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Article #682Re: Mathematics in Tables with Troff
From: Walt Brainerd
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1989 01:09
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1989 01:09
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In article <1989Aug30.170333.6938@tessera.uucp>, jtc@tessera.uucp (J.T. Conklin) writes:
> Is it possible to set equations in table in eqn/tbl/troff?
> I've tried the following with unsatisfactory results:
>
> .EQ
> delim %%
> .EN
> .TS
> center;
> c s
> l l.
> Geometric Measurements
> _
> % pi r sup 2 % area of a circle
> % 2 pi d % circumference of a circle
> _
> .TE
>
Two things to watch out for.
1. Make sure you put it thru tbl first (before eqn).
It worked fine on my system.
2. Make sure you use a symbol for the eqn delim that is not
generated by tbl (as a funny register name, for example).
This can be tested by running:
tbl <file> | grep %
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!mailrus!ncar!unmvax!brainerd From: brainerd@unmvax.unm.edu (Walt Brainerd) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: Mathematics in Tables with Troff Summary: tbl first Message-ID: <315@unmvax.unm.edu> Date: 31 Aug 89 01:09:48 GMT References: <1989Aug30.170333.6938@tessera.uucp> Organization: University of New Mexico at Albuquerque Lines: 34