[LON-CAPA-users] prettyprint going to pdf question
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Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:14:46 -0400
<div>You got it! I thought it had something to do with
<display> tags, but I thought I was going to have to put
parameters and stuff in there.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
brew<br></div><font color=3D"#990099">-----lon-capa-users-admin@mail.lon-ca=
pa.org wrote: -----<br><br></font><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px sol=
id rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; m=
argin-right: 0px;">To: lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org<br>From: batchelo@s=
fu.ca<br>Sent by: lon-capa-users-admin@mail.lon-capa.org<br>Date: 06/18/200=
6 03:39AM<br>Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] prettyprint going to pdf questio=
n<br><br><font face=3D"monospace" size=3D"3">Hi Brew,<br><span style=3D"vis=
ibility: hidden;"> </span> I think you should place=
your variable inside <display></display><br>tags.<br><br>i.e.<=
br><br><startouttext />The answer is <display>$right</displa=
y> <endouttext /><br><br>Cheers,<br>Ray<br><br><br><br><br>On Sat,=
17 Jun 2006 17:32:50 -0400 lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org wrote:<br>>=
<br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> I am chasing down a minor issue, which I ass=
ume is some formatting issue I<br>> am ignoring.<br>> <br>> In a p=
roblem, I format a number for displaying (either in the text of the<br>>=
problem, or in a multiple choice foil) as prettyprint "2e".<br>> <br>&g=
t; In html, this looks fine.<br>> In the printed pdf file, I get somethi=
ng like<br>> \ensuremath{2.25\times 10^{5}}<br>> =
every time I use any variable formatted in this way.<br>> <br>> Sampl=
e code is shown below.<br>> I have jsMath mode turned on by default, not=
the usual "default" setting<br>> for math equations.<br>> <br>> A=
ny clues are welcome,<br>> brew<br>> <br>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>> <problem><br>> <script type=3D"loncapa/=
perl">#Enter the computations here<br>> $mass =3D &random (1e5,4e=
5,0.25e5);<br>> $right=3D&prettyprint($mass ,"2e");<br>> </scr=
ipt><br>> <br>> ....<br>> <startouttext />The answer is $=
right <endouttext /><br>> <br>> =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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