On 8/18/2021 6:06 PM, Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context wrote:

On Wed, 18 Aug 2021, Bruce Horrocks via ntg-context wrote:

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Is there a simple way to get both root signs in this MWE to be the same size?

\starttext \startformula \sqrt[3]{4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {n} \stopformula \stoptext

Make the quantities whose roots are being taken to be of the same size.

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% The simplest solution: \startformula \sqrt[3]{4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {\vphantom{4} n} \stopformula

% More general % \strut = \vphantom{(}, which is too big \startformula \sqrt[3]{\strut 4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {\strut n} \stopformula

% We can define our own phantom sizes. You can play around with the numbers. \define\filler{\vrule width 0pt height 2ex depth 0.3ex \relax} \startformula \sqrt[3]{\filler 4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {\filler n} \stopformula

\stoptext This is for Aditya to think about

\starttext \unprotect \defcsname\??mathradicalalternative Mine\endcsname#1% {\csname\??mathradicalalternative\v!normal\endcsname {\synchronizestrut{\mathradicalparameter\c!strut}\strut#1}} % \defcsname\??mathradicalalternative Mine\endcsname#1% % {\rootradical % {\currentmathradicaldegree} % {\synchronizestrut{\mathradicalparameter\c!strut}\strut#1}} \protect \definemathradical[MyRoot] [strut=cap,alternative=Mine] \definemathradical[MyRootX][strut=yes,alternative=Mine] \startformula \sqrt[3]{4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {\vphantom{4} n} \stopformula \startformula \MyRoot[3]{4n} \ne \MyRoot[3] {n} \stopformula \startformula \MyRootX[3]{4n} \ne \MyRootX[3] {n} \stopformula \startformula \sqrt[3]{\strut 4n} \ne \sqrt[3] {\strut n} \stopformula \stoptext we can have strut but also think of enforcing ht / dp (or we can have minima but that i'd rather add some options to the engine - we already have some but i never came to apply them yet) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------