[R] superscript -,+?

Peter Dalgaard BSA
Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:17:55 -0000

Ben Bolker <ben@eno.princeton.edu> writes:

>   In Version 0.64.1  (May 8, 1999), Solaris 2.5.1,
>
>    expression(theta^{-})
>
>       and
>
>    expression(theta^{+})
>
>  (and the equivalent subscripts) give syntax errors.
>
>   (Superscript or subscripts of numbers, letters, or "+1" or
"-1" all
> work.)
>
>   Anyone have a workaround or a patch?
>   Or should I just use psfrag as god intended?
>

Both theta^"+" and theta^+{} seem to work ok. The thing to remember is
that + is an operator so if it is used in an expression, it needs to
have something to operate on, or you need to explicitly use it as a
character.

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