http://dsp.stackexchange.com/ i don't even know when or how i found out or got signed up with this, but evidently i did. might this supplant comp.dsp? it appears to have LaTeX math pasteup, but i cannot find out where the document is that tells us exactly how to do formatting. just curious. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
what about DSP stack exchange?
Started by ●December 14, 2013
Reply by ●December 15, 20132013-12-15
On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 14:38:03 -0500, robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:> > http://dsp.stackexchange.com/ > >i don't even know when or how i found out or got signed up with this, >but evidently i did. > >might this supplant comp.dsp?I think for a lot of people it already has. They are definitely two different things, though.>it appears to have LaTeX math pasteup, but i cannot find out where the >document is that tells us exactly how to do formatting. > >just curious. > > >-- > >r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com > >"Imagination is more important than knowledge." > >Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
Reply by ●December 15, 20132013-12-15
On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:38:03 PM UTC-6, robert bristow-johnson wrote:> http://dsp.stackexchange.com/ > >....... > > might this supplant comp.dsp? >I read (and write) more on dsp.stackexchange these days than on comp.dsp. One big, and very positive, difference is that it is a moderated forum (Peter K., who used to post here in days past is a moderator) and so flame wars, ad hominem attacks, bad language, etc are suppressed pretty promptly, in fact even deleted entirely in particularly obnoxious cases. Also, people can vote on postings, and thus in just a short while, it is easy for even a newbie to distinguish the Sigvecs from the Erics.> > it appears to have LaTeX math pasteup, but i cannot find out where the > > document is that tells us exactly how to do formatting. >LaTex formatting is pretty much like ordinary LaTex with $ signs surrounding math formulas written in-line and $$ signs surrounding displayed equations. However, not everything in LaTex is supported, just enough to get by. --Dilip Sarwate
Reply by ●December 15, 20132013-12-15
On 12/15/13 9:38 AM, dvsarwate wrote:> On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:38:03 PM UTC-6, robert bristow-johnson wrote: >> http://dsp.stackexchange.com/ >> >> ....... >> >> might this supplant comp.dsp? >> > > I read (and write) more on dsp.stackexchange these days > than on comp.dsp. One big, and very positive, difference > is that it is a moderated forum (Peter K., who used to post > here in days past is a moderator)yah, i think it was Peter who informed me of the existence of it.> and so flame wars, ad > hominem attacks, bad language, etc are suppressed pretty > promptly, in fact even deleted entirely in particularly > obnoxious cases.sounds like less fun than comp.dsp . except the LaTeX equations, which makes it a little more "fun".> Also, people can vote on postings, and thus in just a > short while, it is easy for even a newbie to distinguish > the Sigvecs from the Erics.i think we can distinguish that here.>> it appears to have LaTeX math pasteup, but i cannot find out where the >> document is that tells us exactly how to do formatting. >> > > LaTex formatting is pretty much like ordinary LaTex with > $ signs surrounding math formulas written in-line and > $$ signs surrounding displayed equations. However, not > everything in LaTex is supported, just enough to get by.still the question is where did you find out about "$" and "$$". i can use the page at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Math to tell me about formatting within the LaTeX equation, but i had no idea what the syntax was to kick it into LaTeX mode. so my question sorta remains: what is the syntax for bold, italic, underline, and links in stackexchange? or, better yet, where is the definite pasteup guidelines for it? thanks Dilip or anyone else with answers. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
>still the question is where did you find out about "$" and "$$". i can >use the page at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Math >to tell me about formatting within the LaTeX equation, but i had no idea >what the syntax was to kick it into LaTeX mode.I also find it a little bit strange that there seems to be no official easy-to-find introduction to the LaTeX mode. But maybe this helps: http://meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/463/put-a-link-to-a-tutorial-on-the-tex-in-the-faq/464#464>so my question sorta remains: what is the syntax for bold, italic, >underline, and links in stackexchange? or, better yet, where is the >definite pasteup guidelines for it?There is a toolbar for all those things. You can see the toolbar here http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/22186/how-do-i-format-my-code-blocks>thanks Dilip or anyone else with answers. > >-- > >r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com > >"Imagination is more important than knowledge." > > >_____________________________ Posted through www.DSPRelated.com
