Alessandro Bertulli <alessandro.bertull...@gmail.com> writes: > I think this is a typo to be corrected in the Manual. Is this the right > place to make such a suggestion? > > Thanks in advance to all and I apologize if this is not the right way to > submit an errata.
Thanks for the suggestion! Emailing Org mailing list is the right way to submit errata and other suggestions/questions. > this is not actually a bug regarding the code, but the documentation. In > the Manual, when talking about CDLaTeX mode (specifically at > https://orgmode.org/manual/CDLaTeX-mode.html), it is said, regarding the > single quote: >> Pressing the single-quote followed by another character modifies the >> symbol before point with an accent or a font. > > However, in my setup it's the other way around: first you digit a > character, and THEN you press the single quote. This is also reflected, for > what I saw, in the docstring of the function cdlatex-math-modify, which > says "Modify PREVIOUS char/group/macro with math accent/style." (my > emphasis). You were clearly confused by the manual text, so you may certainly be improved. However, I do not see any error in the text you pointed to. To make use of org-cdlatex-math-modify (bound to "'") you generally do the following: 1. Type a math symbol 2. Type ' followed by another character 3. org-cdlatex modifies the symbol from (1) according to the character you typed in (2). Example: 1. \alpha 2. ' - 3. \bar{\alpha} So, as the footnote suggests, you type the single-quote ' followed by another character - to modify the symbol \alpha before quote. "Modify PREVIOUS char/group/macro with math accent/style." does not contradict the above. If you have a suggestion how to improve the present text in the manual, feel free to share it. Best, Ihor