If I want to draw an overline over some text, not an equation, how can I do it? \overline seems to only work in math mode, and when used outside of math mode, it automatically says "Missing $ inserted".
[Tex/LaTex] \overline outside of math mode
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You can use \text{x} from the amsmath package to typeset the x in text mode, and \colorbox{black}{\textcolor{white}{Stats}} to obtain the white text, with a black background:
Notes:
- I would recommend you not use
\inputas a macro name. That is a predefined LaTeX macro. So to minimize those kinds of errors I would recommend you use LaTeX's\newcommandrather than TeX's\def. I have updated the MWE below to reflect this. Also, if you use
\tikzsetto define a style as:\tikzset{My Node Style/.style={ align=flush left,text width =5cm, anchor=north west,inner sep=1pt} }you can greatly simplify your code as I have done below.
Code:
\documentclass[11pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\newcommand\tsurd{\ensuremath{\sqrt{\phantom{i}}}}
\newcommand\txbar{\ensuremath{\overline{\text{x}}}}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\NewDocumentCommand{\calcinput}{m}
{
\tl_map_inline:nn { #1 } { ##1 \hspace{0pt} }
}
\ExplSyntaxOff
\begin{document}
\newcommand*{\tinterval}{\calcinput{TInterval}}
\newcommand*{\Inpt}{\calcinput{\ Inpt:Data\ {\colorbox{black}{\textcolor{white}{Stats}}}}}
\newcommand*{\InptData}{\calcinput{\ Inpt:Data\ }}
\newcommand*{\Stat}{\calcinput{Stats}}
\newcommand*{\xbar}{\calcinput{\ \txbar:10}}
\newcommand*{\s}{\calcinput{\ Sx:2.345678}}
\newcommand*{\n}{\calcinput{\ n:12}}
\newcommand*{\cl}{\calcinput{\ C-Level:0.95}}
\newcommand*{\calc}{\calcinput{\ Calculate}}
\tikzset{My Node Style/.style={
align=flush left,text width =5cm,
anchor=north west,inner sep=1pt}
}
\begin{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[font=\large\ttfamily]
\fboxsep=0.5pt
\coordinate (Origin) at (0,0);
\draw (Origin) rectangle (5,-4);
\node[My Node Style] (tinterval) at (Origin) {\tinterval};
\node[My Node Style] (Inpt) at (tinterval.south west) {\Inpt};
\node[My Node Style] (xbar) at (Inpt.south west) {\xbar};
\node[My Node Style] (s) at (xbar.south west) {\s};
\node[My Node Style] (n) at (s.south west) {\n};
\node[My Node Style] (cl) at (n.south west) {\cl};
\node[My Node Style] (calc) at (cl.south west) {\calc};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{center}
\end{document}
You can use $\mbox{\uline{$....$}}$ if you want to underline a subterm of the math with ulem text settings.
Best Answer
Easy answer:
Not so easy, but neater:
We use the normal
\overlineof math mode, exploiting the fact that a\hboxin math mode typesets its argument in the font which was current at the time the math formula starts (also keeping spaces).The strange
\m@this a precaution against possible setting of the parameter\mathsurround, a space added before and after in-line math formulas; it's usually zero, but a class might change it. When math mode is used for things like this, it's best to be on the safe side:\m@thsets the parameter to zero, but since a math formula forms a group, the setting is local and won't change the global one.