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Article #10556Re: How do you make a LEFT-SIDED superscript??
From: Jenwei Yu
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 16:50
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 16:50
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In article <4598@polari.UUCP> ian@polari.UUCP (ian searle) writes:
>
>Help! does anybody out there know how to put a superscript on the
>LEFT side of an expression, such as:
>
> A
> dv
> ----
> dt
>
>The reason for this is so that I can write equations with components
>that are in different reference frames. It would be nice to have this
>as a feature similar to v^{A}, but I'll take whatever I can get.
>
>I have looked through the LaTeX book and cannot find any clues.
>
>Thanks, Ian Searle
Try this:
$$ {\vphantom{{dv}\over{dt}}}^{A}{{dv}\over{dt}} $$
\vphantom will make an invisible box so that ^{A} will be put at the
proper height. Usually if you just want a left superscript on a character,
$^{whatever}$ will do.
Roscoe
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!uflorida!yu From: yu@blue14 (Jenwei Yu) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Re: How do you make a LEFT-SIDED superscript?? Keywords: LaTeX, Math-Mode Message-ID: <29437@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 28 Jun 91 16:50:31 GMT References: <4598@polari.UUCP> Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Distribution: usa Organization: Quantum Theory Project, Univ. of Florida Lines: 35