Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 57414
Wide spacing between variables and sub/super scripts
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:39:22 UTC
Note: This issue has been previous reported in issue 7819, and a related problem noted in issue 9202. Issue 7819 was closed without fixing the problem, "works for me". Issue 9202 has been downgraded to P4 "not essential anyway". To avoid a similar fate, I would like to bring to attention that this issue severely restricts the usage of OOo in academia, especially math and engineering. It also renders OOo unusable for publishing engineering papers, where special attention is paid to equation formatting. It also setback adoption of OOo in my company, because the managers were not pleased with the look of equations in the patent application. I am attaching a picture comparing OOo rendered equation with Latex. OOo equation: E = m ` f lsup i rsub j ` m'_c Latex equation: E = m\, ^i\!f_j\, m'_c Notice that in OOo, lsup, rsub, prime and _ are all spaced far away, as though they are separate variables.
Created attachment 31212 [details] OOo vs. Latex formating
The lsup and rsub commands add the indices with very large spacing compared what the "normal" sub command (e.g. m sub i) produces. This should be of course considered to be changed.
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised is currently assigned to 'Requirements' pending review, but has not been updated within the last 2+ years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
The issue still exists and the reason for it is that starmath does not yet implement kerning (in contrast to the other applications). :-(
I'm going to add my votes for this, FWIW. Also want to make clear the problem that exists with the 'prime' character in formulae, as we discussed over here: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=8361 Cheers JP