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From: kasper.hjorth on 29 May 2008 03:51 I would like to make a curly brace, to indicate that something is related. In LaTeX it would be an \overbrace . My problem is that I do not know how. I can make one using { and } in some font and size, but I would like one that I can manipulate in any direction, without the thickness increasing/decreasing. While I'm at it, I could also use one that denotes a length of something, like a horizontal line with two short vertical lines at each end. Thanks!
From: Doug Winger on 29 May 2008 05:55 In article <62fa41a1-ee81-4e95-92f4-75b0acb8c7dd(a)79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, kasper.hjorth(a)gmail.com wrote: > I would like to make a curly brace, to indicate that something is > related. > In LaTeX it would be an \overbrace . > > My problem is that I do not know how. I can make one using { and } in > some font and size, but I would like one that I can manipulate in any > direction, without the thickness increasing/decreasing. > > While I'm at it, I could also use one that denotes a length of > something, like a horizontal line with two short vertical lines at > each end. > > Thanks! This is somewhat of a shot in the dark, but if you're running on a Mac, seek out LaTeXiT. It allows you to typeset LaTeX equations easily and provides for pdf and cut and paste conversion, as well as optionally adding a Service for same. It does requires that LaTeX be installed, though not with all the bells and whistles. If you're intent upon doing it all in Illustrator, look into Symbols- though, if I'm reading you correctly, a simple direct select of the ends of an outlined bracket character and vertical scale/move might get the job done for you. - Doug
From: kasper.hjorth on 29 May 2008 08:57 On 29 Maj, 11:55, Doug Winger <justd...(a)socal.rr.com> wrote: > In article > <62fa41a1-ee81-4e95-92f4-75b0acb8c...(a)79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, > > kasper.hjo...(a)gmail.com wrote: > > I would like to make a curly brace, to indicate that something is > > related. > > In LaTeX it would be an \overbrace . > > > My problem is that I do not know how. I can make one using { and } in > > some font and size, but I would like one that I can manipulate in any > > direction, without the thickness increasing/decreasing. > > > While I'm at it, I could also use one that denotes a length of > > something, like a horizontal line with two short vertical lines at > > each end. > > > Thanks! > > This is somewhat of a shot in the dark, but if you're running on a Mac, > seek out LaTeXiT. It allows you to typeset LaTeX equations easily and > provides for pdf and cut and paste conversion, as well as optionally > adding a Service for same. > > It does requires that LaTeX be installed, though not with all the bells > and whistles. > > If you're intent upon doing it all in Illustrator, look into Symbols- > though, if I'm reading you correctly, a simple direct select of the ends > of an outlined bracket character and vertical scale/move might get the > job done for you. > > - Doug Thanks for the reply! I tried with an outlined bracket, and it was horrible! It is not so much that I want to use LaTeX in Illustrator, it was just an example of what I wanted (I knew how it looked in LaTeX). But isn't there a symbol default package that has common symbols such as a curly brace? It is used all the time in geometry books and the likes, so it seems weird if the illustrators of the books, must make their own symbols when they are as common as a brace.
From: YourBin on 29 May 2008 16:18 kasper.hjorth(a)gmail.com schreef: > On 29 Maj, 11:55, Doug Winger <justd...(a)socal.rr.com> wrote: >> In article >> <62fa41a1-ee81-4e95-92f4-75b0acb8c...(a)79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, >> >> kasper.hjo...(a)gmail.com wrote: >>> I would like to make a curly brace, to indicate that something is >>> related. >>> In LaTeX it would be an \overbrace . >>> My problem is that I do not know how. I can make one using { and } in >>> some font and size, but I would like one that I can manipulate in any >>> direction, without the thickness increasing/decreasing. >>> While I'm at it, I could also use one that denotes a length of >>> something, like a horizontal line with two short vertical lines at >>> each end. >>> Thanks! >> This is somewhat of a shot in the dark, but if you're running on a Mac, >> seek out LaTeXiT. It allows you to typeset LaTeX equations easily and >> provides for pdf and cut and paste conversion, as well as optionally >> adding a Service for same. >> >> It does requires that LaTeX be installed, though not with all the bells >> and whistles. >> >> If you're intent upon doing it all in Illustrator, look into Symbols- >> though, if I'm reading you correctly, a simple direct select of the ends >> of an outlined bracket character and vertical scale/move might get the >> job done for you. >> >> - Doug > > Thanks for the reply! > > I tried with an outlined bracket, and it was horrible! > > It is not so much that I want to use LaTeX in Illustrator, it was just > an example of what I wanted (I knew how it looked in LaTeX). > But isn't there a symbol default package that has common symbols such > as a curly brace? It is used all the time in geometry books and the > likes, so it seems weird if the illustrators of the books, must make > their own symbols when they are as common as a brace. Being Dutch...what is a "curly brace"?? This?: { }
From: kasper.hjorth on 30 May 2008 00:46
On 29 Maj, 22:18, YourBin <your...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > kasper.hjo...(a)gmail.com schreef: > > > > > On 29 Maj, 11:55, Doug Winger <justd...(a)socal.rr.com> wrote: > >> In article > >> <62fa41a1-ee81-4e95-92f4-75b0acb8c...(a)79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>, > > >> kasper.hjo...(a)gmail.com wrote: > >>> I would like to make a curly brace, to indicate that something is > >>> related. > >>> In LaTeX it would be an \overbrace . > >>> My problem is that I do not know how. I can make one using { and } in > >>> some font and size, but I would like one that I can manipulate in any > >>> direction, without the thickness increasing/decreasing. > >>> While I'm at it, I could also use one that denotes a length of > >>> something, like a horizontal line with two short vertical lines at > >>> each end. > >>> Thanks! > >> This is somewhat of a shot in the dark, but if you're running on a Mac, > >> seek out LaTeXiT. It allows you to typeset LaTeX equations easily and > >> provides for pdf and cut and paste conversion, as well as optionally > >> adding a Service for same. > > >> It does requires that LaTeX be installed, though not with all the bells > >> and whistles. > > >> If you're intent upon doing it all in Illustrator, look into Symbols- > >> though, if I'm reading you correctly, a simple direct select of the ends > >> of an outlined bracket character and vertical scale/move might get the > >> job done for you. > > >> - Doug > > > Thanks for the reply! > > > I tried with an outlined bracket, and it was horrible! > > > It is not so much that I want to use LaTeX in Illustrator, it was just > > an example of what I wanted (I knew how it looked in LaTeX). > > But isn't there a symbol default package that has common symbols such > > as a curly brace? It is used all the time in geometry books and the > > likes, so it seems weird if the illustrators of the books, must make > > their own symbols when they are as common as a brace. > > Being Dutch...what is a "curly brace"?? > > This?: { } Exactly! But it is not the character "{" per say I want to make, but a custom (in length and angle) representation to indicate that this belong together As an example, have a look at http://www.toadz.dk/MatrixBracesPerfect.JPG where you can see what I mean. This is done in LaTeX, and it seems reasonable to think that it is also possible in AI. |