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Re: About subscripts

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg65351] Re: About subscripts
• From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
• Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:05:16 -0500 (EST)
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mibelair at hotmail.com schrieb:
> Hi all,
> I use mathematica 5.2 for students. Normally, I charge the package
> Utilities`SubscriptSymbols` and runs very well. But, when I operate
> with symbols E or I (both with subscripts) Mathematica yields "e" or
> "i" with subscripts. I think is more elegante to obtain "E" or "I" with
> subscripts, because "E" or "I" without subscripts are constants and "E"
> or "I" with subscripts are symbols.
> 
> How can I to convert "e" or "i" with subscripts to "E" or "I" with
> subscripts.
> 
> Thanks
> 
Hi,

  you might try

Format[Subscript[E,x__]]:=Subscript["E",x]

then Subscript[E, 1] and Subscript[E, i, j] display as expected.

Peter