" accesskey="p">Prev</a> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://user-faq.openoffice.org/source/browse/user-faq/www/new-faq/Math/index.html?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- index.html 29 Apr 2005 20:42:17 -0000 1.3 +++ index.html 28 Dec 2005 20:02:26 -0000 1.4 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <li><a href="./003.html">When I enter one of the symbols | I get an unexpected result or an error message. How can I use these symbols?</a></li> <li><a href="./004.html">When I enter 3xy the number 3 comes out in italics. Is this a bug?</a></li> <li><a href="./005.html">How do I align my equations at the equality sign?</a></li> -<li><a href="./006.html">I want to use a binary operator (like ) as a large operator (like ). How can I do that?</a></li> +<li><a href="./006.html">How can I use a binary operator (like union or otimes) as a large operator (such as int or sum)?</a></li> <li><a href="./007.html">How do I typeset functions, such as max, det, that does not know about?</a></li> <li><a href="./008.html">How do I change the fonts used in my formula?</a></li> <li><a href="./009.html">How do I change the font of a subformula?</a></li> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
