Re: [NTG-context] Deprecated $…$ for inline math?

17 Feb 2016

      I agree totally with Alan in saying that the inline math signals $\cdots$ should NEVER be left out from ConTeXt, or even become deprecated. 

Indeed many people move mathematical texts from one file to another one, in order to be able to typeset or print it either with ConTeXt, or other macro-packages. Other situations include when one is collaborating with other people using TeX, where inline math between two $ signs  is now well established. Also in many situations people may use ConTeXt  for well presented documents, presentations and so forth, while the same text may be published in a scientific journal where one has to use their own formats, usually an ugly flavor of LaTeX, since, unfortuantely, up to now I don’t know of any mathematical journal where one can submit a TeX file written with ConTeXt macro-package.

Best regards: OK
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On 16 Feb 2016, at 20:18, Alan BRASLAU  wrote:
On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:59:58 +0100
Marco Patzer  wrote:
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What sort of needs for structure could \m address for inline math?
Clearly, an equation to which one might want to have a reference
math should appear rather as displayed math.
While I agree on that one, writing \math{x^2} clearly states what it
is. TeX tradition aside, dollar signs make no sense here and you
have to manually match beginning and end. Braces are matched
automatically (probably depends on the editor as well).
\math{x²} states what it is. However \m{x²} is cryptic and, although
only two characters longer than $x²$, is infinitely less readable than
the dollar-delimited variant, even now to MS/Word users who have ever
used the equation editor.
When typing sentences containing lots of math, having many \math{}
commands becomes unwieldy, but, in the end, this becomes a
question of personal taste.
Alan
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Re: [NTG-context] Deprecated $…$ for inline math?

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