Michael Droettboom wrote: > Manuel Metz wrote: >> Michael Droettboom wrote: >> >>> There was a discussion on this list around a year ago about this. The >>> concern was that not rendering $ as $ would break (matplotlib) backward >>> compatibility with scripts that don't care about math at all but use a >>> lot of dollar signs (e.g. financial plots). This is one of the few >>> places where we deliberately broke usetex compatibility in favour of >>> matplotlib compatibility. >>> >>> That said, it's probably a bug that the escaped dollar sign in non-math >>> context is not rendered as a dollar sign. >>> >>> As a workaround "$\$%1.2f$" works with usetex on or off, with the >>> proviso that it uses math- rather than text-rendering for the numbers. >>> >>> Mike >>> >> >> In that case I suggest to note this somewhere in the docs (and User >> Guide) with three exclamation marks (or is it ???). >> > So there's really two sub-bugs here: > > 1) '\$8' gives '\$8' in mathtext (well, actually it gets sent verbatim > to the non-math text renderer, which is a bug). This, IMHO, is a > "must-fix". > > 2) '$8' gives '$8' in mathtext and an error in usetex. This could be > solved in two ways: > > a) document the difference > b) make '$8' give '$8' in usetex as well > > I realise b) is technically making usetex accept a string that is not > normally valid TeX -- but it's not like a user would ever enter '$8' and > *want* to get a TeX error back. And usetex strings aren't perfectly TeX > anyway. > > Personally, I'm leaning toward b), because it requires less mental > effort for the user turning usetex on/off. And it doesn't force us to > backtrack on the idea of supporting "$100.00" easily.
+1 + docs of this behavior > But before I commit -- any feedback? > > Mike > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
