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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: "Tyler Smith" <tyler@plantarum.ca>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, 25594@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25594: 25.1.91; TeX input method is missing \sqrt macro
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:58:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87iml5of3f.fsf@marxist.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c46683c0-063e-4a61-bc94-080372498922@www.fastmail.com> (Tyler Smith's message of "Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:39:38 -0500")

"Tyler Smith" <tyler@plantarum.ca> writes:

> FWIW, `\sqrt[3]` in LaTeX produces the ∛ symbol, so it would appear that line
> could be uncommented. I don't think there is a Unicode symbol for the square
> root that includes the `2`, just the 'naked' √. So there wouldn't be any point
> in adding support for `\sqrt[2]`.
>
> I have no idea why that would have been commented out to begin with,
> and use cube roots so rarely that it doesn't make much practical
> difference to me if it is included or not.

BTW, I now see that √ is already available under the name \surd, but
this seems to have caused at least some user confusion.[1]  It's not
really something I would think to try, either.

I don't see any problem with uncommenting \sqrt[3] as well.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

Footnotes:
[1]  https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/30324/how-to-make-all-special-symbols-available-in-org-latex







  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-01-20 23:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-01-31 22:36 bug#25594: 25.1.91; TeX input method is missing \sqrt macro Tyler Smith
2019-07-26 14:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-01-20 20:14   ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-20 20:39     ` Tyler Smith
2020-01-20 23:19       ` James Cloos
2020-01-20 23:58       ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2020-01-22 13:51         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-01-22 14:07           ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-22 14:16             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-01-22 15:43 ` Mattias Engdegård
2020-01-22 15:47   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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