Hello, Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> the attached org file illustrates a problem with the latex exporter in > which any line within a \begin{equation}...\end{equation} that begins > with a + or - is interpreted as a list item. > > It's easy enough to avoid this problem by either reformatting the lines > in question or by enclosing the equation block in a LATEX org block. > Therefore, there's no urgency in addressing this bug. [...] --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > * equation with leading minus sign > The following equation > \begin{equation} > \label{eq:test} > y = 3 x > - 5 > + 4 > \end{equation} illustrates a problem in \LaTex export where the > leading arithmetic operators are interpreted as list entries. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I understand your concern, but, as far as I can tell, that's not a bug. Lists have precedence over LaTeX snippets. In other words, you're asking to start a list here, and Org starts one. Also, that this kind of line won't appear automatically[1] (during filling), so Org assumes it's here on purpose. Regards, [1] Now, if it does, that's indeed a bug. -- Nicolas Goaziou