>> Consider that no one would read y=x^2/2 as >> >> 2 >> y = x >> ------- >> 2 > > Tell that to TeX. It renders $$y = x^2\over 2$$ as TeX does not count; $x^23$ becomes the attached. Never mind its, er, unique tokenization rules, etc. Davis -- This product is sold by volume, not by mass. If it appears too dense or too sparse, it is because mass-energy conversion has occurred during shipping.