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bahman

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Oct 19, 2007
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Hey guys,

I just install Leopard, and I was wondering if you are also experiencing the same problem I have. Preview dose not show formulas in a pdf documents properly. The same problem with formulas in Word using mathtype. Is there any easy way to get ride of this problem or we have to wait for new upgrade of the application!?
 
The problem is when you download a pdf or doc file including formulas then formulas do not appear properly there.
 
That's odd. As I understand, a PDF document is a self-contained, so you should have no problems viewing any mathematical formula included. Word documents with MathType objects are a bit more tricky -- sometimes you can view (but not edit) the objects, even though you don't have MT installed. Other times, you'll see a mess of symbols or an empty rectangle. I guess the same goes for them under Preview.

By the way, the MT situation for the Mac is really dismal -- it hasn't been updated since version 5.1 (the windows version is 6).
 
Am3822 said:
By the way, the MT situation for the Mac is really dismal -- it hasn't been updated since version 5.1 (the windows version is 6).
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Yet another reason to use LaTeX for your equations, there is also an installation guide [guide]Install LaTeX on a Mac[/guide]
 
Eraserhead said:
Yet another reason to use LaTeX for your equations, there is also an installation guide [guide]Install LaTeX on a Mac[/guide]
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Yes man, my favorite word processor is latex in fact, but my problem is not to use Word or latex and instead how to properly view a doc or pdf file.
 
bahman said:
Yes man, my favorite word processor is latex in fact, but my problem is not to use Word or latex and instead how to properly view a doc or pdf file.
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Sorry if I was being a bit obsessed about LaTeX. I didn't get much sleep last night as I was up until 5am finishing off some work that was due today.

Anyhow can you post some screenshots of the problem.
 
Eraserhead said:
Sorry if I was being a bit obsessed about LaTeX. I didn't get much sleep last night as I was up until 5am finishing off some work that was due today.

Anyhow can you post some screenshots of the problem.
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Here is an example:
 

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That is strange. Im using 10.5.1 and dont have any problem with all kinds of math as long as its in Pdf. Maybe your file is corrupted?? Try to open in adobe instead of Preview, and let us know if its still like that
 
Ah, your fonts are garbled. I've seen this before. Try following these instructions (sorry I was sent them as an Image):

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