From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nicolas Goaziou Subject: Re: [RFC] Change \[..\] and $$...$$ into elements Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:30:08 +0100 Message-ID: <87y4bjjn4v.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> References: <87io3l5n4x.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87ziwsmd03.fsf@gmx.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54817) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aMBXJ-0005hC-Uh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:28:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aMBXJ-0002On-33 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:28:13 -0500 Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([2001:4b98:c:538::195]:33862) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aMBXI-0002OP-Si for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:28:13 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87ziwsmd03.fsf@gmx.us> (rasmus@gmx.us's message of "Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:45:00 +0100") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Rasmus Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hello, Rasmus writes: > What's wrong with equation (potentially coupled with mathtools for > handling numbering automatically)? Is it worth breaking old documents > (irrespective of org-lint) for this inconvenience? Actually, the idea behind this patch is to mimic the expected LaTeX behaviour,i.e., treat \[..\] as an equivalent to \begin{equation*}...\end{equation*}. This was requested at least once before, so I guess it may make sense to follow the path of least surprise. Breaking old-documents is obviously a concern, but is the following construct really common? Text \[math formula\] ... Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou