Complaint ITEX tags - vertical spacing issue

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The discussion highlights a vertical spacing issue with LaTeX superscripts and subscripts in ITEX tags across different browsers, specifically IE8 and Firefox 5.0. Users report that there is no white space between these elements on successive lines of a paragraph. Switching the math renderer from "HTML-CSS" to "MathML" resolves the spacing problem. This indicates a potential bug or limitation in the HTML-CSS rendering method for LaTeX in ITEX tags. Addressing this issue could improve the readability of mathematical expressions in web content.
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Same problem in Firefox 5.0. It does go away if I choose "MathML" under Settings→Math Renderer, instead of "HTML-CSS".
 

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