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Re: [TeXmacs] Too much space between '-' and infinity sign


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  • From: David Allouche <address@hidden>
  • To: address@hidden
  • Subject: Re: [TeXmacs] Too much space between '-' and infinity sign
  • Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:33:05 +0200

On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 11:01:29PM +0200, Ralf Treinen wrote:
> I just received the following bug report. Is it a bug, or is it a
> feature?
>
> The reported behaviour is the same when you put, for instance,
> a letter after the minus sign. TeX indeed puts much less space.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Dylan Thurston <address@hidden> -----
>
> When I type '$-\infty<RET>$' into a new TeXmacs window, I get too much space
> between the minus sign and the infinity symbol, much more than TeX
> gives, for instance.

Probably TeXmacs could be more intelligent with its mathematical syntax
logic. However the current correct way to write $-\infty$ is to use the
<um> symbol.

In TeXmacs that is: $ - tab @ @

PS: I found this by chance as I am working with extensive symbol
listings ATM.

--
-- ddaa



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