| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 274.1 | All should be allowed, perhaps with different fonts | CLOSET::KAIKOW |  | Mon Apr 20 1987 08:29 | 1 | 
|  | All math tags should work outside of <math>, with perhaps a different font.
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| 274.2 | Try <MCS> characters | UBEAUT::MANDERSON | the wind don't blow..... it sux | Mon Apr 20 1987 19:47 | 6 | 
|  |     Don't forget that there are <MCS> characters that you can use outside
    <MATH>. I use <MCS>(one_forth) and <MCS>(one_half) in a few
    places. They are not as extensive as <MATH> but for what I need
    they are fine.
    Kevin
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| 274.3 |  | CLOSET::KAIKOW |  | Tue Apr 21 1987 07:35 | 15 | 
|  | re: 274.2
I didn't forget about <MCS>, however, <MCS> is inadequate.
1. All of the <math_char> characters should be allowed outside of <math>.
2. Most, perhaps not all, of the <math> tag operators in tables 13-1 and 13-2
   of the User's Guide (pages 13-139 to 13-140 qnd 13-142, respectively)
   should be allowed outside of <math>. (NOTE: There is also a table 13-1 on 
   page 147.)
3. Actually, I believe that there is some duplication, e.g.:
   a. <dots> would be identical with <hellipsis>
   b. <dot times> would be identical with <mcs>(raised_period)
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| 274.4 |  | CLOSET::ANKLAM |  | Tue Apr 21 1987 08:03 | 2 | 
|  |     
    <math_char> is allowed outside of <math>.
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| 274.5 | Other redundant characters... | COOKIE::JOHNSTON |  | Wed Apr 22 1987 11:01 | 25 | 
|  | There is some duplication of characters within <math_char> and between 
<math_char> and <special_char>:
  <math_char>(parallel)  
  <math_char>(double_vert)
  <math_char>(dagger)          <math_char>(ddagger)
  <special_char>(dagger)       <special_char>(double_dagger)
  <math_char>(diamondsuit)
  <special_char>(full_diamond)
The difference between diamondsuit and full_diamond is an empty diamond 
and blackened diamond; I was curious as to why one appeared in 
<math_char> and not the other.
I couldn't see any difference between the others, such as ddagger and 
double_dagger.
Is the redundancy intentional?  Is it a matter of "correct" tagging for 
these cases?
Rose
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| 274.6 | different character sets | CLOSET::ANKLAM |  | Wed Apr 22 1987 11:23 | 15 | 
|  |     
    THe redundancy isn't really intentional, but is a byproduct of
    supporting three 'special' character sets:
    
    <mcs> gets you characters from the DEC Multinational Set
    <special_char> gets you characters from the set of publishing
    characters
    <math_char> gets you characters from the math character set.
    
    In the case of duplications, go with <special_char>; these will
    give you the correctly sized character to go in the current font.
    The math character set only has one size.
    
    patti anklam
    
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