Search All of the Math Forum:
Views expressed in these public forums are not endorsed by
Drexel University or The Math Forum.
|
|
|
|
Re: Sketchpad 5
Posted:
Jan 28, 2010 4:36 PM
|
|
> Suppose I have a line AB and construct a line
> parallel to AB through point C. I construct another
> point D on this new line. When I write a caption
> about this situation, I can click on line AB and get
> the automatic symbol for line AB in the caption. But
> when I click on line CD, I get j for the name of the
> line. Is there any way to get Hot Text to give me
> the line notation for line CD, rather than j?
Anne, the problem is that Sketchpad produces the line notation only when the line is defined by two points. That's the case for the first line, AB, but not for the second, which is defined as a line parallel to AB and passing through point C. Point D depends on the line rather than defining it, and there could be many other such points.
To name this line in the the way you want in , you'd need to change the name of the line from j to CD. This name won't have the line symbol, but you can add that in the caption by selecting the CD and formatting it with an overbar.
Happy Sketching!
Scott
Scott Steketee
Sketchpad Projects
|
|
|
|
