Actually, I agree about your test case, that looks like it'd cause a problem.
So we patch the function to use `shell-quote-argument'? On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 at 15:38, Max Nikulin <maniku...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 19/02/2024 02:36, Martin Edström wrote: > > +Since this is a shell-command, remember to use single-quotes > > +around \\='%i\\=', not double-quotes! Else a math fragment such > > +as \"$y = 200$\" gets butchered into only \" = 200\"." > > I am afraid, the code, not the docstring must be fixed. I have not tried > it, but I expect an issue with > > Test \(f' = df/dx\) > > So `shell-quote-argument' is necessary and quotes around %i must be > stripped similar to %s in mailcap entries in `org-open-file'. > > Notice that dollar-math $x = y$ is not recommended and considered as > obsolete syntax. Use \(x = y\) or \[x = y\] (the latter for display math).