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Reminds me very much of UnicodeMath (https://www.unicode.org/notes/tn28/UTN28-PlainTextMath-v3.1.pdf https://www.unicode.org/notes/tn28/UTN28-PlainTextMath-v3.1
by smartmic 4y ago
Reminds me very much of UnicodeMath (https://www.unicode.org/notes/tn28/UTN28-PlainTextMath-v3.1.pdf https://www.unicode.org/notes/tn28/UTN28-PlainTextMath-v3.1....), in a similar way like J works around APL symbol with Ascii characters.
- avgcorrection 4y agoCentering an input language around Unicode is brave and I mean that in a positive sense. Someone’s gotta try to push the status quo forward on Unicode input.
- abdullahkhalids 4y agoAt the very least, latex could be upgraded to accept unicode characters for certain things like the greek alphabet. For instance, while writing, the user inputs \alpha and the editor automatically converts it into the greek symbol right there in the source file. Later, when compiling latex transparently recognizes the greek symbol for what it is.
- adiM 4y agoUnicode math input works out if the box in Context and (I believe) also in lualatex + unicodmath package.
- dTal 4y agoI like the way Julia does it - full unicode suport in the language, and easy input in the repl and notebooks with a simple backslash escape sequence. \pi -> [tab] -> π Sometimes I fire up a Julia repl purely as a unicode-getter.
- kps 4y agoReminds me of eqn, where you'd write the example sum from {i=1} to n {i sup 3} = ({n(n+1)} over {2}) sup 2
- forgotpwd16 4y agoThat's also a valid formula in LibreOffice Math.