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Re: [O] math in parentheses
From: |
Andreas Leha |
Subject: |
Re: [O] math in parentheses |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:03:03 +0000 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (darwin) |
Hi Richard,
Richard Lawrence <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi Andreas,
>
> Andreas Leha <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I encounter a problem using $..$ expressions when they are enclosed
>> in parentheses.
>
>> This $T$ works, but ($T$) this does not.
>>
>> Is that expected behaviour?
>>
>> (Note that \(...\) expressions work.)
>
> Yes, that is the expected behavior. Org is much pickier about when "$"
> can be a math delimiter than "\( ... \)". The reason is that "$" can
> also be used as a regular symbol in Org documents; when it is, it should
> be *not* be exported as a math delimiter to LaTeX, and distinguishing
> non-math-delimiting from math-delimiting uses of "$" is not a trivial
> matter.
>
> Thus, when in doubt, use "\( ... \)".
>
Thanks for following that up. I do use \(...\) when I encounter
problems with $...$ (which is a lot nicer to type and read).
I am happy with using the fall-back \(...\) every now and then.
Just for me to understand: Is the problem the missing whitespace
around the $...$ expression?
Thanks,
Andreas
- [O] math in parentheses, Andreas Leha, 2014/10/28
- Re: [O] math in parentheses, Nick Dokos, 2014/10/28
- Re: [O] math in parentheses, Andreas Leha, 2014/10/28
- Re: [O] math in parentheses, Rasmus, 2014/10/29
- Re: [O] math in parentheses, Nick Dokos, 2014/10/29
- Re: [O] math in parentheses, Eric S Fraga, 2014/10/31