[Tuglist] sub script bottom align

David Kastrup tuglist@tug.org.in
23 May 2002 18:04:16 +0200


Mouttou VelouS <mvelous@yahoo.com> writes:

> > can anybody give me a light to solve this problem.
> > 
> > i was used plain TeX long (5 years) back, now i'm
> > tied with new
> > project in tex and i have to recall all my TeX
> > experience.
> > 
> > i have attached pdf file, any suggestion most
> > welcome
>
> i'm sending this again as gif file

jpeg, actually.

> In eq.1 i can get subscript in both alpha and beta
> aligned at bottom, but i couldn't get the same
> alignment for 2nd eq. pl. help me out.

Instead of a jpeg, you had better included the corresponding source
file.  One can only guess what you do.  I would recommend trying

\alpha^{\vphantom{2}}_3

The \vphantom has the same vertical dimensions as its argument, but
does not print.  That way the adjustment for the subscript is the
same.

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