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From: kenmoore@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kenneth L Moore)
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Subject: Re: eqn matrices
Keywords: Help!!
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Date: 28 Nov 89 04:56:40 GMT
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In article <1526@gwusun.gwu.edu> fc121102@gwusun.gwu.edu (Michael J. Lamoureux) writes:

==>	I'm having somewhat of a ridiculous problem with eqn.  I've tried
==>under SunOS 3.4 & 4.0 to no avail.  I can't seem to get eqn to parse the
==>matrix command.  It just chokes and says syntax error.  

One problem may be that you are not forcing a break page. Try a 

.bp 

at the end of the page you are having trouble in. I got in the habit of 
doing this and avoided many problems.

Another problem I have encountered is that the matrix must be under a
certain dimension. Try a 3x3 to start and work your way up. 

Also, try the size command. Something like:

.EQ
size 8 {expression}
.EN

to reduce the size of the characters.

==>	While I'm asking, does anyone know how to get a multiplication dot in
==>eqn or troff?  I tried \(m. but that doesn't work.  Am I just SOL?

Isn't this one of the special symbols like "dot"? i.e.

.EQ
X dot Y
.EN

==>Thanks
==>
==>Michael Lamoureux

I have used eqn under sun 3.4 and 4.0 with no problems.

Take these answers with a grain of salt as I haven't used eqn in a 
while. But they may put you in the ball park.


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