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> writes:> [...] > still the question is where did you find out about "$" and "$$". i > can use the page at wikipedia: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Math to tell me about > formatting within the LaTeX equation, but i had no idea what the > syntax was to kick it into LaTeX mode. > > so my question sorta remains: what is the syntax for bold, italic, > underline, and links in stackexchange? or, better yet, where is the > definite pasteup guidelines for it?Robert, I haven't even been to the site, but if it's (more-or-less) standard LaTeX, then you have to look the same place anyone writing LaTeX would look. In addition to the normal google hits, I would recommend the book "The LaTeX Companion." -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
On 12/16/13 3:46 AM, niarn wrote:>> still the question is where did you find out about "$" and "$$". i can >> use the page at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Math >> to tell me about formatting within the LaTeX equation, but i had no idea >> what the syntax was to kick it into LaTeX mode. > > I also find it a little bit strange that there seems to be no official > easy-to-find introduction to the LaTeX mode. But maybe this helps: > > http://meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/463/put-a-link-to-a-tutorial-on-the-tex-in-the-faq/464#464 > > >> so my question sorta remains: what is the syntax for bold, italic, >> underline, and links in stackexchange? or, better yet, where is the >> definite pasteup guidelines for it? > > There is a toolbar for all those things. You can see the toolbar here > http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/22186/how-do-i-format-my-code-blocksi found this link http://dsp.stackexchange.com/editing-help#comment-formatting which points to this as the "Official Markdown syntax reference page" http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax not particularly satisfied with that. i'll check your links, specially the tex one. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
On Monday, December 16, 2013 8:11:47 AM UTC-5, Randy Yates wrote:> > Robert, > I haven't even been to the site, but if it's (more-or-less) standard > LaTeX, then you have to look the same place anyone writing LaTeX would > look. In addition to the normal google hits, I would recommend the book > "The LaTeX Companion." >I think the Latex Companion would be overkill - it describes all the extra packages that you can use for graphics, long tables and other formatting. You can find online the following relatively short introductions: Getting Started with LaTeX - David Wilkins http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/ and also, The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX - Tobi Oetiker http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf The $ ... $ are a Latex short-cut to get into math mode. Cheers, David
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
Dave <dspguy2@netscape.net> writes:> On Monday, December 16, 2013 8:11:47 AM UTC-5, Randy Yates wrote: > >> >> Robert, >> I haven't even been to the site, but if it's (more-or-less) standard >> LaTeX, then you have to look the same place anyone writing LaTeX would >> look. In addition to the normal google hits, I would recommend the book >> "The LaTeX Companion." >> > > I think the Latex Companion would be overkill - it describes all the > extra packages that you can use for graphics, long tables and other > formatting.It would get Robert's job done (I think, if that markup really is chiefly LaTeX). And it ain't all that expensive. And it would be a useful reference for Robert should he decide to pursue using LaTeX in other endeavors. And I'm not so cool with all the internet quickie references. You know neither their correctness nor their stability. Yeah, it's got more than he needs for stack-exchange, but there are other reasons for getting a good reference. -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
Reply by ●December 16, 20132013-12-16
Randy Yates <yates@digitalsignallabs.com> writes:> Dave <dspguy2@netscape.net> writes: > >> On Monday, December 16, 2013 8:11:47 AM UTC-5, Randy Yates wrote: >> >>> >>> Robert, >>> I haven't even been to the site, but if it's (more-or-less) standard >>> LaTeX, then you have to look the same place anyone writing LaTeX would >>> look. In addition to the normal google hits, I would recommend the book >>> "The LaTeX Companion." >>> >> >> I think the Latex Companion would be overkill - it describes all the >> extra packages that you can use for graphics, long tables and other >> formatting. > > It would get Robert's job done (I think, if that markup really is > chiefly LaTeX). And it ain't all that expensive. And it would be a > useful reference for Robert should he decide to pursue using LaTeX in > other endeavors. > > And I'm not so cool with all the internet quickie references. You > know neither their correctness nor their stability. > > Yeah, it's got more than he needs for stack-exchange, but there are > other reasons for getting a good reference.Something a little cheaper and more focused on LaTeX fundamentals would be "Guide to LaTeX." I see a used one on Amazon for $13.36. -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
