Math & Science ⇒ Bad output

[phillip03]

Hi everyone
I am writing a thesis in LaTeX in Mathematics, and my output (=>.pdf) is really weird. It changes every time a run my code. Especially my math equations/arrays etc. are behaving weird.

Help HELP plEASE

Ph

[phillip03]

here is an example!!!!

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[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Phillip,

welcome to the board!

From the picture we know how the result looks. To find the cause, we kneed to know how it's done. Could you please post a minimal working example, i.e. a short but compilable example which produces such strange output? This could be a hacked down copy of your original document, just so much reduced that it contains such a formula and (relevant) settings.

Furthermore, you could post the .log file as attachment here. Knowing the warnings and information in the .log file can be useful.

Stefan

[Stefan Kottwitz]

According to your information (PM) it seems just a PDF reader or previewer issue. Possibly it cannot display your font. Which reader are you using? For veryfying, try a different one, such as the Adobe Reader.

Stefan

[phillip03]

I am not sure what causes it. For example running this:

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\begin{equation*}
\fed{\hat{\beta}}\sim N\left(\fed{\beta},\frac{1}{n}\left[\frac{1}{\hat{\sigma}_{m}^{2}}\right]\Sigma\right)
\end{equation*}

returns different output every time it is run. Sometimes it is correct but mostly not. I have uploaded the log file.

By the way, how do I change my previewer?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Perhaps explain what you are using: Windows, Apple Mac OS X, or Linux, which editor, or if it's LyX, and which is your previewer. Otherwise it's hardly possible to describe for every possible case how it could be changed.

Perhaps just install the Adobe Reader and open your output with it.

Stefan

[phillip03]

I am using mac os X, and when I open my output through adobe it is correct, so it is obviously only in LaTeX there is a problem, and I would like to fix that - is that possible?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Which LaTeX are you using? MacTeX, TeX Live, gwTeX, do you know?
And which editor? TeXshop, Texmaker, or another one?

Stefan

[phillip03]

My editor is called TeXShop as far as I can see. And I guess my TeX system is TeX Live.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

You could check if TeXworks is installed and run that, it's an editor shipped with TeX Live and similar to TeXshop.

Otherwise, you need to configure TeXshop. Somebody with Mac experience could help, I don't use Macs. You may use the Adobe Reader in the meantime.

Stefan