Entering capital and small letters in La Tex

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When writing equations in LaTeX, users have encountered issues where capital letters are displayed as lowercase and vice versa in preview mode. This inconsistency occurs regardless of the delimiter used, such as hash tags or dollar signs. Users have sought solutions to ensure that the equations display correctly in preview mode, but so far, no one has been able to reproduce the issue or provide a fix. Some users have suggested refreshing the page as a potential workaround. Additionally, there is a request for guidance on how to share screenshots to clarify the display issues. The conversation highlights the challenges faced by users, particularly those new to the platform, in navigating LaTeX formatting and troubleshooting display problems.
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When writing equations in La Tex, if I a enter a capital letter to represent a variable in the first equation I write, if I use that same letter in small form when writing a different equation, after examining the equation in preview mode, La Tex by default always displays the small letter in the form of a capital letter and vice versa. Is there a way to prevent La tex from doing this when writing equations?
 
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That's not what I see. I get this (both in preview and as posted)*:

## X=\frac{A}{a} ##

## y=\frac{2A}{aX} ##

## z=xa^2 ##

* Win 10 & Chrome
 
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I wrote the following equations:
The first was written using hash tag delimiters, and the second equation was written using dollar sign delimiters .
Could you please let me know if these equations have displayed properly in this post.

This equation was written using hash tags delimiters ##a = GM/d^2##
This equation was written using dollar sign delimiters $$d = 1/2gt^2$$
Thanks.
 
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@rb75 If what you see is different from the screenshot posted above by Orodruin, please post a screenshot of what you are seeing so that we can understand the issue better.
 
Thanks for the reply.
The equations seem to be displayed properly.

When I view the equations in the my preview mode, the second equation is displayed improperly, the small letter g in the scond equation is displayed improperly in the form of a capital letter. Do you know if there's any way this can fixed so that the equation displays properly when I view it in my Preview mode?
 
rb75 said:
Do you know if there's any way this can fixed so that the equation displays properly when I view it in my Preview mode?
Since nobody seems to be able to reproduce this, I'd guess nobody has a solution for it either.
 
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Hi thanks for the help.
I would be glad to post you a screenshot Wrichic Basu, if you could please explain how I would do it. I'm new to PF and am very incompetent using the features in this editor. I've already been scolded once for copying and pasting text.
 
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I sometimes have issues with the preview, different from yours, I think. I can always fix mine by just refreshing the page.
 
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rb75 said:
I would be glad to post you a screenshot Wrichic Basu, if you could please explain how I would do it.
Are you on your phone? If so , which kind?

If you are on a computer, what operating system version is it? If it's Win-10, you can use Windows-Shift-S to put it in Snapshot mode and drag the rectangle with your mouse to capture that screenshot.
 
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