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I am new to Latex and am giving it a try on a homework assignment. My professor's notes (which are written in Latex) include a formula that looks like this:

When I try and recreate this formula using Latex, my version looks like this:

There are a few differences between these two renderings, but the one that is bothering me most is that my professor's pipe character (|) has a comfortable amount of horizontal white space on either side; my pipe has very little space surrounding it.

How can I make my pipe character look like my professor's? Is he using a different character than I am?

Here is the code I am using:

[
 E_1 = big langle 5, j rangle big
]

spacing horizontal-alignment vertical bar

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asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

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  mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I already did:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
  – GuM
  Aug 31 at 12:38
  

  
  
  
  

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I am new to Latex and am giving it a try on a homework assignment. My professor's notes (which are written in Latex) include a formula that looks like this:

When I try and recreate this formula using Latex, my version looks like this:

There are a few differences between these two renderings, but the one that is bothering me most is that my professor's pipe character (|) has a comfortable amount of horizontal white space on either side; my pipe has very little space surrounding it.

How can I make my pipe character look like my professor's? Is he using a different character than I am?

Here is the code I am using:

[
 E_1 = big langle 5, j rangle big
]

spacing horizontal-alignment vertical bar

share|improve this question

asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

1855

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I already did:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
  – GuM
  Aug 31 at 12:38
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
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favorite

up vote
3
down vote

favorite

I am new to Latex and am giving it a try on a homework assignment. My professor's notes (which are written in Latex) include a formula that looks like this:

When I try and recreate this formula using Latex, my version looks like this:

There are a few differences between these two renderings, but the one that is bothering me most is that my professor's pipe character (|) has a comfortable amount of horizontal white space on either side; my pipe has very little space surrounding it.

How can I make my pipe character look like my professor's? Is he using a different character than I am?

Here is the code I am using:

[
 E_1 = big langle 5, j rangle big
]

spacing horizontal-alignment vertical bar

share|improve this question

asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

1855

I am new to Latex and am giving it a try on a homework assignment. My professor's notes (which are written in Latex) include a formula that looks like this:

When I try and recreate this formula using Latex, my version looks like this:

There are a few differences between these two renderings, but the one that is bothering me most is that my professor's pipe character (|) has a comfortable amount of horizontal white space on either side; my pipe has very little space surrounding it.

How can I make my pipe character look like my professor's? Is he using a different character than I am?

Here is the code I am using:

[
 E_1 = big langle 5, j rangle big
]

spacing horizontal-alignment vertical bar

share|improve this question

asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

1855

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asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

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asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

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asked Aug 31 at 12:01

Nathan Friend

1855

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• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I already did:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
  – GuM
  Aug 31 at 12:38
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I already did:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
  – Nathan Friend
  Aug 31 at 12:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
  – GuM
  Aug 31 at 12:38
  

  
  
  
  

2

2

mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:09

mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:09

@DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
– Nathan Friend
Aug 31 at 12:18

@DavidCarlisle - mid was what I was looking for! Thanks! If you add your comment as an answer, I'll accept.
– Nathan Friend
Aug 31 at 12:18

1

1

I already did:-)
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:19

I already did:-)
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:19

@DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
– Nathan Friend
Aug 31 at 12:19

@DavidCarlisle - Also, I converted the bigs to bigl and bigr, but didn't notice a difference.
– Nathan Friend
Aug 31 at 12:19

Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
– GuM
Aug 31 at 12:38

Welcome to TeX.SX! Do you know about the tools offered by the mathtools package? If not, you might want to have a look to this question and to this.
– GuM
Aug 31 at 12:38

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mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters, however unfortunately you can't use the bigm variant with mid as it isn't a delimiter so you need bigm| :

documentclassarticle

usepackageamsmath

begindocument

aaa
[
 E_1 = langle 5, j rangle mid j in 1, cdots, n - 5 
]

bbb
[
 E_1 = bigl j in 1, cdots, n - 5 bigr
]
enddocument

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answered Aug 31 at 12:16

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM updated, thanks.
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 13:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3
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I propose to define macros set and innerp with packages xparse and mathtools, using a simple syntax: setx;P(x) and innerpx,y.

