GNU bug report logs - #25594
25.1.91; TeX input method is missing \sqrt macro

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Message #28 received at 25594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 25594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tyler Smith <tyler <at> plantarum.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#25594: 25.1.91; TeX input method is missing \sqrt macro
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:07:06 +0100

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> I don't think we can have both \sqrt and \sqrt[3] in this input method?
> Granted, I don't know much about input methods, but I thought this meant
> that if you typed \sqrt then you'd get √ immediately.  That's why I
> wondered whether the method should be \sqrt[2] to get √, so that you
> could get both √ and ∛.

I was concerned about that too at first, but when testing learned that
you can have both.  It will show you √ after typing "\sqrt", but it
still shows that the completion can continue in the minibuffer.  You
can then just enter "[3]" to replace the √ with ∛.

To be honest, the only surprise here was how smooth and intuitive it
all was.  You should give it a try.  :-)

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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