From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 23:02:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19ABD1065670 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:02:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7723A8FC0C for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:02:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n1DN37nb070162; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:03:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:02:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:02:15 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: prad Message-ID: <20090213230215.GB91521@thought.org> References: <20090213130700.71e140a9@gom.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090213130700.71e140a9@gom.home> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: confontation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:02:26 -0000 On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 01:07:00PM -0800, prad wrote: > i need greek letters for math work. > > latex has the fonts of course, but i don't have the \mu \ro etc on > regular programs such as inkscape. > i've installed texcm-ttf, but only go a couple of greek letters. > mathfonts don't install and i'm really not sure that mathmatica fonts > are what i require anyway. > > there doesn't seem to be a greek letters in ports. > > any suggestions? > guys, i hope this isn't TOO far off-topic, but is there an any that let you create mathematical symbols on a GUI frame? my handwriting left-handed is (and has been) lousy. in college i created my own method of typinf symbols on my typewriter. eg. to depict the integral from 0 to 2-pi was: b=0/t=2pi where the slash represente the long S-shape integral symbol. now that graphs are pretty easy to drop-and-drag, are there any math symbols tools that allow manipulation of greek (and roman) characters to actually do math with? or is this still aways off...? gary > -- > In friendship, > prad > > ... with you on your journey > Towards Freedom > http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) > Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.23a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php