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Heavily inspired by LaTeX and MathType I have created a typesetting system which sets up equations, formulas and the like.

The system itself is possibly crossplatform, but in the example file I use a multi-line stringgadget (#ES_MULTILINE) and thus it will not compile on Mac OS X or Linux (replace it with an EditorGadget). Please notice that I have tested it under Windows Vista 32-bit only (PB 4.41 and PB 4.50 Beta 2).

Big thanks to luis for the image manipulation routines which I have stolen for this project

Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?zj3jn0iglaq (version 1.01, last update: 07-04-2010)

Run the example file and try it please
I have included some sparse help files in RTF format, but I hope the included examples explain how to use the system
(uncomment the example you want to try in the example file)

Feel free to enhance, modify or optimize this (I am hopeless when it comes to optimizing code) - have fun!

It seems quite feature-rich.

But what if you want to print b^{4}?

Bug: negative overscripts are raised compared to non-negative.

Trond wrote:But what if you want to print b^{4}?

If you want to print the text string "b^{4}" without formatting, you have to turn off the syntax interpreting or 'cut' the function with \*.

For instance: or

Trond wrote:Bug: negative overscripts are raised compared to non-negative.

Can you post the TypeSet$ string which is processed? I shall see what I can do then.

Arctic Fox wrote:

Trond wrote:Bug: negative overscripts are raised compared to non-negative.

Can you post the TypeSet$ string which is processed? I shall see what I can do then.

It was one of the examples, with -2.

Trond wrote:

Arctic Fox wrote:

Trond wrote:Bug: negative overscripts are raised compared to non-negative.

Can you post the TypeSet$ string which is processed? I shall see what I can do then.

It was one of the examples, with -2.

Okay, I'm on it! Thanks for pointing it out

Problem fixed - new version uploaded (see first post)

This is awesome Arctic, very very impressive.

You could turn this into a commercial library with a few additional features.

srod wrote:This is awesome Arctic, very very impressive.

Thank you very much, srod!

If I am to distribute this it will probably be as freeware (well, a big part of it is already released as open source, right? ).

However, I think it still needs some optimizing in order to be a "distributable" product. Furthermore some of the new features which come with PB 4.50 (e.g. linked lists in structures) can make it even better.

srod wrote:... with a few additional features.

I am open to new ideas
(but if it is about those blackboard bold characters, you will have to wait until I get a font editor application as RASHAD suggested)