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

[Lin Sims]

Can't get a new tool. Can't get a new font, either. I did try the
diacritical marks on the Equation palette, that was the "too small and too
high". I also tried using FrameMaker's Character Palette; that was the "too
small, so close it got lost in the rest of the actual character."

I _believe_ the W is the standard representation of this quantity.

If the attached .png comes through, you can see what I need to create.

[image: Inline image 1]

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Fred Ridder <DocuDoc at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Umm, what you say about Word's equation editor is not entirely accurate.
> Microsoft used to use a reduced version of MathType as Word's built in
> equation editor; but as of Word 2007, the default equation editor is a
> brand-new tool, developed in-house by Microsoft. The old MathType-based
> editor is supported primarily to render legacy equations.
>
> -FR
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Framers <framers-bounces+docudoc=hotmail.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> on behalf of Craig W. Johnson <cwj at well.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:49 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: [Framers] I need a "hat" in an equation
>
> 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
>
>
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-- 
Lin Sims
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