Freddie Witherden wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been toying around with a couple of ideas which might be worth
> investigating for the LaTeX printer. First off, different bracket
> styles depending on the nesting level. So it might go:
> { [ ( ( ) ) ] }; exactly how to do this I am unsure. It depends on how
> easy it is to maintain the nesting level. Ideally {} and [] should
> only be used for adjacent brackets, for example:
>
> (x*(y+3)+4)^3 doesn't really require nested brackets, but:
>
> [a*exp(z*I)] does.
>
> This is the kind of thing that I might be tempted towards the evils of
> regular expressions to achieve. Hopefully, however there is a much
> more elegant solution.
>
> Secondly, constant expanding. If one has a fraction <x>/k where k is a
> constant it is often nice to pull the constant out front when
> printing, giving 1/k * <x> where <x> is an arbitrary expression. This,
> again sacrifices horizontal space for better readability (a larger
> font size can be used for <x>). I am yet to look into how hard this
> would be to achieve, however.
>
> Finally, an option to use exp() as opposed to {e}^{<x>}. This is most
> useful when outputting the solutions to differential equations, which
> often raise e to quite a large fraction/expression. Using exp() leads
> to better readability (due to the larger font size and greater
> spacing). I propose the following: we have a configuration option to
> choose between {e}^{x}, exp(x) and auto, where auto uses heuristics to
> decide (as soon as you get to needing brackets or fractions exp() is
> often nicer).
>
> Be interested to know what you all think -- and if you have any
> implementation hints.
>
> Regards, Freddie.
>
When you say configuration option I assume you mean a global switch so
you can turn the option off and on for different parts of the program.
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