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Article #609Re: mathematical symbols?
From: Michael G. Stoecker
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 11:39
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 11:39
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In article <4918@tuegate.tue.nl> johan@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Johan Wevers) writes:
>In article <4330@drsrv1.hmi.de> dej@drsrv1.hmi.de (Andreas Schulz-Dieterich) writes:
>>We're looking for the symbols of natural and real numbers in LaTeX:
>> __
>> | |\ | | | \
>> | | \ | | |__/
>> | | \ | | | \
>> | | \| | | \
>>
>>(ASCII offers very poor capabilities but you will understand.)
>>
>>Any hints appreciated. Thanks in advance,
>>-Andreas
>Try: \newcommand{\RR}{\mbox{I\hspace{-1ex}R}}
>and \newcommand{\NN}{\mbox{I\hspace{-1ex}N}}
>If you prefer the symbols in italics, symply remove the \mbox and
>use them in math mode.
>***********************************************************************
>* J.C.A. Wevers * _\ /e+ _\ _ /e+ *
>* johan@stack.urc.tue.nl * 1 u \ X / d \ X / 2 *
>************************** P=-| >---< + >---< + ......| *
>* Physics is really all * N / \ / \ *
>* there exists. Me. * /d u\ /u d \ *
>***********************************************************************
Better yet, retrieve the bbold fonts from one of the archive sites.
The bbold font is blackboard style letters and symbols, precisely what
the original poster wants.
Mike Stoecker
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Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!udecc.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!AFIT.AF.MIL!mstoecke From: mstoecke@AFIT.AF.MIL (Michael G. Stoecker) Subject: Re: mathematical symbols? Message-ID: <mstoecke.11@AFIT.AF.MIL> Keywords: natural numbers, real numbers, LaTeX Sender: news@afit.af.mil Nntp-Posting-Host: 129.92.5.163 Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB OH References: <4330@drsrv1.hmi.de> <4918@tuegate.tue.nl> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 11:39:14 GMT Lines: 35