Andreas Leha <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Richard, > > Richard Lawrence <[email protected]> writes: >> Hi Andreas, >> >> Andreas Leha <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> I encounter a problem using $..$ expressions when they are enclosed >>> in parentheses. >> >>> This $T$ works, but ($T$) this does not. >>> >>> Is that expected behaviour? >>> >>> (Note that \(...\) expressions work.) >> >> Yes, that is the expected behavior. Org is much pickier about when "$" >> can be a math delimiter than "\( ... \)". The reason is that "$" can >> also be used as a regular symbol in Org documents; when it is, it should >> be *not* be exported as a math delimiter to LaTeX, and distinguishing >> non-math-delimiting from math-delimiting uses of "$" is not a trivial >> matter. >> >> Thus, when in doubt, use "\( ... \)". >> > > Thanks for following that up. I do use \(...\) when I encounter > problems with $...$ (which is a lot nicer to type and read). > > I am happy with using the fall-back \(...\) every now and then. > > Just for me to understand: Is the problem the missing whitespace > around the $...$ expression? >
See http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/510/are-and-preferable-to-dollar-signs-for-math-mode for some arguments for and (mostly) against (although one of the "for"s is Frank Mittelbach - which surely tilts the scale quite a lot). FWIW, I've trained myself to use \(...\) and don't find it any harder to read than $...$ - and I don't mind the extra typing either. The fact that both org and MathJax deal better with \(...\) just reinforces that choice. Nick
