unary minus
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
What is the best lyx approach?
Re: unary minus
Am 03.09.2010 15:13, schrieb Neal Becker: Inserting the following in math mode [A|-B] the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B, so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large. see this older mail from me: http://osdir.com/ml/editors.lyx.general/2004-10/msg00161.html regards Uwe
Re: unary minus
On 9/3/2010 9:13 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
The braces just shrink the space between the minus sign and B. You can
add them in the math editor by typing \{ (which will create an inset
surrounded by {}).
What is the best lyx approach?
You might try the following key sequence (no spaces, I'm just adding
them for legibility):
\{ ctrl-M - right-arrow B
\{ creates the inset (surrounded by LaTeX braces) to shrink the spacing.
ctrl-M puts you in text mode, so that the minus sign becomes a hyphen
(which is shorter).
The right arrow gets you out of text mode (I assume you want B typeset
in italics) but keeps you inside the braces.
HTH,
Paul
unary minus
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
What is the best lyx approach?
Re: unary minus
Am 03.09.2010 15:13, schrieb Neal Becker: Inserting the following in math mode [A|-B] the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B, so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large. see this older mail from me: http://osdir.com/ml/editors.lyx.general/2004-10/msg00161.html regards Uwe
Re: unary minus
On 9/3/2010 9:13 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
The braces just shrink the space between the minus sign and B. You can
add them in the math editor by typing \{ (which will create an inset
surrounded by {}).
What is the best lyx approach?
You might try the following key sequence (no spaces, I'm just adding
them for legibility):
\{ ctrl-M - right-arrow B
\{ creates the inset (surrounded by LaTeX braces) to shrink the spacing.
ctrl-M puts you in text mode, so that the minus sign becomes a hyphen
(which is shorter).
The right arrow gets you out of text mode (I assume you want B typeset
in italics) but keeps you inside the braces.
HTH,
Paul
unary minus
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
What is the best lyx approach?
Re: unary minus
Am 03.09.2010 15:13, schrieb Neal Becker: Inserting the following in math mode [A|-B] the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B, so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large. see this older mail from me: http://osdir.com/ml/editors.lyx.general/2004-10/msg00161.html regards Uwe
Re: unary minus
On 9/3/2010 9:13 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
Inserting the following in math mode
[A|-B]
the minus appears as an binary operator rather than a unary operator on B,
so the minus is too big and the space to B is too large.
Using tex code:
[A|{-B}] looks better, although I thing the minus is still too large.
The braces just shrink the space between the minus sign and B. You can
add them in the math editor by typing \{ (which will create an inset
surrounded by {}).
What is the best lyx approach?
You might try the following key sequence (no spaces, I'm just adding
them for legibility):
\{ ctrl-M - right-arrow B
\{ creates the inset (surrounded by LaTeX braces) to shrink the spacing.
ctrl-M puts you in text mode, so that the minus sign becomes a hyphen
(which is shorter).
The right arrow gets you out of text mode (I assume you want B typeset
in italics) but keeps you inside the braces.
HTH,
Paul
Re: unary minus
On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:52:37PM +0200, Lyx User wrote: Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? No. Or does it actually exists in latex? It does not. TeX does or does not add a bit of space in certain places to differentiate between unary and binary minus. This works fairly well, but in some situation you have to fix this manually. I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether someone figured this out for me already. This might be a olace where such intervention is necessary although I'd think that TeX would _not_ add the operator space here. Andre'
Re: unary minus
On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:52:37PM +0200, Lyx User wrote: Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? No. Or does it actually exists in latex? It does not. TeX does or does not add a bit of space in certain places to differentiate between unary and binary minus. This works fairly well, but in some situation you have to fix this manually. I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether someone figured this out for me already. This might be a olace where such intervention is necessary although I'd think that TeX would _not_ add the operator space here. Andre'
Re: unary minus
On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:52:37PM +0200, Lyx User wrote: > Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? No. > Or does it actually exists in latex? It does not. TeX does or does not add a bit of space in certain places to differentiate between unary and binary minus. This works fairly well, but in some situation you have to fix this manually. > I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using > '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very > nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether > someone figured this out for me already. This might be a olace where such intervention is necessary although I'd think that TeX would _not_ add the operator space here. Andre'
unary minus
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether someone figured this out for me already. Thanks.
Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
No.
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
Where do you need negative spaces? If the minus doesn't follow on a
number or letter, it doesn't have surrounding space.
(To avoid the space in general, set a LaTeX-brace around it, e.g. type
a\{- b in LyX or $a{-}b$ in LaTeX.)
The problem in $[-\infty, \infty]$ is, that the minus is too long. To
avoid this, you can put the minus in mathematical text (that means
\textrm (shortcut M-m m) in LyX). To have a middle size minus, write two
minuses in \textrm. You can also use a half space (C-space in LyX) after
the minus, I attached several possibilities.
regards Uwe
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Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
this is the default behaviour ...
If you want to change this to a text minus with the same
behaviour ( but it looks ugly! ), write into preamble:
\DeclareMathSymbol{-}{\mathbin}{operators}{2D}
Herbert
--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
unary minus
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether someone figured this out for me already. Thanks.
Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
No.
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
Where do you need negative spaces? If the minus doesn't follow on a
number or letter, it doesn't have surrounding space.
(To avoid the space in general, set a LaTeX-brace around it, e.g. type
a\{- b in LyX or $a{-}b$ in LaTeX.)
The problem in $[-\infty, \infty]$ is, that the minus is too long. To
avoid this, you can put the minus in mathematical text (that means
\textrm (shortcut M-m m) in LyX). To have a middle size minus, write two
minuses in \textrm. You can also use a half space (C-space in LyX) after
the minus, I attached several possibilities.
regards Uwe
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Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
this is the default behaviour ...
If you want to change this to a text minus with the same
behaviour ( but it looks ugly! ), write into preamble:
\DeclareMathSymbol{-}{\mathbin}{operators}{2D}
Herbert
--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
unary minus
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere? Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could not find anything better than just using '-'. I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering whether someone figured this out for me already. Thanks.
Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
No.
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
Where do you need negative spaces? If the minus doesn't follow on a
number or letter, it doesn't have surrounding space.
(To avoid the space in general, set a LaTeX-brace around it, e.g. type
"a\{- b" in LyX or "$a{-}b$" in LaTeX.)
The problem in "$[-\infty, \infty]$" is, that the minus is too long. To
avoid this, you can put the minus in mathematical text (that means
\textrm (shortcut M-m m) in LyX). To have a middle size minus, write two
minuses in \textrm. You can also use a half space (C-space in LyX) after
the minus, I attached several possibilities.
regards Uwe
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Re: unary minus
Lyx User wrote:
Is there a special unary minus in the math panel somewhere?
Or does it actually exists in latex? I did a search, but could
not find anything better than just using '-'.
I think intervals such as $[-\infty, \infty)$ don't look
very nice. I could use some negative space, though I was wondering
whether someone figured this out for me already.
this is the default behaviour ...
If you want to change this to a text minus with the same
behaviour ( but it looks ugly! ), write into preamble:
\DeclareMathSymbol{-}{\mathbin}{operators}{"2D}
Herbert
--
http://TeXnik.de/
http://PSTricks.de/
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf
http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
