On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Alfredo Braunstein wrote: > But what you want isn't the default style for display mode?
Alfredo, I don't know! > just entering M-m d \sum_a<space>^b gives me a sum with an "a" below and a > "b" above. If you put all inside a \textstyle purple box OTOH you get the > limits on the side (like in inlined mode). > > [maybe you are using the letter \Sigma instead of the \sum operator?] After entering ctrl-shift-m (for display math mode), I picked the Sigma from the math panel. Perhaps that's the problem. Hold on and I'll check ... OK. That was the problem. Using the math panel was the wrong way to go. Sigh. \sum worked like a charm. Many thanks, Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com>
