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Keep at all times, the minus sign above aligned with minus sign below

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How can I change the frg command such that I can create and maintain at all times the minus sign above aligned with minus sign below?
PS: If you can show how to include a font setting for the whole macro, I'll consider it a good additional contribution to this answer.

documentclass{article}

newcommand{minus}{raisebox{.1in}{$-$  }}

newcommand{eq}{textbf{fontsize{45}{6}selectfontraisebox{-.16in}{scalebox{.5}[1.1]{= vspace{.03in}}}}}

usepackage{stackengine,scalerel}

defover{abovewithdelims...32em}

makeatletter

newcommand*{frg}[1]{%

  frg@aux#1,,@nil

}

deffrg@aux#1,#2,#3@nil{%

    ensuremath{ eq {{raisebox{.069in}{  centering mbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#1}}  }} 

    over {raisebox{-.275in}{  centeringmbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#2}}}}  }}

    } 

makeatother



    begin{document}

                frg{4 minus 3,  3 minus 1   }

    end{document}

macros align fractions

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edited 3 hours ago

Diego Bnei Noah

asked 6 hours ago

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  These are not minus signs, but hyphen dashes. I don't see what exactly you're trying to achieve.
  
  – Bernard
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  you don't give many hints of the intention of this construct, it looks like math but you are using text mode constructs, centering is doing nothing in a raisebox as that is set in horizontal mode, you have redefined over so this will change frac and buildrel which are defined in terms of `over.
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  your example uses single digits so everything aligns naturally, but does your question mean you want frac{123-1}{1-123} with the - aligned?
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Exactly @DavidCarlisle, I imagine it is a sufficient condition to keep the two minus signs aligned. As for mixing text mode with mathematical mode in addition to the likely inefficient use of centering is by lack of experience, I would be grateful for your answer to this my adding issue to the fixes and enhancements to fix what was unnecessary to use in my code so that I can learn.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I think marmot's answer does what you want. Not sure what else I could add.
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

1

How can I change the frg command such that I can create and maintain at all times the minus sign above aligned with minus sign below?
PS: If you can show how to include a font setting for the whole macro, I'll consider it a good additional contribution to this answer.

documentclass{article}

newcommand{minus}{raisebox{.1in}{$-$  }}

newcommand{eq}{textbf{fontsize{45}{6}selectfontraisebox{-.16in}{scalebox{.5}[1.1]{= vspace{.03in}}}}}

usepackage{stackengine,scalerel}

defover{abovewithdelims...32em}

makeatletter

newcommand*{frg}[1]{%

  frg@aux#1,,@nil

}

deffrg@aux#1,#2,#3@nil{%

    ensuremath{ eq {{raisebox{.069in}{  centering mbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#1}}  }} 

    over {raisebox{-.275in}{  centeringmbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#2}}}}  }}

    } 

makeatother



    begin{document}

                frg{4 minus 3,  3 minus 1   }

    end{document}

macros align fractions

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Diego Bnei Noah

asked 6 hours ago

Diego Bnei NoahDiego Bnei Noah

1669

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  These are not minus signs, but hyphen dashes. I don't see what exactly you're trying to achieve.
  
  – Bernard
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  you don't give many hints of the intention of this construct, it looks like math but you are using text mode constructs, centering is doing nothing in a raisebox as that is set in horizontal mode, you have redefined over so this will change frac and buildrel which are defined in terms of `over.
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  your example uses single digits so everything aligns naturally, but does your question mean you want frac{123-1}{1-123} with the - aligned?
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Exactly @DavidCarlisle, I imagine it is a sufficient condition to keep the two minus signs aligned. As for mixing text mode with mathematical mode in addition to the likely inefficient use of centering is by lack of experience, I would be grateful for your answer to this my adding issue to the fixes and enhancements to fix what was unnecessary to use in my code so that I can learn.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I think marmot's answer does what you want. Not sure what else I could add.
  
  – David Carlisle
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

How can I change the frg command such that I can create and maintain at all times the minus sign above aligned with minus sign below?
PS: If you can show how to include a font setting for the whole macro, I'll consider it a good additional contribution to this answer.

documentclass{article}

newcommand{minus}{raisebox{.1in}{$-$  }}

newcommand{eq}{textbf{fontsize{45}{6}selectfontraisebox{-.16in}{scalebox{.5}[1.1]{= vspace{.03in}}}}}

usepackage{stackengine,scalerel}

defover{abovewithdelims...32em}

makeatletter

newcommand*{frg}[1]{%

  frg@aux#1,,@nil

}

deffrg@aux#1,#2,#3@nil{%

    ensuremath{ eq {{raisebox{.069in}{  centering mbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#1}}  }} 

    over {raisebox{-.275in}{  centeringmbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#2}}}}  }}

