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From: Bruce Horrocks <ntg@scorecrow.com>
To: ntg-context mailing list <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: [NTG-context] Problem with \frac
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:43:19 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2258F9BD-3705-446C-B2E6-73690CD59A16@scorecrow.com> (raw)

What am I doing wrong here, please? 

\starttext
\frac{1}{2}
\stoptext

gives

tex error       > tex error on line 2 in file ./tt.tex: Missing $ inserted

<inserted text> 
    
    $\mathatom 
<macro> \math_atom_by_parameter_indeed 
    #1->\mathatom 
    \s!class \mathcodechecked {#1}
<macro> \math_frac 
    ...meter #2\or \setupcurrentmathfraction [#2]\fi \edef \p_math_fraction_fences {\mathfractionparameter \c!fences }\dostarttagged \t!mfractionstack {\mathfractionparameter \c!mathmeaning }\math_atom_by_parameter \mathfractionparameter 
    \bgroup \ifem ...
<to be read again> 
    
    {
<line 3.2> 
    \frac{
    1}{2}

1     \starttext
2 >>  \frac{1}{2}
3     \stoptext
I've inserted a begin-math/end-math symbol since I think you left one out.
Proceed, with fingers crossed.
mtx-context     | fatal error: return code: 1

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Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK

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             reply	other threads:[~2025-01-19  9:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-01-19  9:43 Bruce Horrocks [this message]
2025-01-19  9:47 ` [NTG-context] " Mikael Sundqvist
2025-01-19 10:05   ` Bruce Horrocks

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