Fw: Re: DifferenitalD vs CapitalDifferenitalD
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg87915] Fw: [mg87763] Re: DifferenitalD vs CapitalDifferenitalD
- From: "fizzy" <fizzycist at knology.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:52:20 -0400 (EDT)
After applying Jens correction, I was hoping to be able to use the =
DifferentialD with x, etc. and then use the 'dx' , where 'd' here is =
DifferentialD (just dont know how to add it here in the email), so it =
would be a Symbol....but this didnt work....I realize I can use the =
straight forward dx , etc. symbol but I want to highlight the =
Differential....any way to 'fix' this?....when I type in DifferentialD =
, from the Palette, and then add x to it and perform //Head on it , it =
just returns DifferentialD
thank you....jerry blimbaum
----- Original Message -----
From: Jens-Peer Kuska
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:14 AM
Subject: [mg87915] [mg87763] Re: DifferenitalD vs CapitalDifferenitalD
Hi,
this is a bug, add
MakeBoxes[DifferentialD[x_], fmt_] :=
RowBox[{"\[DifferentialD]", ToBoxes[x, fmt]}]
Regards
Jens
Andrzej Kozlowski wrote:
> The documentation for DifferenitalD states:
>
> DifferenitalD[x] displays as dx , where instead of d appears the
> smybol entered as "esc dd esc" (without the spaces). Yet when I
> enter DifferentialD[x] and evaluate I get back DifferenitalD[x] (not
> "esc dd esc x ").
>
> The documentation for CapitalDifferentialD seems identical to that for =
> DifferentialD. Yet when I enter CapitalDifferentialD[x] I get Dx
> where D is the symbol entered as "esc DD esc".
>
> Moreover, "esc dd esc x" evaluates to DifferenitalD[x] but "esc DD esc =
> x" evaluates to "esc DD esc x".
>
> It is all so confusing I feel like giving up on Mathematica
> typesetting altogether. Can anyone explain what is going on here?
>
> This is with
>
> $Version
> "6.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (March 13, 2008)"
> $ReleaseNumber
> 2
>
> Andrzej Kozlowski
>