Troubleshooting \bar vs. \overbar in LaTeX

[topsquark]

I was just on a thread and I noted that MarkFL's \bar operator didn't look quite as nice as using the \overbar operator. It worked for me when I first tested it in the thread, but when I posted it the tex box gave me \overbarAB ie. $$\overbar{AB}$$

Since it worked for me the first time I can only assume that \overbar is part of the current LaTeX version. Does anyone know why it's doing this?

Thanks!

-Dan

 

[Jameson]

Link to thread so we can see it working properly and not properly?

 

[topsquark]

Ah Jameson. You're too efficient. I just spotted the solution to my problem. I tested the LaTeX using "overline." I saw MarkFL's \bar command and I got \overbar stuck in my head and used that to answer the post.

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the quick response.

-Dan