[texhax] bad printout of large brackets

[Lars Madsen]

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