Re: C-x 8 shorthands for ≤ and ≥

[Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>]

Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am@gmail.com> writes:

> 2015-05-11 16:40 GMT+01:00 Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com>:
>> Consider also that there is the ≫ character (U+226B MUCH GREATER
>> THAN), which is semantically a better match for >>.
>
> Good point. Since «» are quotation marks they could instead be moved
> under <" and >". That's not as intuitive, but it's still easy to
> remember once you see it once.
> Also, most cases where a user types C-x 8 >>, they'll be looking for
> the ≫ and not the ». Not that » isn't used, it's just that (I think)
> most people who type » have it in their keyboard layout already.

For some languages, LaTeX will interpret ">>" as "»".  E.g.

    \documentclass{article}
    \usepackage[spanish]{babel}
    \begin{document}
    <<foo>>
    \end{document}

—Rasmus

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