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- From: mfreid@hkuxa.hku.hk (Mike Reid)
- Subject: Re: Variable-sized \int ?
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- Hua Yang x2538 (hyang@pion.rutgers.edu) wrote:
- : Hope this is not a FAQ. Is there a way to make the \int symbol variable in
- : size? I want something similar to \left( or \right) which can change size
- : vertically according to the formula behind (or before) it.
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- It's my understanding this is a rule of math typesetting. i.e. \int and
- \sum do NOT change size in properly set books, and therefore don't
- change size in TeX. One of the nice things about TeX is that it knows
- the rules, thus preventing the user from making a mistake.
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