Thread: A trivial problem . . . and solution

Here's something that turned up from time to time.


I type:

. . is in a right triangle.

. . And:


And this is what is produced:

. . is in a right triangle.

. . And:


Note that the first is smaller than the second one,
. . Yes, it's a trivial difference, I agree.


Quite by accident, I found a correction for it.


Precede the first with a space.

. . Type: . is in a right triangle.

. . and we get: . is in a right triangle.


Always glad to be of service . . .

On my last few posts, I found that the "extra space" doesn't work.


I type: .[math ]D[/tex] and [math ]D+E[/tex]

. . and I get and . . (The first is smaller.)


Then I type: .[math ] D[/tex] and [math ]D+E[/tex]
. . (note the space before the D)

. . and I still get and


The solution is one I've been trying to avoid: .\large{D}


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I just completed some exhaustive experimenting
. . and found some "rules".


Upper-case letters

The combination: and .has different-sized A's.

The combination: and has same-sized L's.

The sizes are the same for: .
All the other upper-case letters appear in two sizes.

These can be corrected by the "extra space" trick
. . except for


Lower-case letters

The combination: and has different-sized a's.

The combination: and has same-sized e's.

The sizes are the same for and only.
All the other lower-case letters appear in two sizes.

These can be corrected by the "extra space" trick
. . except for


Why these exceptions? . . . I have no idea!


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It finally occured to me . . .

I just spent an inordinate amount of time on a most trivial matter:
. . a barely discernible difference in the size of fonts.

I must get a life . . .

Originally Posted by Soroban

I just spent an inordinate amount of time on a most trivial matter:
. . a barely discernible difference in the size of fonts.

I think it's discernible enough. Do you know about the \displaystyle command? I assumed you were adding a space because it's a lot faster than typing \displaystyle, as a shortcut basically. Before the forum upgrade, \displaystyle was selected by default, now it's not.

Actually I think we might use \, (or \: or \; or "\ " without quotes) as a shortcut.

Test without anything versus .

Test using space versus .

Test using "\ " without quotes versus .

Test using \; versus .

Test using \: " alt="\" /> versus .

Test using \, versus .

Test using \displaystyle versus .

It keeps fractions the smaller size

Test using \, versus

Test using \displaystyle versus

Hello, undefined!


Those are great tips . . . Thank you!

I didn't think of adding a space with \; etc . . . *blush*



If I want to enlarge a single fraction, I use \dfrac{2}{3}

. . So we have instead of



When I use \boxed{ } around a fraction,
. . it automatically gives me the larger version.

. . . . . \frac{2}{3}. . . . . . .

. . \boxed{\frac{2}{3}} . .


If I prefer the smaller font, I reduce the size with \tfrac{2}{3}

. . \boxed{\tfrac{2}{3}}. . .