Nicolas,
Thanks for your reply.
> If we allow \[...\] constructs to be an element, they cannot be
> recognized as such within paragraphs. So
>
> Some text \[1+1\] and some other text
>
> will not be recognized anymore, even though any latex editing mode
> supports it. Again, I think it's not worth loosing it.
>
> Also, using \begin{...}...\end{...} environments is not really an issue
> with editing facilities in Emacs (e.g., yasnippets).
I'm sorry, but I don't fully understand your explanation as I don't
know what you mean by an "element" in this context?
Also, am I missing something about the latex? Do you want to be able
to use display style maths inside a sentence (ie. avoid placing the
maths on a new line but have it formatted in display style)? That
would seem strange as that's not what it's for. I don't, therefore,
see why anyone would want to write
Some text \[1+1\] and some other text
as in the resulting processed document it will look like
Some text
1+1
and some other text
I think one should instead write
Some text \(1+1\) and some other text
or
Some text $1+1$ and some other text
which, in the processed document, will look like
Some text 1+1 and some other text
If someone wants a display maths equation they could write it in their
org file as
Some text
\[
1+1
\]
and some other text
so that the look of the org file resembles more closely that of the
processed document.
> Also, using \begin{...}...\end{...} environments is not really an issue
> with editing facilities in Emacs (e.g., yasnippets).
I agree with you there. It's not a big deal type, but I do think
\[
1+1
\[
looks a lot nicer and cleaner in the org file than
\begin{displaymath}
1+1
\end{displaymath}
Kind regards,
Paul
