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Konrad Den Ende

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Nov 30, 2003, 11:55:15 AM11/30/03
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Using the standard form doesn't let me place a multi-row
text. I tried \stackrel{\textrm{a\\b}}{=} but that only made
LaTeX grown angrily at me and ask me to buzz off.

Is this doable at all?

Also, is there a command to place things UNDER a "="-sign?
Not that i need it. Just being curious...

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José Carlos Santos

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Nov 30, 2003, 12:12:53 PM11/30/03
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Konrad Den Ende wrote:

> Using the standard form doesn't let me place a multi-row
> text. I tried \stackrel{\textrm{a\\b}}{=} but that only made
> LaTeX grown angrily at me and ask me to buzz off.
>
> Is this doable at all?

Here's a way, which uses the amsmath package:

\stackrel{\begin{smallmatrix}\textrm{a}\\\textrm{b}\end{smallmatrix}}{=}

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos

Konrad Den Ende

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Nov 30, 2003, 1:34:45 PM11/30/03
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> \stackrel{\begin{smallmatrix}\textrm{a}\\\textrm{b}\end{smallmatrix}}{=}

Smooth. A little bit cheating there but i guess everything is a nail
when you got nothing else but a hammer.
Thanks!

Julian V. Noble

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Nov 30, 2003, 4:54:41 PM11/30/03
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Konrad Den Ende wrote:
>
> Using the standard form doesn't let me place a multi-row
> text. I tried \stackrel{\textrm{a\\b}}{=} but that only made
> LaTeX grown angrily at me and ask me to buzz off.
>
> Is this doable at all?
>
> Also, is there a command to place things UNDER a "="-sign?
> Not that i need it. Just being curious...
>
> --
>
> Kindly
> Konrad

\[
\mathop = \limits^{df}
\]

\[
\mathop = \limits_{yoo - hoo!}
\]

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José Carlos Santos

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Dec 1, 2003, 3:23:10 AM12/1/03
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Konrad Den Ende wrote:

>>\stackrel{\begin{smallmatrix}\textrm{a}\\\textrm{b}\end{smallmatrix}}{=}
>
>
> Smooth. A little bit cheating there but i guess everything is a nail
> when you got nothing else but a hammer.

Another solution, which does not require the \amsmath package, is

\stackrel{{\footnotesize\textrm{a}\atop\textrm{b}}}{=}

However, the bottom line gets too close to the = sign, at least for
my taste.

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