# [texhax] bad printout of large brackets

Lars Madsen daleif at imf.au.dk
Mon Dec 28 20:53:31 CET 2009

I.J.L. Garces wrote:
> Hello, everybody!
>
> I have a problem on my latex printout.
>
> I am using WinEdt to typeset my LaTeX file. I have two examples below.
>
> $f(x)=\left\{ > \begin{array}{lcl} > \dfrac{2}{2-x} & & \mbox{if 0 \le x < 2} \\ > \\ > 0 & & \mbox{if x \ge 2,} > \end{array} > \right.$
>
> $\left\{ > \begin{array}{lcl} > 2x & \equiv & 11 \pmod{13} \\ > 3x & \equiv & 7 \pmod{9} \\ > 7x & \equiv & 5 \pmod{8} > \end{array} > \right.$
>
> After I compile it using pdflatex, in the paper printout, the big
> bracket turns out not a solid curly bracket, but a broken one. There are
> some breaks near the middle of the curl in the printout. Only on the
> printed copy on the paper, but the pdf copy I see onscreen is perfect.
> use pdflatex compilation because I have figures in pdf format.
>
> Can you please help me again?
>
> Thank you very much... and happy new year to everyone!
>
> Best regards,
> Ian June
>

it might help with a full minimal example and some information about
your LaTeX distribution (the editor has nogthing to do with it)

/daleif



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