Re: OpenOffice Math and sum symbol
2005/8/25, Joachim Fahnenmüller <jfahnenmueller@web.de>:
> Hi Paolo,
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 06:44:33PM +0200, Paolo Pantaleo wrote:
> > 2005/8/25, Jan T. Kim <jtk@cmp.uea.ac.uk>:
> > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 12:16:21PM +0200, Paolo Pantaleo wrote:
> (...)
> >
> > > (1) Specify the sum symbol? It's missing from the snippet you quote, the
> > > full spec should be:
> > >
> > > sum from{x} to{y} i
> > Maybe i should know this... but on the other hand the Math button
> > didn't put "sum" text
>
> There are two different buttons, look at the tooltips: The one showing only
> 'sigma x' produces 'sum', the other one produces 'from to', i. e. the lower and
> upper boundary. These can be applied to the sum, product, integral, ... signs, so
> it makes sense that there are these different buttons. (Only the icon is a bit
> misleading.)
Yes it is the icon...
> > >
> > > (2) Use LaTeX if you can -- wrestling with OpenOffice's formula editor
> > > easily wastes a lot of time...
> > >
> > hum... it sounds challenging :P
>
> Latex makes sense if you work with math formulas regularly.
> What I like with OOO math: You can use the menu if you are a beginner or for
> things you don't use often; for things you use more often you can learn the
> keyword and type it.
Well, once i started using latex, but i think it is a little
difficult. now i have to do quickly a not so long work... so OO is
perfect i think
PAolo
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