gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (01/08/90)
Hi,
My biggest complaints about LaTeX are as follows:
1. When the \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray} comes after any equation
environment such as \[ ... \], LaTeX reserves too much white space
between the two. It is really annoying. Any cure for this?
2. LaTeX does not like to start a new page with an equation. It always
takes one text line preceding the equation with it when it starts a new
page. Why not start a new page with an equation?
3. Inside \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray}, column aligning symbol &
researves too wide white space. So the result looks like this:
a = b + c + d
+ e + f + g. ( 1 )
Any cure for this?
4. Inside \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray} and when we use \lefteqn{ .. },
LaTeX assumes the finishing position of the equation-line after
\lefteqn{ .. } is physically longer than the finishing position of
the equation line inside \lefteqn{ ... }. If it's not the case, the
result becomes like
a = b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k + l + m + n
+ o + p + q + r + s. ( 2 )
Any cure for this?
5. After processing a multiline equation by \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray}
and when the last line is exceedingly long, Latex does not position the
equation mumber in the correct position as it does under a one-line
environment \begin{equation} .. \end{equation}. So the result looks like
a = b + c
+ d + ........................................................ + y +(z3.)
I of course want the equation number to be positioned below 'z.' as
\begin{equation} ... \end{equation} does. Any cure for this?
All these are about \begin{eqnarray} ... \end{eqnarray}. The conclusion is
that I do not like this environment. If LaTeX had provided a way to
set the equation position style parameter 'fleqn' in the middle of a
document, it would ease my complaints.
TeX/LaTeX is supposed to be the best in equation handling.
Thanks for any cure or info about these.
Hugh