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Typesetting a double Over Dot on top of a symbol


Single dot textual formFixing quirky typesetting in plot labelsAn issue with formulas typesetting in Grid & ColumnTypesetting - entering derivative in traditional formTypesetting helpTypesetting for different powersTypesetting a formulaWhy doesn't the keyboard shortcut Insert->Typesetting->Nudge Up work for x[Prime]?Typesetting text with mathHow to stop font size reduction in typesetting fractions and sub- and superscripts













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I wanted to make a notation with a double dot over a symbol in Mathematica. Searching online or in the documentation did not yield any results. However, just randomly attempting to give a second parameter to the OverDot function surprisingly did exactly what I needed:



enter image description here



I assume the red font suggests that Mathematica perceives this as a syntax mistake at some level, even though the output is as desired. Unfortunately, this does not work for three dots and more.




Is there a proper way to do this without red font appearing?







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    Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
    $endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    1 hour ago






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    The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    22 mins ago















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$begingroup$


I wanted to make a notation with a double dot over a symbol in Mathematica. Searching online or in the documentation did not yield any results. However, just randomly attempting to give a second parameter to the OverDot function surprisingly did exactly what I needed:



enter image description here



I assume the red font suggests that Mathematica perceives this as a syntax mistake at some level, even though the output is as desired. Unfortunately, this does not work for three dots and more.




Is there a proper way to do this without red font appearing?







formatting







share|improve this question









$endgroup$











  • $begingroup$
    Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
    $endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    22 mins ago













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$begingroup$


I wanted to make a notation with a double dot over a symbol in Mathematica. Searching online or in the documentation did not yield any results. However, just randomly attempting to give a second parameter to the OverDot function surprisingly did exactly what I needed:



enter image description here



I assume the red font suggests that Mathematica perceives this as a syntax mistake at some level, even though the output is as desired. Unfortunately, this does not work for three dots and more.




Is there a proper way to do this without red font appearing?







formatting







share|improve this question









$endgroup$




I wanted to make a notation with a double dot over a symbol in Mathematica. Searching online or in the documentation did not yield any results. However, just randomly attempting to give a second parameter to the OverDot function surprisingly did exactly what I needed:



enter image description here



I assume the red font suggests that Mathematica perceives this as a syntax mistake at some level, even though the output is as desired. Unfortunately, this does not work for three dots and more.




Is there a proper way to do this without red font appearing?







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  • $begingroup$
    Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
    $endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    22 mins ago
















  • $begingroup$
    Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
    $endgroup$
    – Bob Hanlon
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
    $endgroup$
    – m_goldberg
    22 mins ago















$begingroup$
Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
$endgroup$
– Bob Hanlon
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
Overscript[x, ".."], Overscript[x, "..."], Overscript[x, "[Ellipsis]"]
$endgroup$
– Bob Hanlon
1 hour ago




1




1




$begingroup$
The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
$endgroup$
– m_goldberg
22 mins ago




$begingroup$
The code editor and documentation are not always completely in sync with the actual typesetting. This is only one of several examples. Ignore the code coloring.
$endgroup$
– m_goldberg
22 mins ago










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Use ToBoxes to find the boxes generated for OverDot[x, 2]:



OverDot[x,2] //ToBoxes



OverscriptBox["x", "¨"]




You can reproduce these boxes using Overscript:



Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "¨"]



enter image description here




You can use the same approach for triple dots:



Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "[TripleDot]"]



enter image description here




For more dots, you will have to use a different mechanism to generate the dots, e.g.:



Overscript[x, Style[Row[".",".",".","."],FontTracking->"Condensed"]]



enter image description here







share|improve this answer









$endgroup$




















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    $begingroup$

    Go to the Basic math assistant palette and click on the template.



    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer











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    • $begingroup$
      There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
      $endgroup$
      – Kagaratsch
      1 hour ago







    • 1




      $begingroup$
      Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
      $endgroup$
      – David G. Stork
      1 hour ago


















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    $begingroup$

    You could fix the syntax highlighting, or ignore it. Here's a fix:



    SyntaxInformation[OverDot] = "ArgumentsPattern" -> _, _.;


    Mathematica graphics






    share|improve this answer









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      $begingroup$

      Use ToBoxes to find the boxes generated for OverDot[x, 2]:



      OverDot[x,2] //ToBoxes



      OverscriptBox["x", "¨"]




      You can reproduce these boxes using Overscript:



      Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "¨"]



      enter image description here




      You can use the same approach for triple dots:



      Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "[TripleDot]"]



      enter image description here




      For more dots, you will have to use a different mechanism to generate the dots, e.g.:



      Overscript[x, Style[Row[".",".",".","."],FontTracking->"Condensed"]]



      enter image description here







      share|improve this answer









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        2












        $begingroup$

        Use ToBoxes to find the boxes generated for OverDot[x, 2]:



