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subscripts
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:17 pm
by cyclops
For my useless OT topic I need subscripts. I saw the "font=" button while editing but I have no idea how to use it to get subscripts.
Re: subscripts
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:08 pm
by Jordus
not sure if subscripts is supported... but you use the font button like so...
examples
hello in arialhello in magnetohello in papyrus
Re: subscripts
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:11 pm
by Kirby
I guess you could always try using different font sizes for subscripts. For example:
X0, X1, X2, ..., Xn
Is there a pressing desire for subscripts or superscripts?
Re: subscripts
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:39 pm
by Solomon
Take it 50 steps further and implement LaTeX

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Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:43 am
by HermanHiddema
Kirby wrote:I guess you could always try using different font sizes for subscripts. For example:
X0, X1, X2, ..., Xn
Is there a pressing desire for subscripts or superscripts?
Yes, please! I've been annoyed countless times at the lack of it.
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:13 am
by cyclops
Jordus wrote:not sure if subscripts is supported... but you use the font button like so...
examples
hello in arialhello in magnetohello in papyrus
This helps of course. Kirby helps also. But then where can I find what fonts are implemented?
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:18 am
by Kirby
cyclops wrote:...
This helps of course. Kirby helps also. But then where can I find what fonts are implemented?
It just transforms it into a tag that is rendered by your browser. Specifically, it sets the font-family CSS property, I think (
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font-family.asp).
Your browser will attempt to render the text based on the font that you specify in the property, I believe, so I don't think it's a thing that's specific to this forum.
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:19 am
by Kirby
Araban wrote:Take it 50 steps further and implement LaTeX

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The funny thing is, this thought entered my mind as I was posting about subscripts, but I didn't want to jump into that wormhole... :-p
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:25 am
by Kirby
Subscripts should now work by using the "subscript" tag, and superscripts should now work by using the "superscript" tag around the text that you'd like to {sub|super}script.
Here're a couple of examples:
H2O
L192
It'll take a bit longer to get full latex support working...
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:36 am
by HermanHiddema
Can we make that sub/sup? this is rather long.
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:43 am
by Kirby
HermanHiddema wrote:Can we make that sub/sup? this is rather long.
No problem. I updated it. I was afraid that people might not guess what it was, but I think the help text is probably sufficient.
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:50 am
by HermanHiddema
THANKS!
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:18 am
by Joaz Banbeck
Kirby, while you're under the hood, can you fix the 'sl' tag? It has an extraneous '='.
Thanks
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:35 am
by Kirby
Joaz Banbeck wrote:Kirby, while you're under the hood, can you fix the 'sl' tag? It has an extraneous '='.
Thanks
Sure, Joaz, but could you provide clarification on the behavior that you'd like? The way the sl tag currently works is that you use the "=" to specify the SL page that you want to go to, and you use what's between the brackets to indicate the text.
For example, you could link to joseki like [sl=Joseki]this[/sl].
Re: subscripts
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:52 am
by Redundant
Kirby wrote:It'll take a bit longer to get full latex support working...
Not sure if serious, but if you Do this, and those who know latex will be able to win any argument through beautiful typography. Are you sure you want to give this power?