- From: Alexey Feldgendler <alexey@feldgendler.ru>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:39:01 +0700
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:09:57 +0700, Michel Fortin <michel.fortin at michelf.com> wrote: > I would also use <f> instead of <formula> (as Juan used in one of his > example), because it's shorter and fits well with many other wildly used > container elements: <p>, <h1>-<h6>, <ol>, <ul>, <li>, <dl>, <dt>, and > <dd>. Why have <f> at all? When I'm writing about <var>x</var>, why should I write <f><var>x</var></f>? What would be the difference? I think a <formula> element is only needed for what is called "display equations" -- they are rendered out of line, usually centered, and sometimes numbered. That way, inline math would require no special element at all -- just write math in the middle of a sentence, and it should work. On the other hand, when math is put inside a <formula>, it's displayed on a line by itself, centered, numbered etc. And, by the way, one can actually have just plain text inside a formula, such as some statement in prose that needs to be centered and numbered like other formulae. -- Alexey Feldgendler <alexey at feldgendler.ru> [ICQ: 115226275] http://feldgendler.livejournal.com
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