    } 

makeatother



    begin{document}

                frg{4 minus 3,  3 minus 1   }

    end{document}

macros align fractions

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Diego Bnei Noah

asked 6 hours ago

Diego Bnei NoahDiego Bnei Noah

1669

documentclass{article}

newcommand{minus}{raisebox{.1in}{$-$  }}

newcommand{eq}{textbf{fontsize{45}{6}selectfontraisebox{-.16in}{scalebox{.5}[1.1]{= vspace{.03in}}}}}

usepackage{stackengine,scalerel}

defover{abovewithdelims...32em}

makeatletter

newcommand*{frg}[1]{%

  frg@aux#1,,@nil

}

deffrg@aux#1,#2,#3@nil{%

    ensuremath{ eq {{raisebox{.069in}{  centering mbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#1}}  }} 

    over {raisebox{-.275in}{  centeringmbox{fontsize{45}{6}selectfonttextbf{#2}}}}  }}

    } 

makeatother



    begin{document}

                frg{4 minus 3,  3 minus 1   }

    end{document}

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Diego Bnei Noah

asked 6 hours ago

Diego Bnei NoahDiego Bnei Noah

1669

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edited 3 hours ago

Diego Bnei Noah

asked 6 hours ago

Diego Bnei NoahDiego Bnei Noah

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I do not know what the purpose of this exercise is but alignment can e.g. achieved with an array. Notice that I didn't pay any attention to spacing, bold and etc. because I do not know the purpose.

documentclass{article}

makeatletter

deffrg@aux#1-#2,#3-#4@nil{begin{array}{@{,}r@{}c@{}l@{,}}

#1&-&#2\

hline

#3&-&#4

end{array}}

deffrg#1{frg@aux#1@nil}

makeatother



begin{document}

[ a=frg{4 - 3,  3 - 1  }]

end{document}

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answered 6 hours ago

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120k6156292

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  Really @marmot, for academic use it is indifferent most often the alignment of operators within a fraction. But the need to specify the position of the operators in this case refers to the fate that I intend to give inside in the education of very small children in order to facilitate the visual reading. I have used very little array command, I have tried a few different modes such as begin {align *} ... end {align *} but always with errors. I am still learning, grateful for your help and all who have made further comments.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Do you mean like this?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xparse,array}



ExplSyntaxOn



NewDocumentCommand{frg}{mm}

 {

  dbn_frg:nn { #1 } { #2 }

 }



tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_num_tl

tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_den_tl



cs_new_protected:Nn dbn_frg:nn

 {

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_num_tl { #1 }

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_den_tl { #2 }

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_num_tl

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  begin{array}{@{} r @{} >{{}}c<{{}} @{} l @{} }

  l__dbn_frg_num_tl \

  hline

  l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  end{array}

 }



ExplSyntaxOff



begin{document}



[

frg{4-3}{4-1}qquad frg{4+3}{4+11} qquad frg{15-2}{6+12}

]



end{document}

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answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

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  Yes, just as @marmot's answer to yours is also appropriate because you agree to increase the fraction bar thickness using hline [number] and also to decrease or increase the space between the denominator, bar, and numerator using vspace { number} or something. Now I'm looking for a way to apply a font type in a single command to the whole macro set if you have any suggestions. Thank you for your response.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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I do not know what the purpose of this exercise is but alignment can e.g. achieved with an array. Notice that I didn't pay any attention to spacing, bold and etc. because I do not know the purpose.

documentclass{article}

makeatletter

deffrg@aux#1-#2,#3-#4@nil{begin{array}{@{,}r@{}c@{}l@{,}}

#1&-&#2\

hline

#3&-&#4

end{array}}

deffrg#1{frg@aux#1@nil}

makeatother



begin{document}

[ a=frg{4 - 3,  3 - 1  }]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Really @marmot, for academic use it is indifferent most often the alignment of operators within a fraction. But the need to specify the position of the operators in this case refers to the fate that I intend to give inside in the education of very small children in order to facilitate the visual reading. I have used very little array command, I have tried a few different modes such as begin {align *} ... end {align *} but always with errors. I am still learning, grateful for your help and all who have made further comments.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

I do not know what the purpose of this exercise is but alignment can e.g. achieved with an array. Notice that I didn't pay any attention to spacing, bold and etc. because I do not know the purpose.

documentclass{article}

makeatletter

deffrg@aux#1-#2,#3-#4@nil{begin{array}{@{,}r@{}c@{}l@{,}}

#1&-&#2\

hline

#3&-&#4

end{array}}

deffrg#1{frg@aux#1@nil}

makeatother



begin{document}

[ a=frg{4 - 3,  3 - 1  }]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Really @marmot, for academic use it is indifferent most often the alignment of operators within a fraction. But the need to specify the position of the operators in this case refers to the fate that I intend to give inside in the education of very small children in order to facilitate the visual reading. I have used very little array command, I have tried a few different modes such as begin {align *} ... end {align *} but always with errors. I am still learning, grateful for your help and all who have made further comments.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I do not know what the purpose of this exercise is but alignment can e.g. achieved with an array. Notice that I didn't pay any attention to spacing, bold and etc. because I do not know the purpose.

