Re: LaTeX Keybindings for Math Symbols

[Maarten Bergvelt <bergv@math.uiuc.edu>]

In article <mailman.1028.1146150618.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>, 
Ryan Krauss wrote:

> I would like to create Latex keybindings for math symbols (or find
> out what they are if they already exist).  For example, in Vim I
> used to have mappings for `t -> \tau so that typing ` and then a
> english character would insert the Latex math code for the
> corresponding greek symbol (`a would insert \alpha and `b would
> insert \beta ...).
> 
> My first attempts at writing a key binding have failed:
> (global-set-key "`q" "\theta")
> leads to:
> error: "Key sequence ` q uses invalid prefix characters"
> 
> So, I think part of the problem is that I need a valid set of
> short-cut keys where I can set a,b,d,t, q, w, ...  versions to things.
> 
> Do such mappings for latex greek characters already exist?  If not,
> can someone help me with an example of a valid global-set-key?

Are you aware of the existence of AucTeX?

http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/

It looks as if you want to reinvent the wheel. In particular if you
enter Math Mode 'a inserts \alpha. 
-- 
Maarten Bergvelt