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Re: Lining up 'equals' signs

  • Subject: Re: Lining up 'equals' signs
  • From: "Lazaroo" <junk@qwertyqwerrtasdasdasd.com>
  • Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:37:49 GMT
  • Newsgroups: alt.html
  • Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service
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Roy and Nick,

Thanks for helping me with this problem.  The <br />'s were added by the 
blogger software that I use.  But I tried out the <pre> solution and it's 
all looking rosy now.

Thanks again,

Lazaroo.

"Nick Theodorakis" <nick_theodorakis@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:42456c7f.2486138@news.ind.sbcglobal.net...
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:38:44 GMT, "Lazaroo"
> <junk@qwertyqwerrtasdasdasd.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm sticking together a new blog that uses a few mathematical equations. 
>>I'd
>>like to get the "equals" symbols lined up to make it look clearer. To do
>>this I've tried using a <table>, but this puts a big gap in my page just
>>before the table.
>>
>>  http://www.financialcharting.com/casino-sports-betting-strategies/
>>
>
> I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve with all those <br />
> elements scattered in and around various table elements, but if you
> eliminate them thusly:
>
> <table>
> <tr>
>  <td>$78.40</td>
>  <td>=</td>
>  <td>(bonus) - (deposit + bonus) * (wager requirement) * (expected
> loss)</td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
>  <td>&nbsp;</td>
>  <td>=</td>
>  <td>$100 - ($100+$100)*20*0.0054</td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> You might be after the effect you are looking for.
>
> It's arguable as to whether this qualifies as tabular data, but if you
> talk fast enough, you might be able to convince the purist that it's
> close enough to qualify. Alternatively, the <pre> element (styled
> appropriately) might do the job.
>
> Jukka seems to have written a page on the use of mathematical
> expressions on the web:
>
> <http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/math/index.html>
>
> Nick
> -- 
> Nick Theodorakis
> nick_theodorakis@hotmail.com
> contact form:
> http://theodorakis.net/contact.html 



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