Talk:Multiline equations

For some reasons the equations here to not compile. May start working after the garden version of context is updated.

Just wait a day or two, I'm sure Patrick will update soon. IIRC, you can check the

version by clicking the 'live ConTeXt' link. Taco

I am not sure on what should be a good title for this page. Mathalign does not seem right, but math alignment is already taken.

Math structures perhaps? Taco

Math structures is fine. Is there someway that I can change the name of an existing page Aditya

I have a special button for that :) Taco

I've updated the cases section to explain \NC and \NT. Unfortunately the wiki's ConTeXt version doesn't seem to have this update, and so it shows the wrong output. Jack3103

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Garulfoo

\startcases, \stopcases
\startmathmatrix, \stopmathmatrix
\startalign,\stopalign

Each has its own advantage and can be customized: for a thorough understanding of these commands please refer to Aditya Mohajan's excellent user's guide Using \startalign and friends. These commands can be found in core-mat.tex file, which contains most of the core ConTeXt math macros.

This is an example of aligned equations:
\startformula
 \startcases[align={right,left},distance=3pt]
   \NC 2x + 3y \NC{} = 10 \NR
   \NC 3x + 2y \NC{} = 5,   \NR
 \stopcases
\stopformula
and this is another one:
\startformula
 \startmatrix[align={right,left},distance=3pt,left={\left\{}, right={\right.}]
   \NC 2x + 3y \NC{} = 10 \NR
   \NC 3x + 2y \NC{} = 5   \NR
 \stopmatrix
\stopformula

In these structures it is important (well, in the above example it is not important and the result is the same, but I have been told that it is necessary in some other situations...) to notice that the sign "=" is preceded by "\NC{}, since otherwise that sign would be considered as a binary operator and the alignment would be disturbed (at least this is what I guess…Otared K.).