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Subject: Re: [9fans] ugly eqn/troff result
From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
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eqn has never been good at the precise layout
of large equations.  it's great that they look as
good as they do.

> Really nobody uses 'eqn' these days?...

more precisely, nobody uses eqn these days
who is picky enough about where the + goes
to take the time to fix it.

russ