From: Alan Braslau via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: Mikael Sundqvist via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Cc: Alan Braslau <alan.braslau@icloud.com>,
Mikael Sundqvist <mickep@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Math bug (maybe) - prime
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 10:32:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20221228103230.79de168f@boo.my.domain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHy-LL8D6eH_N1ehswBsrNGc_P+VRtbO3pbSwX++SW=rHF84_Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:26:24 +0100
Mikael Sundqvist via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
> Note that the 2 sits higher in
>
> \primed{a}^2
>
> than it does in
>
> (a')^2.
>
> For readability, I really prefer the version with parentheses.
Certain Mathematical writing styles seek to minimize the use of
parenthesis ...
Now, the question is whether a prime is considered an exponent or
rather some sort of accent? One can ask the same question considering
other modifiers such as asterisk/star or even $\hat{a}$. Sometimes,
these can symbolize operators, in other cases they may indicate a
variant (as does prime).
I suspect that Context is currently treating $\primed{a}^2$ as
${a^{\prime}}^2$ (although, maybe the 2 is not made smaller?).
Aesthetically, should $x^2$ and $\hat{x}^2$ display any difference in
the placement of the exponent?
Alan
P.S. As a challenge, consider the following:
\chemical{^{14}_6C^*}
(a chiral carbon-14 atom).
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-12-27 17:33 Alan Braslau via ntg-context
2022-12-27 23:27 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2022-12-28 4:58 ` Alan Braslau via ntg-context
2022-12-28 7:26 ` Mikael Sundqvist via ntg-context
2022-12-28 17:32 ` Alan Braslau via ntg-context [this message]
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