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From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Inline equations in MS Word 4.0
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Date: 29 May 91 17:21:41 GMT
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In article <1991May29.152619.14328@ccu.umanitoba.ca> guelzow@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Andreas J. Guelzow) writes:
}In article <1991May28.173933.25927@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> tuceryan@ss1.cps.msu.edu (Mihran Tuceryan) writes:
}>
}>There is an FKEY for adjusting the baseline of inline equations
}>pasted from MathType or Expressionist into MS Word. This used to
}>work in 6.0.7 or less, however, it is not working under system 7
}>any longer. Is there a version of this or something similar to it
}>working under system 7?
}I am the author of said FKEY and after I receive both a copy of Inside
}Mac VI and System 7 (both are ordered) I will see whether I can find
}out what's wrong with the key, but I surely won't spend lots of time
}doing that. 
}
}flame on
}
}   /* flame about MicroSoft and how the stubbornly refuse to FIX the
}      way that WORD SCREWS up using MathType or Expressionist deleted
}      even though I agree 150% !! */
}
}flame off
}
}I suggest you switch to Nisus and tell Microsoft about it.
}

The problems with Word goes even further that it's refusal to use baseline
info... even when you ADJUST the baseline (using subscript) Word STILL
mucks the works for you because all it does is make the graphic "frame" lower
and descends the eqt. there. Since the "frame" is still as tall as it was, it
screws up line spacing even though what's in the upper region of the frame
is empty:

	This is the 1st sentence in this paragraph
	                             -----
	                             | XX |
	This is a line in word where |____| I want an eqt
	And this is another line below it

Now when you adjust, even though XX is moved down, Word still keeps the
upper portion of the "frame" there, screwing up line spacing

	Now it is adjusted, that is, the baseline info is correct
	                             -----
	                             |    |
	But spacing is still screwed | XX | up
	Below stuff HH AHA H AHNW  WJMJ WJWJWJWN

'Course, ASCII graphics don't cut it...

What I did was DROP WORD (and wrote a super nasty letter to MicroSoft) and
switched to Nisus...

I've recently switched to FrameMaker, which has it's OWN eqt. maker built-in...
FM is Top-Notch!
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           Jim Jagielski                    NASA/GSFC, Code 711.4
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