RE: [Groff] RE: eqn matrix?

[Ted Harding]

On 23-Sep-07 23:15:29, andlabs wrote:
> 
> 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.

Yes, that must be it. In my file, I replaced the space in

matrix {

with a tab, and eqn did not like it! (Same message as you got).
But now, like you, I'm puzzled that it should be seen as a problem.

The ironic side is, that if you left the space out altogether:

matrix{

it would work perfectly well!

Best wishes,
Ted.

> 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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