--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex 2011/12/23 19:37:57 1.16
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex 2013/07/05 18:30:40 1.17
@@ -4,23 +4,25 @@
This group of tags generates useful output.
\begin{itemize}
-\item \textbf{algebra}\index{algebra}: Typesets algebraic expressions
+\item \textbf{algebra}\index{algebra}\index{format algebra}: Typesets algebraic expressions
\begin{verbatim}
2x^y+sqrt(3/x^2)
\end{verbatim}
Expressions are displayed using the math expression display mechanism defined in the user's preferences. The default is tth. See the section below concerning the $<$m$>$ tag for more information on that as well as on the attribute \textbf{display}.
-\item \textbf{chem}\index{chem}: Typesets chemical equation
+\item \textbf{chem}\index{chem}\index{format reaction}: Typesets chemical equation
\begin{verbatim}
O2 + 2H2 -> 2H2O
\end{verbatim}
-\item \textbf{num}\index{num}: Typesets a number formatted in scientific notation, fixed point, fixed point with commas, fixed point with commas and dollar sign, or in significant digits.
+\item \textbf{num}\index{num}\index{format number}: Typesets a number formatted in scientific notation, fixed point, fixed point with commas, fixed point with commas and dollar sign, or in significant digits.
\begin{verbatim}
- 31454678
- 31454678
- 31454678
- 31454678
- 31454678
- 31454678
+ 31454678 results in 3.15 x 10^7
+ 31454678 results in 31454678.00
+ 31454678 results in 3.145 x 10^7
+ 314.54678 results in 314.5
+ 31454678 results in 31,454,678.00
+ 31454678 results in $31,454,678.00
+ 31454678 results in 31000000
+ 31454678 results in 31,000,000
\end{verbatim}
\item \textbf{parse}\index{parse}: to display the parsed view of a variable's
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