These commands have a starred version, which adds a pair of implicit left right in front of the delimiters and ensures a proper spacing. They also can have as an optional argument one of big, Big, bigg, Bigg, which similarly adds a pair of implicit bigl bigr, &c.

documentclassarticle
usepackage[utf8]inputenc

usepackagexparse
usepackagemathtools

DeclarePairedDelimiterXset[1]setargs#1
%%% Syntax: setx ; P(x))
NewDocumentCommandsetargs>SplitArgument1;m
setargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandsetargsauxmm
IfNoValueTF#2#1nonscript,#1nonscript;delimsizevertnonscript:mathopen #2nonscript,

DeclarePairedDelimiterXinnerp[1]langlerangleinnpargs#1
%%% Syntax: innerpx,y
NewDocumentCommandinnpargs >SplitArgument1,m 
 innpargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandinnpargsaux m m 
 #1:,,mathopen#2%

begindocument

[
 E_1 = set* innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

[
 E_1 = set[Big] innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

enddocument 

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mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters, however unfortunately you can't use the bigm variant with mid as it isn't a delimiter so you need bigm| :

documentclassarticle

usepackageamsmath

begindocument

aaa
[
 E_1 = langle 5, j rangle mid j in 1, cdots, n - 5 
]

bbb
[
 E_1 = bigl j in 1, cdots, n - 5 bigr
]
enddocument

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edited Aug 31 at 12:59

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

David Carlisle

466k3810931816

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM updated, thanks.
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 13:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
5
down vote



accepted

mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters, however unfortunately you can't use the bigm variant with mid as it isn't a delimiter so you need bigm| :

documentclassarticle

usepackageamsmath

begindocument

aaa
[
 E_1 = langle 5, j rangle mid j in 1, cdots, n - 5 
]

bbb
[
 E_1 = bigl j in 1, cdots, n - 5 bigr
]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 31 at 12:59

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

David Carlisle

466k3810931816

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM updated, thanks.
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 13:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
5
down vote



accepted

up vote
5
down vote



accepted

mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters, however unfortunately you can't use the bigm variant with mid as it isn't a delimiter so you need bigm| :

documentclassarticle

usepackageamsmath

begindocument

aaa
[
 E_1 = langle 5, j rangle mid j in 1, cdots, n - 5 
]

bbb
[
 E_1 = bigl j in 1, cdots, n - 5 bigr
]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 31 at 12:59

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

David Carlisle

466k3810931816

mid is the command for | used as an infix operator. Note also big should be bigl and big should be bigr or you lose the open/close spacing on the delimiters, however unfortunately you can't use the bigm variant with mid as it isn't a delimiter so you need bigm| :

documentclassarticle

usepackageamsmath

begindocument

aaa
[
 E_1 = langle 5, j rangle mid j in 1, cdots, n - 5 
]

bbb
[
 E_1 = bigl j in 1, cdots, n - 5 bigr
]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 31 at 12:59

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

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466k3810931816

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edited Aug 31 at 12:59

edited Aug 31 at 12:59

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

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answered Aug 31 at 12:16

David Carlisle

466k3810931816

answered Aug 31 at 12:16

David Carlisle

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466k3810931816

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM updated, thanks.
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 13:00
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 12:56
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @GuM updated, thanks.
  – David Carlisle
  Aug 31 at 13:00
  

  
  
  
  

@GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:56

@GuM I'm getting too old for this:-)
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 12:56

@GuM updated, thanks.
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 13:00

@GuM updated, thanks.
– David Carlisle
Aug 31 at 13:00

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

I propose to define macros set and innerp with packages xparse and mathtools, using a simple syntax: setx;P(x) and innerpx,y.

