# [LON-CAPA-users] Increasing the math font in the XML style sheet

Seema Ali sali at vsb.bc.ca
Sat Jan 28 11:37:33 EST 2012

It does, but it forces it on a new line and centres it.  The amsmath Tex package has a \dfrac which will have a \displaystyle fraction but keep it inline.  However I don't know if that can translate on the web or how to incorporate it in my preferences.

-----Original Message-----
From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org on behalf of Gerd Kortemeyer
Sent: Sat 1/28/2012 8:35 AM
To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Increasing the math font in the XML style sheet

Hi,

Try adding "\displaystyle" to the expression and please see if jsMath respects that.

- Gerd.

On Jan 28, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Seema Ali wrote:

> I'm using jsMath.  I really like it except the expressions/numbers in the fractions are too small.  Is there a way to modify the math class and increase the font size to +1 or +2 of whatever font the user is using?
>
> I tried to define m and /m in the xml style sheet to increase the font size but that didn't work, it ended up not processing the math environment stuff and printed it out on the web.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org on behalf of Gerd Kortemeyer
> Sent: Fri 1/27/2012 4:36 PM
> To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Increasing the math font in the XML style sheet
>
> Hi,
>
> You might want to try the other math display modes, for example MimeTeX or jsMath. You can set those in your course preferences.
>
> Main Menu -> Modify Course Configuration -> Display of Resources -> Force use of a specific math rendering engine
>
> Needs course reinitialization to kick in.
>
> - Gerd.
>
> On Jan 27, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Seema Ali wrote:
>
> > I'd like to be able increase the math font so that the fractions are easier to read.  If I use display math it ends up on a new line and centred.  I know that the span tag's math class affects the math formulas, but I can't figure out how to increase the size by 1 or 2.
> >
> > Below is an example of the problem.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > <problem>
> > <script type="loncapa/perl">$exponent = &random(10,12,1); > >$term     = &random(5, $exponent-2,1); > > > >$index= &random(1,2,1);
> > $numerator = &choose($index, 3,5);
> >
> > $index= &random(1,2,1); > >$denom = &choose($index, 2,4); > > > >$termnumerator = $numerator^$term * &factorial($exponent) / (&factorial($term) * &factorial($exponent-$term));
> > $termdenominator =$denom^$term; > > > > #$ANSWER = $numerator/$denom;</script><startouttext />One of the terms in the expansion of <m eval="on">$(x + b)^{$exponent}$</m>, where <m>$b > 0$</m>is <m eval="on">$\frac{$termnumerator}{$termdenominator}x^{$term}$</m>.  Find the value of <m>$b$</m>.  Do not approximate your answer.
> > <br />
> > <br />
> >
> > <formularesponse samples="x at 0" answer="$numerator/$denom" id="11">
> >     <responseparam name="tol" type="tolerance" default="0.000000001" description="Numerical Tolerance" />
> >     <textline readonly="no" size="25" />
> >     <hintgroup showoncorrect="no">
> >     <startouttext /><endouttext />
> >     </hintgroup>
> > </formularesponse>
> > </problem>
> >
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