[julia-users] Re: using subscripts \_1, \_2, ... as field names

2016-05-11 Thread ggggg
I'm no macro expert, but I think one could parse the variable names in a macro to enable Tim Wheeler's as @subind Σ₁₁ to get Σ[1,1]

[julia-users] Re: using subscripts \_1, \_2, ... as field names

2016-05-11 Thread Davide Lasagna
I see that most of the latex symbols representing digits cannot be used as variable/field name, (e.g., \msansone, \mbfone). I guess this is a deliberate choice, made to prevent disasters from happening when this kind of notation is over abused. I have to say though that there are probably a cou

[julia-users] Re: using subscripts \_1, \_2, ... as field names

2016-05-11 Thread Steven G. Johnson
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11:07:00 AM UTC-4, Tim Wheeler wrote: > > I would love to see a₁ automatically call getindex(a, 1). It would make > math easier. > It would also make it impossible for you to have a scalar variable with a name like a₁, which is pretty common.

[julia-users] Re: using subscripts \_1, \_2, ... as field names

2016-05-10 Thread Tim Wheeler
I would love to see a₁ automatically call getindex(a, 1). It would make math easier. I'd love to be able to write: b = μ₂ + Σ₁₂*(a₁ - μ₁)/Σ₁₁ Λ = Σ₂₂ - Σ₁₂*Σ₁₂/Σ₁₁ for μ::Vector{F<:Real} and Σ::Matrix{F<:Real} Σ could be accessed via Σ₁₁ to get Σ[1,1]. Of course this breaks down with digits l