documentclass{article}

makeatletter

deffrg@aux#1-#2,#3-#4@nil{begin{array}{@{,}r@{}c@{}l@{,}}

#1&-&#2\

hline

#3&-&#4

end{array}}

deffrg#1{frg@aux#1@nil}

makeatother



begin{document}

[ a=frg{4 - 3,  3 - 1  }]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

documentclass{article}

makeatletter

deffrg@aux#1-#2,#3-#4@nil{begin{array}{@{,}r@{}c@{}l@{,}}

#1&-&#2\

hline

#3&-&#4

end{array}}

deffrg#1{frg@aux#1@nil}

makeatother



begin{document}

[ a=frg{4 - 3,  3 - 1  }]

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

answered 6 hours ago

marmotmarmot

120k6156292

4

Do you mean like this?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xparse,array}



ExplSyntaxOn



NewDocumentCommand{frg}{mm}

 {

  dbn_frg:nn { #1 } { #2 }

 }



tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_num_tl

tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_den_tl



cs_new_protected:Nn dbn_frg:nn

 {

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_num_tl { #1 }

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_den_tl { #2 }

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_num_tl

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  begin{array}{@{} r @{} >{{}}c<{{}} @{} l @{} }

  l__dbn_frg_num_tl \

  hline

  l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  end{array}

 }



ExplSyntaxOff



begin{document}



[

frg{4-3}{4-1}qquad frg{4+3}{4+11} qquad frg{15-2}{6+12}

]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, just as @marmot's answer to yours is also appropriate because you agree to increase the fraction bar thickness using hline [number] and also to decrease or increase the space between the denominator, bar, and numerator using vspace { number} or something. Now I'm looking for a way to apply a font type in a single command to the whole macro set if you have any suggestions. Thank you for your response.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

Do you mean like this?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xparse,array}



ExplSyntaxOn



NewDocumentCommand{frg}{mm}

 {

  dbn_frg:nn { #1 } { #2 }

 }



tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_num_tl

tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_den_tl



cs_new_protected:Nn dbn_frg:nn

 {

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_num_tl { #1 }

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_den_tl { #2 }

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_num_tl

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  begin{array}{@{} r @{} >{{}}c<{{}} @{} l @{} }

  l__dbn_frg_num_tl \

  hline

  l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  end{array}

 }



ExplSyntaxOff



begin{document}



[

frg{4-3}{4-1}qquad frg{4+3}{4+11} qquad frg{15-2}{6+12}

]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, just as @marmot's answer to yours is also appropriate because you agree to increase the fraction bar thickness using hline [number] and also to decrease or increase the space between the denominator, bar, and numerator using vspace { number} or something. Now I'm looking for a way to apply a font type in a single command to the whole macro set if you have any suggestions. Thank you for your response.
  
  – Diego Bnei Noah
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Do you mean like this?

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xparse,array}



ExplSyntaxOn



NewDocumentCommand{frg}{mm}

 {

  dbn_frg:nn { #1 } { #2 }

 }



tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_num_tl

tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_den_tl



cs_new_protected:Nn dbn_frg:nn

 {

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_num_tl { #1 }

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_den_tl { #2 }

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_num_tl

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  begin{array}{@{} r @{} >{{}}c<{{}} @{} l @{} }

  l__dbn_frg_num_tl \

  hline

  l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  end{array}

 }



ExplSyntaxOff



begin{document}



[

frg{4-3}{4-1}qquad frg{4+3}{4+11} qquad frg{15-2}{6+12}

]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261

documentclass{article}

usepackage{xparse,array}



ExplSyntaxOn



NewDocumentCommand{frg}{mm}

 {

  dbn_frg:nn { #1 } { #2 }

 }



tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_num_tl

tl_new:N l__dbn_frg_den_tl



cs_new_protected:Nn dbn_frg:nn

 {

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_num_tl { #1 }

  tl_set:Nn l__dbn_frg_den_tl { #2 }

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_num_tl

  regex_replace_once:nnN { (+|-) } { cT& 1 cT& } l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  begin{array}{@{} r @{} >{{}}c<{{}} @{} l @{} }

  l__dbn_frg_num_tl \

  hline

  l__dbn_frg_den_tl

  end{array}

 }



ExplSyntaxOff



begin{document}



[

frg{4-3}{4-1}qquad frg{4+3}{4+11} qquad frg{15-2}{6+12}

]



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261

answered 4 hours ago

egregegreg

736k8919353261