On 1/16/2011 1:41 PM, Tobias Schoel wrote:
Why is it even necessary or wanted to typeset vulgar fractions of
arbitrary length? Just using "1234/5678" seems to be adequate. That's
the usual form in maths when the font size is so small, that
\frac{1234}{5678} would be even smaller or disturbing if in the same size.
Typesetting is nice, but typesetting fractions in smaller font just
because you can is...terrible! It's my pet peeve that the instructions
on packages of food use these illegible (without a microscope) typeset
fractions, like "⅔ cup" instead of "2/3 cup."
--
Mike Maxwell
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