Re: Re: (any documentation for) linear syntax?
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- Subject: [mg107587] Re: [mg107573] Re: (any documentation for) linear syntax?
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:17:15 -0500 (EST)
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Having to enter \!\(\[Alpha]\_23\) in a search box is absurd. I won't do it, if the damn thing NEVER gets found. Maybe that's why I rarely use special characters. Bobby On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:04:10 -0600, Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de> wrote: > Am 16.02.2010 09:51, schrieb divisor: >> Hello MathGroup: >> >> Solving a recent problem I had, Maxim mentioned that this string: >> >> Subscript[\[Alpha], 23]" >> >> can be used in the Find-Replace dialog by its evaluated equivalent >> using this string: >> >> \!\(\[Alpha]\_23\) >> >> He called this "linear syntax". >> >> Since I will have other expressions that I need to convert into a form >> like this, I tried to look this up in the help documentation. No luck >> when trying these pages: >> >> guide/Syntax >> tutorial/SpecialWaysToInputExpressions >> > In: > > tutorial/InputSyntax > > there is a Subsection "String-Based Input" of "Input of Boxes" which > describes the Syntax of what is also refered to as ShortBoxForm. > > hth, > > albert > -- DrMajorBob at yahoo.com
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- Re: (any documentation for) linear syntax?
- From: Albert Retey <awnl@gmx-topmail.de>
- Re: (any documentation for) linear syntax?