[Framers] I need a "hat" in an equation

[Craig W. Johnson]

The unicode code for combining (i.e. zero-width) circumflex is hex 0302, and it should follow the character it appears above. If you don't have a unicode entry method handy, using Frame's replace function - "W" with "W\u0302" - will get you the code, BUT, you need the circumflex to be declared in a font that will show the code (Times New Roman or Arial both work). You'll still need to do some fussing with changing the spread of the W, and moving the mark vertically.

I set a lot of books with a lot of math, and rather than mess with FrameMaker's editor, or continually potschke things together by hand, I rely on MathType, which will produce any number of outputs, including EPS and bitmap formats. It saves a lot of time because it's a superset of Word's equation editor, and usually Word equations import seamlessly (or at least more reliably than much else imports from Word). You can also specify something akin to named stylesheets for font and positioning in equations (so you can have, say, separate styles for text equations and table equations), and support for micro-positioning is good. It also has support for TeX, which is another option here, but setting that up and using it makes Frame's learning curve look like a walk in the park.

Of course, using any auxiliary app will also gives you a bunch of graphics files to keep track of, but if your math is at all complicated it's probably worthwhile.

MathType for Windows costs around $100 and may be downloaded as a 30-day unfettered demo from <http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/default.htm>. It's also available in a strong Mac version, for those (like me) who prefer running Frame using a VM.

Hope this helps.

Craig Johnson
Remex Publishing

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lin Sims" <ljsims.ml at gmail.com>
To: "Frame Users" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 9:05:32 AM
Subject: [Framers] I need a "hat" in an equation

One of my engineers gave me a Word document that has an equation I need to
reproduce in Frame. One of the letters in that equation is a capital W with
what Word describes as a "hat". Essentially, it look like a left angle
bracket rotated 90 degrees to point up that has been placed over the W. It
is VERY visible.

I cannot figure out how to reproduce it. I've tried using the equation
editor's diacritic marks, but the mark is too small and too high above the
letter. I've tried using the W-character-with-the-circumflex, but again,
the mark is too small to see, and this time it's close enough to the letter
that it's hard to distinguish it. I thought about using repositioning to
move a larger angle over the letter, but I can't find anything like that in
the character sets (still looking).

Anyone have any ideas? Getting MathML isn't an option. If worse comes to
worst, I'll screenshot the bloody thing, but I hate doing that sort of
workaround. It feels sloppy.

-- 
Lin Sims
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