On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 9:58 AM Jacob Bishop <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Steve Burnham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> In regard to the ams multiline, when I use it in the two column format my >> equations then get rather messed up. The first half of the equation is left >> justified while the second half is right justified. The whole equation >> (both parts) should be centered (exactly how it looks in LyX when in math >> mode). I have tried to set the justification to center but it appears to >> have no effect. >> > > I suggest carefully reading > http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/196/eqnarray-vs-align#197 and all > the responses/links, especially > http://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2006-4/madsen/madsen.pdf which has a > detailed breakdown and several side-by-side examples. Once you're done with > that, you should experiment to be sure you understand the differences, > pros, cons, etc. Then (being informed on the issues), you should...do > whatever you want. The LyX math manual also has a fairly accurate > description of the different environments. > > My own overall opinion of all this is that the normal align environment is > easy to use, but ugly and that the AMS environments are a pain, but if > looks matter then it is worth the extra work. Good luck. > > Jacob > Thank you for these references. So far they are pretty helpful and after I finish my QE I'll need them more as I move into drafting my dissertation. -Steve
