Is it possible to use the Unicode superscript and subscript parentheses as superscript and subscript operators? That is, ⁽…⁾ having the same function as ^{…}, and ₍…₎ as _{…}.
It might be something like the following, but somehow bundling the last part of \letcharcode into a command. \appendtoks \catcode`⁽=\activecatcode \letcharcode `⁽ ^{ \catcode`⁾=\activecatcode \letcharcode `⁾ } \catcode`₍=\activecatcode \letcharcode `₍ _{ \catcode`₎=\activecatcode \letcharcode `₎ } \to \everymathematics ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________