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An alternative handling of chemical formulas
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Jan 20

By using hidden non-translatables one can simplify the handling of chemical formulas in texts like these:

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 10.11.44

Normally, chemical formulas look like this:

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 10.23.19

Via hidden non-translatables (the ones that start with "!" and end with "^") you can simplify these formulas:

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 10.29.59

Or, in the long form:

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 10.30.53

To achieve this, one has to add the following hidden non-translatables to the dedicated glossary:

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 10.31.22
 


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An alternative handling of chemical formulas






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