Operation Manual

Figure 277: Edit Symbols dialog
Figure 278: Edit Symbols dialog: characters selected
Now the Symbol set view area shows the new symbol. It can be selected just like the other
symbols, either from here, or by writing them directly into the equation editor in the form %prime.
Caution
Symbols (Greek or Special), in contrast to commands, are case sensitive
(lowercase/uppercase).
Numerous free fonts contain a great number of mathematical symbols. The “STIX
1
” font is worthy
of special mention here. It was developed specially for writing mathematical/technical texts. The
DejaVu
2
and Lucida
3
fonts also have a wide range of symbols.
1 Font files for STIX are available from http://www.stixfonts.org
2 Font files for DejaVu Sans are available from http://www.dejavu-fonts.org
3 Lucida Sans belongs to the JRE package, which is probably already on your computer.
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