GNU bug report logs - #48365
13.0.11; Dollars in distinct comments trigger math mode highlighting in text in-between

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From: Ikumi Keita <ikumi <at> ikumi.que.jp>
To: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 48365 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jfbu <jfbu <at> free.fr>
Subject: Re: bug#48365: 13.0.11;
 Dollars in distinct comments trigger math mode highlighting in text
 in-between
Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 15:42:09 +0900

Oups, sorry, I sent my previous email just before I saw this message!

>>>>> Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org> writes:
> Hi Jean-François,
>>> I'm not sure what is worse.  The restriction to have at least
>>> balanced $ also in comments, or the now very restrictive workaround
>>> form.  We'll see if someone complains because that breaks his
>>> 
>>> % Workaround fix $.
>>> 
>>> comment fixes.
>> 
>> Hi Tassilo, sorry for causing all the trouble.

> Ah, always these users with their strange requirements and bogus
> documents! ;-)

>> I pulled your commit and it works. For me that's working solution.
>> 
>> Would it make sense to apply these rules:
>> 
>> 1. a $ in comments can never start math mode
>> 2. but it can and will always stop math mode

> Hm, at first I've thought that would be annoying but it seems to work
> quite well.  So I've pushed another commit implementing that.  Please
> report if that fits the bill.

> Bye,
> Tassilo



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