# Posting equations with Greek symbols

### Posting equations with Greek symbols

H (pipe resistance) = acL(f)^1.75

It didn't work. Any idea on how you can post with Greek symbols? For example I want to use "alpha" the first letter of the Greek alphabet. That "a" should be "Greek alpha" lower case.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

Try this John:

From Windows:

Start Button> All Programs>Accessories>System Tools> Character Map. Then click on the character you want, when it highlights it, press "select". It will add it to the linear array, then copy and paste.

hope it helps.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

Yanche wrote:H (pipe resistance) = acL(f)^1.75

It didn't work. Any idea on how you can post with Greek symbols? For example I want to use "alpha" the first letter of the Greek alphabet. That "a" should be "Greek alpha" lower case.

H = αcL(f)^1.75

it works but I don't know if all the Greek alphabet is there.

later.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

a test of Georgia character map symbol alpha α

Well it sort of worked, but it's not a very well defined symbol, just not enough curves on the tails for my taste. Thanks for the hint.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

Now trying Garmond α

Doesn't look any different to me, even when changing my display resolution.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

Doesn't look any different to me

AFAIK the font you use is irrelevant if that even makes a difference. May not look like what you expect but its the correct character. If you search the page for it only the the three examples posted will be found.

If you want to emphasize maybe larger font? Highlight the text and from the drop down box select large:

H = αcL(f)^1.75

While on the subject the wiki may have something that will interest you. It supports Latex but I don't have it working at the moment because I need to install it on the server. You're familiar with that? It's all greek to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX

I *might* be able to enable for the forum but I'll have to research it. Would that be helpful?

EDIT: Actually it looks very doable, I'm assuming you worked with this before? You have a latex editor?

From what I gather what you do is work your equation out in the editor and that will give you what to paste into the forum. I'll make a custom BBcode then all you have to do is wrap the BBcode around what you pasted and it produces an image or all kinds of things.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

I don't have experience with LaTex. The little I know about it is that it is a Unix based publishing software. It's been years since I've ever heard about it. Popular way before the PC was invented. I'll just use your suggestion and increase the font. It will be good enough. Thanks.

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### Re: Posting equations with Greek symbols

Well I'll add it to the long "to do" list. I really don't think you need any knowledge of how it works server side. For example if you check out the wiki documentation it has the syntax for creating formuals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Displaying_a_formula

For example:

Code: Select all
$\sqrt{1-e^2}$

Would produce:

I''m sure the code part looks foreign to you but they make editors that will produce that markup. You'd only have to copy and paste it.

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