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