diff --git a/WpfTex/LatexEditor/MainWindow.xaml b/WpfTex/LatexEditor/MainWindow.xaml
index 79cbe7d..161dde3 100644
--- a/WpfTex/LatexEditor/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/WpfTex/LatexEditor/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -7,27 +7,14 @@
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
     <Grid>
-        <local:LatexViewer FontSize="80">
-<!--            e^{\pi i}=-1\{\textrm{in the complex plane} \\\\-->
-            
+        <local:LatexViewer FontSize="40">
+            e^{\pi i}=-1\quad\{\textrm{in the complex plane} \\\\
+
             a^x+a^y=a^{x+y} \\
-            
-            log_ax^n=nlog_ax \\
-            
-            M^1_2
-            
-<!--            A \  \alpha \quad N \  \nu \\-->
-<!--            B \  \beta \quad  \Xi \  \xi \\-->
-<!--            \Gamma \  \gamma \quad O \  \omicron \\-->
-<!--            \Delta \  \delta \quad  \Pi \  \pi \\-->
-<!--            E \  \epsilon \quad P \  \rho \\-->
-<!--            Z \  \zeta \quad  \Sigma \  \sigma \\-->
-<!--            H \  \eta \quad T \  \tau \\-->
-<!--            \Theta \  \theta \quad Y \  \upsilon \\-->
-<!--            I \  \iota \quad  \Phi \  \phi \\-->
-<!--            K \  \kappa \quad X \  \chi \\-->
-<!--            \Lambda \  \lambda \quad  \Psi \  \psi \\-->
-<!--            M \  \mu \quad  \Omega \  \omega-->
+            log \sub b x \sup {n} = n \, log_b x \\ <!--adding brackets double counts some space-->
+            log \sub b x \sup n = n \, log_{b} x \\
+
+            M^1_2 <!-- need to fix height calculations and adjust baseline accordingly -->
 
         </local:LatexViewer>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/WpfTex/LatexEditor/Parser/Segments/LatexSegment.cs b/WpfTex/LatexEditor/Parser/Segments/LatexSegment.cs
index 7aeb774..6a951b3 100644
--- a/WpfTex/LatexEditor/Parser/Segments/LatexSegment.cs
+++ b/WpfTex/LatexEditor/Parser/Segments/LatexSegment.cs
@@ -67,29 +67,34 @@ namespace LatexEditor.Parser.Segments
                         val = new LatexGlyph(CmFont.Serif, LatexParser.GreekLetters[head.Value]);
                     if (LatexParser.Spaces.ContainsKey(head.Value))
                         val = new LatexSpace(LatexParser.Spaces[head.Value]);
-                    if (head.Value == "^")
+                    switch (head.Value)
                     {
-                        if (PopLatexSegment(tokens, out var content))
-                        {
-                            val = content;
-                            val.Size *= 0.7;
-                            val.Offset = new Point(val.Offset.X, val.Offset.Y + 0.45);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (head.Value == "_")
-                    {
-                        if (PopLatexSegment(tokens, out var content))
-                        {
-                            val = content;
-                            val.Size *= 0.7;
-                            val.Offset = new Point(val.Offset.X, val.Offset.Y - 0.45);
-                        }
+                        case "^":
+                        case "sup":
+                            if (PopLatexSegment(tokens, out var content))
+                            {
+                                val = content;
+                                val.Size *= 0.7;
+                                val.Offset = new Point(val.Offset.X, val.Offset.Y + 0.45);
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case "_":
+                        case "sub":
+                            if (PopLatexSegment(tokens, out content))
+                            {
+                                val = content;
+                                val.Size *= 0.7;
+                                val.Offset = new Point(val.Offset.X, val.Offset.Y - 0.45);
+                            }
+                            break;
                     }
                     break;
 
                 case "escape":
                     if (head.Value == "\\")
                         val = new LatexReturn();
+                    else
+                        val = new LatexGlyph(CmFont.Serif, head.Value[0]);
                     break;
             }