math "formulae" using libreoffice

Roland Smith rsmith at xs4all.nl
Thu Nov 21 05:33:07 UTC 2013


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 04:18:53PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> Organization: Thought Unlimited.  Public service Unix since 1986.
> Of_Interest: With 27 years  of service  to the  Unix  community.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 05:41:34PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> > Organization: Thought Unlimited.  Public service Unix since 1986.
> > Of_Interest: With 27 years  of service  to the  Unix  community.
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 01:43:03AM +0100, Polytropon wrote:
> > > On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:51 -0800, Gary Kline wrote:
> > > > 	Anybody know how I would create the symbols (using "S" and "lim")
> > > > 	to convey:
> > > > 
> > > > 	int from {X} to {Y}
> > > > 	lim as X approaches infinity  
> > > > 
> > > > 	??
> > > > 
> > > > 	note that the "S" is the integral symbol.  I dont know what text
> > > > 	to write for the "limit" part.
> > > 
> > > process is:
> > > 
> > > int from{x} to{y} lim from{x rightarrow infinity} <?>
> > > 
> > > The <?> will be replaced by whatever follows.
> > > 
> 
> 	well, the following string:
> 
> 	int from a to R lim R rightarrow infinity
> 
> 	creates more/less what I have it mind.  [it's a nonsense 
> 	formula, really.]  ---anybody know how I can put   a square
> 	around the expression?

Use \fbox{text} to just frame it, or \framebox[width][position]{text} if you
want to play with the box width and positioning.

Roland
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