        OverDot[x,2] //ToBoxes



        OverscriptBox["x", "¨"]




        You can reproduce these boxes using Overscript:



        Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "¨"]



        enter image description here




        You can use the same approach for triple dots:



        Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "[TripleDot]"]



        enter image description here




        For more dots, you will have to use a different mechanism to generate the dots, e.g.:



        Overscript[x, Style[Row[".",".",".","."],FontTracking->"Condensed"]]



        enter image description here







        share|improve this answer









        $endgroup$















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          2








          2





          $begingroup$

          Use ToBoxes to find the boxes generated for OverDot[x, 2]:



          OverDot[x,2] //ToBoxes



          OverscriptBox["x", "¨"]




          You can reproduce these boxes using Overscript:



          Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "¨"]



          enter image description here




          You can use the same approach for triple dots:



          Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "[TripleDot]"]



          enter image description here




          For more dots, you will have to use a different mechanism to generate the dots, e.g.:



          Overscript[x, Style[Row[".",".",".","."],FontTracking->"Condensed"]]



          enter image description here







          share|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          Use ToBoxes to find the boxes generated for OverDot[x, 2]:



          OverDot[x,2] //ToBoxes



          OverscriptBox["x", "¨"]




          You can reproduce these boxes using Overscript:



          Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "¨"]



          enter image description here




          You can use the same approach for triple dots:



          Overscript[x, RawBoxes @ "[TripleDot]"]



          enter image description here




          For more dots, you will have to use a different mechanism to generate the dots, e.g.:



          Overscript[x, Style[Row[".",".",".","."],FontTracking->"Condensed"]]



          enter image description here








          share|improve this answer












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          answered 45 mins ago









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              1












              $begingroup$

              Go to the Basic math assistant palette and click on the template.



              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer











              $endgroup$












              • $begingroup$
                There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
                $endgroup$
                – Kagaratsch
                1 hour ago







              • 1




                $begingroup$
                Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
                $endgroup$
                – David G. Stork
                1 hour ago















              1












              $begingroup$

              Go to the Basic math assistant palette and click on the template.



              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer











              $endgroup$












              • $begingroup$
                There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
                $endgroup$
                – Kagaratsch
                1 hour ago







              • 1




                $begingroup$
                Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
                $endgroup$
                – David G. Stork
                1 hour ago













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              $begingroup$

              Go to the Basic math assistant palette and click on the template.



              enter image description here






              share|improve this answer











              $endgroup$



              Go to the Basic math assistant palette and click on the template.



              enter image description here







              share|improve this answer














              share|improve this answer



              share|improve this answer








              edited 1 hour ago

























              answered 1 hour ago









              David G. StorkDavid G. Stork

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              • $begingroup$
                There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
                $endgroup$
                – Kagaratsch
                1 hour ago







              • 1




                $begingroup$
                Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
                $endgroup$
                – David G. Stork
                1 hour ago
















              • $begingroup$
                There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
                $endgroup$
                – Kagaratsch
                1 hour ago







              • 1




                $begingroup$
                Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
                $endgroup$
                – David G. Stork
                1 hour ago















              $begingroup$
              There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
              $endgroup$
              – Kagaratsch
              1 hour ago





              $begingroup$
              There indeed is a [DoubleDot] template, but it actually leads to an expression with the FullForm OverDot[X,2]! So the syntax is in fact intended, then I'm confused why Mathematica marks it in red font when typed in directly?
              $endgroup$
              – Kagaratsch
              1 hour ago





              1




              1




              $begingroup$
              Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
              $endgroup$
              – David G. Stork
              1 hour ago




              $begingroup$
              Yes... confusing. The documentation for OverDot shows only one argument... so the $2$ is somehow treated extraneously. (Perhaps a bug report is in order.)
              $endgroup$
              – David G. Stork
              1 hour ago











              1












              $begingroup$

              You could fix the syntax highlighting, or ignore it. Here's a fix:



              SyntaxInformation[OverDot] = "ArgumentsPattern" -> _, _.;


              Mathematica graphics






              share|improve this answer









              $endgroup$

















                1












                $begingroup$

                You could fix the syntax highlighting, or ignore it. Here's a fix:



                SyntaxInformation[OverDot] = "ArgumentsPattern" -> _, _.;


                Mathematica graphics






                share|improve this answer









                $endgroup$















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                  $begingroup$

                  You could fix the syntax highlighting, or ignore it. Here's a fix:



                  SyntaxInformation[OverDot] = "ArgumentsPattern" -> _, _.;


                  Mathematica graphics






                  share|improve this answer









                  $endgroup$



                  You could fix the syntax highlighting, or ignore it. Here's a fix:



                  SyntaxInformation[OverDot] = "ArgumentsPattern" -> _, _.;


                  Mathematica graphics







                  share|improve this answer












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