On 2010-01-14, rgheck wrote: > On 01/14/2010 03:05 AM, Guenter Milde wrote:
>> We could consider using Unicode characters for LaTeX macros which are >> supported by our 'unicodesymbols' file, e.g. β for \beta and ∫ for \int. > Here again, unless we're proposing to write \beta as β and then read β > as \beta, The other way round: I propose to use Unicode chars in the LyX file (so that if your write \hbar, the math editor would not only show ℏ in the GUI but also write it to the file. (\beta is a bad example, as we don't support it in math yet.) If you insert ℏ in a math editor window, the source view shows that LaTeX will see \hbar again. (As Unicode is forced in math, this holds also for UTF-8 output encoding.) > I think you will see problems similar to those we were > discussing with "---". LaTeX understands these sorts of macros not just > as characters but as demanding certain sorts of spacing. "---" is not a macro but an input ligature. Günter
