[math-font-discuss] Need a large forward slash

[Jörg Knappen]

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Landon Sego wrote:

> 
> I would like to typeset
> 
> A / B
> 
> where A and B themselves are fractions that are generated using \frac{}{}. 
> So I do want the foward slash to separate them (and not have A on top of 
> B).  However, just using "/" results in a small slash between a relatively 
> tall A and B.  A large slash would look much nicer.  Can it be done?

That's what eTeX (or pdfeTeX) is good for:

\left. A \middle{/} B \right.

The primitive \middle is new to eTeX and not available for TeX proper. Its 
effect can be simulated using the command \biggm, \Bigm, or \Biggm (each 
selecting another fixed size).

--J"org Knappen

 > Thank you kindly.
> 
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