Hi Nick, Nick Dokos <ndo...@gmail.com> writes: > Andreas Leha <andreas.l...@med.uni-goettingen.de> writes: > >> Hi Richard, >> >> Richard Lawrence <richard.lawre...@berkeley.edu> writes: >>> Hi Andreas, >>> >>> Andreas Leha <andreas.l...@med.uni-goettingen.de> 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).
Thanks. A very good read. These are arguments on the LaTeX end. My question was more on the orgmode end, I guess. > 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. I do not agree with the readability but I can live (quite happily) with using \(...\). And maybe my perception of the readability changes over time.... Regards, Andreas