Re: Math symbols

[Augusto Stoffel]

On Fri, 23 Sep 2022 at 23:14, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
>> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:54:11 +0200
>> 
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2022 at 21:43, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> 
>> > On Sep 23 2022, Augusto Stoffel wrote:
>> >
>> >> Since Emacs now knows all the Emojis, I was wondering about the next
>> >> coolest thing, math symbols.  Would it make sense to make their TeX
>> >> names baked into Emacs, next to all other information show in
>> >> `describe-char?
>> >
>> > There is already the TeX input method.
>> 
>> Yes, but it's pretty incomplete.  It also has some translations that
>> interfere with normal typing, such as ^1 → ¹.
>
> Then let's improve/expand/fix it.
>
> Or are you saying that input method is not up to the job?  If so,
> please explain why you think so.

Yes, it can be improved, and the first question to answer here is
whether Emacs will have the TeX symbol names built-in or each package
should contain its own data.

Now, I personally dislike certain details about the built-in TeX IM
(mainly the extra symbols starting with "^" and "_").  So I am not too
inclined to work on it.