[OS X TeX] wierd rule behavior

[Herbert Schulz]

On Oct 7, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Joel Anderson wrote:

> Thanks for your response.  Here's a simpler description.
>
> If I tex  the file
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{article}
>
> \usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amsfonts,latexsym,amscd}
>
> \pagestyle{empty}
> \begin{document}
>
> $\sqrt{2}$
>
> \end{document}
>
>
> the square root looks fine on the screen.  But when I print it, the  
> horizontal bar on top of the
> square root doesn't appear on the printed page. Adding various other  
> commands produces seemingly random
> behavior.  Some bars print sometimes and not others.  I can't find  
> any pattern except that I don't
> have the problem on a 10.4 machine.
>
>
> Joel Anderson
>


Howdy,

Again, no problem at this end. I'm using a 15" Macbook Pro running OS  
X 10.5.5 and a Brother HL-5250DN using the PS driver. What are you  
using for your pronter?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)