Description: Nesting fractions is sometimes needed. The Formula Editor component doesn't deal neatly with such formulaes, giving all characters the same size. In order to enhance the rendering, at least three character sizes are needed (normal / small / x-small). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a Math formula 2. Type the following formula source : {1} over {{5} over {7}} 3. Close the Formula editor and watch the result Actual Results: Kind of "double fraction", readable but ambiguous. See attached image. Expected Results: The "over" part should have small size (the 1 and the bar) while the "under" part should have x-small size (the 5/7 fraction). See attached image. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Try this with LaTeX !
Created attachment 197379 [details] Test result
Created attachment 197380 [details] As it sould be A better-looking nested fraction
{1} over { size 9{{5} over {7}}}
Sure, you can do that ! However, it won't work when importing a Word document (docx) with math formulaes. This is precisely what happened to me.
Please attach a sample file, reduce the size as much as possible without private information.
Created attachment 197383 [details] Test file A minimalist test file, showing a context where the fraction's ambiguity is problematic. The file is in docx (OOXML) format, just as it appeared to me, sent by a colleague. The same file looks better in MS Word (e.g. the lower fraction is displayed in smaller size).
I tried to open the test file in Google Docs. Looks like it should be. Image attached.
Created attachment 197384 [details] Rendering under Google docs Result when imported in Google Docs.
Created attachment 197391 [details] Screenshot in Word How I see it with Word Microsoft® Word para Microsoft 365 MSO (versión 2410 compilación 16.0.18129.20100) de 64 bits
Office 365 isn't as complete as the "true" MS Office. I add a new screenshot showing how the fraction looks like in my MS Office 2017.
Created attachment 197396 [details] Screenshot from MS Word 2017 The nested fraction is properly treated in MS Office 2017.
FYI Compare the length of the fraction bars. They aren't the same.
Created attachment 197802 [details] screenshot Robert, you can see also that in LibreOffice the lines are not the same length. See my picture attached.
Tested with Version: 24.8.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 48a6bac9e7e268aeb4c3483fcf825c94556d9f92 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Sure, the bar aren't the same. However, the readability of the formula essentially depends of the size of the characters. The present report just suggests that the subfraction should have its characters in smaller size.
Hi Robert, I understand the frustration of dealing with readability issues when the numbers in nested fractions are in the same font size. I hope future updates will address this.