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Re: [TeXmacs] Replacing text in mathematical context


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  • From: Marc Mertens <address@hidden>
  • To: address@hidden
  • Subject: Re: [TeXmacs] Replacing text in mathematical context
  • Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:25:11 +0100

Thank you very much, thius is just what I needed.

Marc

On Thursday 29 November 2007 17:03, Robert Lamar wrote:
> Marc,
>
> Marc Mertens wrote:
> > Assume that you have pressed shift-$ to go to mathmode and have
> > typed a mixture of text and formulas before leaving the math mode. Is
> > there a easy way to replace the text between the formulas with text that
> > is outside the mathmode (other then pressing alt-shift-$ and retyping the
> > text).
>
> The most straightforward way to go about this would probably be to
> delete the math-mode annotation, then mark each individual formula with
> a math mode.
>
> 1. Place your cursor inside the text which is in math mode, but outside
> any other formatting which is in the math mode area.
> 2. Press C-Del (Delete while holding down Ctrl) to delete the math-mode
> annotation. Your formulae will suddenly look ugly. Do not panic: we
> are about to fix it.
> 4. Select your first formula.
> 5. Press Shift-$ to annotate this formula as mathematics. It should
> look nice, once more.
> 6. Repeat 4,5 until all the individual formulae are formatted correctly
> again.
>
> > I hope the question is clear, I have mixed a lot of text and formulas in
> > mathmode until I discovered that the layout is much better if only
> > formulas are in mathmode. So it would be a real bonus if there is a easy
> > way of solving this.
>
> Likewise, I hope my answer is clear. :c) There may be an easier
> solution, but this is the first that came to mind.
>
> > Thanks a lot in advance, and also thanks for the best math editor I have
> > ever encountered.
>
> I can't take credit, but you have expressed your gratitude in the right
> place.
>
> Regards,
> Robert Lamar



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