[Solved] Can't write a literal character (%) in a Math object

[clone799]

I can't believe I am having this problem,and if it's just me being a dummy, let me know.

I have a document in which I need to insert a math formula. I inserted a math/formula object, and here's what I wrote (with sensitive information removed, of course):

{x}over{y}={20}over{94}=21%

I want it to look like this:

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Instead, it looks like this:

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I know that % is used in functions (an atrocious design choice for a MATH markup language, but that's not the point). But there has to be a way to write a single percent sign, right? They allow a perthousand sign (%perthousand), but not a %? And I've tried using a \ and a / to mark a literal character, nothing.

I can't believe this is such a problem, and I can't believe there's nothing in the documentation to resolve this. How has this never come up? This has to be me, I'm sure of it, I'm the one unable to find the easy solution. Because nobody would make a whole text editing software in which you can add math formulas, but you can't use a percent sign in any of them.

I am begging the wizards of this board to help me, I am out of ideas.

[RoryOF]

Put your % sign in double quotes: "%"

[clone799]

Put your % sign in double quotes: "%"

Honestly, that's such an obvious solution I can't believe I didn't think of it. Thank you.

While I'm here, is there a document/help page where is says that? I couldn't find it for the life of me.

[RoryOF]

I just searched on the Forum. using the Forum search at top right.

[Zizi64]

Three versions work in my LibreOffice 7.4.6:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent_sign
"Form and spacing
English style guides prescribe writing the percent sign following the number without any space between (e.g. 50%)."

Therefore it will be better result with the formula:

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{x}over{y}={20}over{94}="21%"

[RoryOF]

@Zizi64: Only your first example works with OpenOffice.

[cwolan]

Put your % sign in double quotes: "%"

Honestly, that's such an obvious solution I can't believe I didn't think of it. Thank you.

While I'm here, is there a document/help page where is says that? I couldn't find it for the life of me.

See OpenOffice Help for Math, topic "Entering Text".
The other option is to define your own % symbol (mentioned in the Bugzilla request for enhancement 20739 ).

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[thejoyofwriting]

Put your % sign in double quotes: "%"

Honestly, that's such an obvious solution I can't believe I didn't think of it. Thank you.

While I'm here, is there a document/help page where is says that? I couldn't find it for the life of me.

See OpenOffice Help for Math, topic "Entering Text".
The other option is to define your own % symbol (mentioned in the Bugzilla request for enhancement 20739 ).



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I am having some troubles,when I am typing the 15 "%" in my report the numbers 15 are in italic and the % is in normal font,how can i format the mto the same fonts ? it's really weird

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[Zizi64]

I am having some troubles,when I am typing the 15 "%" in my report the nu

Please upload your ODF type sample file here.

[DiGro]

Use ~ or ` for a great or small gap respectively between

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{x}over{y}~=~{20}over{94}~=`21"%"

that will get you the spaces you desire:

With gaps

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