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Re: Psfig bug using eqn with DWB 2.0 bug applied ???

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From: Scott Simpson
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1988 17:35
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In article <741@ssp15.idca.tds.philips.nl> jos@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (Jos Vos) writes:
>... the eqn example from the documentation (paper.ms) here does not
>work properly: the whole equation is shifted too much to the left and
>the capital Sigma with {i=0} is printed on the same position as
>x sup #pretzel#.

I believe the bug is with their driver.  When you switch from double to
single sizes on the C/A/T phototypesetter, you need to add/subtract 51
horizontal units.  A driver I wrote initially had this bug until I
fixed it.
	Scott Simpson
	TRW Space and Defense Sector
	oberon!trwarcadia!simpson  		(UUCP)
	trwarcadia!simpson@oberon.usc.edu	(Internet)
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Subject: Re: Psfig bug using eqn with DWB 2.0 bug applied ???
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