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From: eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout)
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Subject: Re: Novice Math Mode Question
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Date: 10 Oct 90 23:38:15 GMT
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dbuchtal@math.lsa.umich.edu (Dave Buchthal) writes:

>I'm struggling to learn TeX, and after grappling with my FM for
>several days, I can't find the answer to a simple question.
>I wish to display math formulae, as one does in display mode
>in TeX ($$...$$), but I wish precise control over the position
>of my formulae, as I get with math mode ($...$).  I want to
>be able to list formulae left justified on a page, or in columns.
>Any suggestions?

If you can write macros you should try the following approach:
don't use $$...$$ but for instance
   \hbox{$\displaystyle ... $}
which works for a lot of applications. You can then enclose two
formulas next to each other, or shift the box by \parindent,
or whatever. You'll get problems with \eqalign, tho', but
you can solve these if you know sufficiently about alignments.

Good luck.

>Dave Buchthal

Victor.