These commands have a starred version, which adds a pair of implicit left right in front of the delimiters and ensures a proper spacing. They also can have as an optional argument one of big, Big, bigg, Bigg, which similarly adds a pair of implicit bigl bigr, &c.

documentclassarticle
usepackage[utf8]inputenc

usepackagexparse
usepackagemathtools

DeclarePairedDelimiterXset[1]setargs#1
%%% Syntax: setx ; P(x))
NewDocumentCommandsetargs>SplitArgument1;m
setargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandsetargsauxmm
IfNoValueTF#2#1nonscript,#1nonscript;delimsizevertnonscript:mathopen #2nonscript,

DeclarePairedDelimiterXinnerp[1]langlerangleinnpargs#1
%%% Syntax: innerpx,y
NewDocumentCommandinnpargs >SplitArgument1,m 
 innpargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandinnpargsaux m m 
 #1:,,mathopen#2%

begindocument

[
 E_1 = set* innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

[
 E_1 = set[Big] innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

enddocument 

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answered Aug 31 at 12:53

Bernard

156k763189

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up vote
3
down vote

I propose to define macros set and innerp with packages xparse and mathtools, using a simple syntax: setx;P(x) and innerpx,y.

These commands have a starred version, which adds a pair of implicit left right in front of the delimiters and ensures a proper spacing. They also can have as an optional argument one of big, Big, bigg, Bigg, which similarly adds a pair of implicit bigl bigr, &c.

documentclassarticle
usepackage[utf8]inputenc

usepackagexparse
usepackagemathtools

DeclarePairedDelimiterXset[1]setargs#1
%%% Syntax: setx ; P(x))
NewDocumentCommandsetargs>SplitArgument1;m
setargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandsetargsauxmm
IfNoValueTF#2#1nonscript,#1nonscript;delimsizevertnonscript:mathopen #2nonscript,

DeclarePairedDelimiterXinnerp[1]langlerangleinnpargs#1
%%% Syntax: innerpx,y
NewDocumentCommandinnpargs >SplitArgument1,m 
 innpargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandinnpargsaux m m 
 #1:,,mathopen#2%

begindocument

[
 E_1 = set* innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

[
 E_1 = set[Big] innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

enddocument 

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 31 at 12:53

Bernard

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up vote
3
down vote

up vote
3
down vote

I propose to define macros set and innerp with packages xparse and mathtools, using a simple syntax: setx;P(x) and innerpx,y.

These commands have a starred version, which adds a pair of implicit left right in front of the delimiters and ensures a proper spacing. They also can have as an optional argument one of big, Big, bigg, Bigg, which similarly adds a pair of implicit bigl bigr, &c.

documentclassarticle
usepackage[utf8]inputenc

usepackagexparse
usepackagemathtools

DeclarePairedDelimiterXset[1]setargs#1
%%% Syntax: setx ; P(x))
NewDocumentCommandsetargs>SplitArgument1;m
setargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandsetargsauxmm
IfNoValueTF#2#1nonscript,#1nonscript;delimsizevertnonscript:mathopen #2nonscript,

DeclarePairedDelimiterXinnerp[1]langlerangleinnpargs#1
%%% Syntax: innerpx,y
NewDocumentCommandinnpargs >SplitArgument1,m 
 innpargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandinnpargsaux m m 
 #1:,,mathopen#2%

begindocument

[
 E_1 = set* innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

[
 E_1 = set[Big] innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

enddocument 

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 31 at 12:53

Bernard

156k763189

I propose to define macros set and innerp with packages xparse and mathtools, using a simple syntax: setx;P(x) and innerpx,y.

These commands have a starred version, which adds a pair of implicit left right in front of the delimiters and ensures a proper spacing. They also can have as an optional argument one of big, Big, bigg, Bigg, which similarly adds a pair of implicit bigl bigr, &c.

documentclassarticle
usepackage[utf8]inputenc

usepackagexparse
usepackagemathtools

DeclarePairedDelimiterXset[1]setargs#1
%%% Syntax: setx ; P(x))
NewDocumentCommandsetargs>SplitArgument1;m
setargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandsetargsauxmm
IfNoValueTF#2#1nonscript,#1nonscript;delimsizevertnonscript:mathopen #2nonscript,

DeclarePairedDelimiterXinnerp[1]langlerangleinnpargs#1
%%% Syntax: innerpx,y
NewDocumentCommandinnpargs >SplitArgument1,m 
 innpargsaux#1
NewDocumentCommandinnpargsaux m m 
 #1:,,mathopen#2%

begindocument

[
 E_1 = set* innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

[
 E_1 = set[Big] innerp5, j ; j in set1, cdots, n - set5 
]

enddocument 

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