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Question: How to get a better italic D output?

Question:How to get a better italic D output?

C_R 3212 Maple
italic
April 13 2022
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Many formulas use a capital D to define parameters. A popular example is the second moment of area "I" of a tube. In Maple we get

Both I and D are protected symbols in Maple and are therefore printed in roman. With the "local" command, I and D can be used as unprotected symbols. However, only the unprotected "I" is printed in italic (like other symbols or names do). D is still printed in roman, which spoils Maple's excellent printout (a bit).

I hope this inconsistency can be improved one day. For the time being, I am looking for better alternatives than my workaround with a fat white space in the attachment. Are there better workarounds?

Italic_I_and_D.mw
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