cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (Charles S. Geiger, Esq.) (04/02/86)
(Forgive me if this has been gone through before: I am a recent entrant into this here newsgroup.) Well, are there? What I'm asking I guess is whether there is anything similar to UN*X's `eqn' and `tbl' programs available for the Mac. I realize these programs are *far* from user-friendly, but for me they are one heck of a lot easier to type in and give better looking results than what one can do conventionally with the Mac. For example, how does one center an equation *and* put an equation number on the same line flush with the right margin? `Eqn' does this automatically. Also, `eqn' automatically makes subscripts two point sizes smaller and subsequently doesn't have these weird line spacings where subscripts appear. And I don't have any idea on how to format tables on the Mac except by using a lot of trial and error. Do similar programs exist for the Mac? cheers, from charles s. geiger ARPA: cgeiger@ngp.CC.UTEXAS.EDU cgeiger@ut-ngp.ARPA UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger allegra!ut-ngp!cgeiger gatech!ut-ngp!cgeiger seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (04/04/86)
There's a really nice equation formater called MacEqn, put out by Recognition Technologies, of Rochester, NY. I'm not sure where it's available, I got my copy at the U of Utah bookstore, and the label says "Distributed under license to the University of Utah Computer Center." It handles sums, products, fractions, roots, sub/super scripts, big brackets, and most other things you want to do. Its only major flaw is that input is strictly sequential, the only way to change something is to backspace to where you created it, and redo it. It's a desk accessory, you copy the equation to the clipboard and paste it into your document (as a Pict). Won't automatically number equations, but... -- =Spencer ({ihnp4,decvax}!utah-cs!thomas, thomas@utah-cs.ARPA)
akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (04/06/86)
In article <1714@utah-gr.UUCP> thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) writes: > >There's a really nice equation formater called MacEqn, put out by >Recognition Technologies, of Rochester, NY. I'm not sure where it's >available, I got my copy at the U of Utah bookstore, and the label says You may try sending mail to D.Venable at rochester!ur-tut!llad He is the one who wrote the program. >that input is strictly sequential, the only way to change something is >to backspace to where you created it, and redo it. It's a desk There is an update out that takes care of this problem. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UUCP : {allegra|seismo|decvax}!rochester!ur-tut!akk2 BITNET : HNUC@UORVM USMAIL : Atul Kacker, Dept.Chem Engg., Univ. Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 VOICE : (716)-275-5874 =========================================================================