02-23-2011 04:14 AM
Hi,
is there a possibility to get a point over a letter in the report mode?
i need that as a description for a heat flow Q. but it didn't found a way to get that point over the Q. is there an easy way to get that?
another problem is that i need to subscript letters. in the curve and axis description i get that with "Q^tSp^n_KM" but if i insert an Textfield it won't work in the textfield. can you tell me how i get that in textfields?
Regards Normann
02-23-2011 08:56 AM
Hi Normann,
Please explain further what you mean by "point over a letter", I have no idea what that is. Regarding the subscript and superscript, the expression you posted works fine in a text box in REPORT-- were are you trying to use it, exactly? Perhaps in a table?
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments
02-23-2011 09:38 AM
I assume Q with dot is the differentiation over time for Q.
I assume this will probably not work.
There is a small q with dot in Unicode defined ṗ but no big Q.
Unicode Letters with dot on top.
The Unicode definition Q͘ does not even work in my Browser.
A two liner
̣
Q
does also look curious.
So I assume the only real solution is two text boxes.
02-24-2011 06:04 AM
Yes i mean the differentiation over time. sorry for my bad explanation.
i tried to subscript in the comment text boxes and there it didn't work. now i found out that in the free text boxes it works but there i have to manually put arrows to the box.
is there a way to get it work in the comment boxes or do i have to use the free text and put an arrow and a frame around it.
Regards Normann
02-24-2011 07:48 AM
Hi Normann,
I just tested it in a comment box and you're right-- the subscript syntax is not supported there in DIAdem 2010. I would call that a bug. I think for now you'll need to use a simple text box plus an arrow box.
Sorry,
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments
02-24-2011 09:06 AM
Hi Normann,
maybe the following workaround will help you, too: I have once had a request for ancient chemical symbols to be inserted into a DIAdem report programmatically. The solution was to use a true-type font (.TTF) with the necessary symbols. The symbols were represented through the regular letters, like an "O" for oxygen, "S" for sulphur, ..., which could easily be typed.
With a TTF editor (e.g. FontForge is freeware), you could create the dotted Q (dQdt) or the subscripted quantities as new letters and use these in REPORT.
Best regards,
Sebastian
02-25-2011 01:44 AM
that is a very good recommendation. thank you SFK.