[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 48645] FORMATTING: alignr, alignl operators distort fraction representation

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48645

--- Comment #4 from Roberto <rgnodev at gmail.com> 2012-08-12 17:42:56 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Dear Christina:
> 
> You are right, it works. However, imagine a L.O. Math user who needs to write
> the reasoning behind the process of finding the solution of an equation that
> contains fractions. The workaround you suggest will work, but (in my opinion)
> it's something excessively complicated for such a simple . For example, in
> order to obtain the equation displayed in the screenshot I attach
> (EquationwithFractions.png), you must type the following lines:
> 
> matrix
> {
> alignr{2 + x} # "" = "" # alignl{{alignc{1} over {x + 1}} - {alignc{2}
> over{3-x}} + {alignc{1} over {x-2}}}
> ##
> alignr{2+x} # "" = "" # alignl{"more_fractions"}
> }
> 
> Despite the fact this is only a basic equation, the code is 'a little bit' hard
> to type, read, understand, and edit. I think fractions (their numerators and
> denominators)should be always aligned to the center except, maybe, a very
> specific command is introduced.

In reply to my own last comment: the attached screenshot I refer above
(EquationwithFractions.png) is attachment 65446, in comment written at
2012-08-11 23:01:53 UTC.

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