[Groff] RE: eqn matrix?

[andlabs]

It seems as if the problem comes from my original file using tabs as
whitespace instead of spaces, as it came in the email. That is weird, but it
works now. Thanks.


Ted.Harding wrote:
> 
> I got perfect results after mouse-copying your code into groff.
> The error message you suggests that some invisible stray byte[s]
> got into your file immediately after "matrix { " (which did
> not come through in your mail, by the way).
> 
> Check what is in your file with an octal or hex file editor
> or scanner!
> 
> Hoping this helps,
> Ted.
> 
> On 23-Sep-07 21:51:43, andlabs wrote:
>> 
>> Hello. Given
>> 
>> .EQ
>> matrix {
>>       ccol {
>>               { { roman cot ^ x } = { cos x } over { sin x } }
>>       above { { arc roman cot ^ x } = { pi over 2 } - { arc tan x } }
>>       above { { roman coth ^ x } = { cosh x } over { sinh x } }
>>       }
>>       ccol {
>>               { { roman sec ^ x } = 1 over { cos x } }
>>       above { { arc roman sec ^ x } = arc cos x sup -1 }
>>       above { { roman sech ^ x } = 1 over { cosh x } }
>>       }
>>       ccol {
>>               { { roman csc ^ x } = 1 over { sin x } }
>>       above { { arc roman csc ^ x } = arc sin x sup -1 }
>>       above { { roman csch ^ x } = 1 over { sinh x } }
>>       }
>> }
>> .EN
>> 
>> I get:
>> 
>> eqn:pghoc:365: syntax error
>>  context is
>>         matrix { >>>     <<<
>> 
>> What does this mean? I thought eqn ignored whitespace.
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