Re: [toolbox] LaTeXiT 1.2 beta

[Pierre C. <pie...@cl...>]

>>> - Since we're talking LaTeX, it would be better to write
>>>    Display (\[...\])
>>>   because $$...$$ is, to be strict, incorrect.
>>>
>> I guess this is a debatable problem. I did never use \[...\]  
>> myself, since I find $$ more handy. But I am certainly not a LaTeX  
>> expert. What does the majority of people expect here (this is a  
>> question for the mailing list) ?
>>
>
> To quote Lamport on this (L. Lamport, "LaTeX, a document  
> preparation system (LaTeX2e edition), page 233): "Plain TeX's $$  
> does not work properly; it has been replaced by the LaTeX commands \ 
> [ and \]."
>
> In short, $$ should not be used with LaTeX.
Ok, that makes sense. What about $ for inline mode ? Is there  
another, better shortcut ? By the way, during the latexisation, I do  
not even use \[ but $\displaystyle. Is it a potential problem ?

>>>   But I think users tend to know enough of what's going on to be  
>>> able to write   | Display | Inline | Text | in those buttons and  
>>> put \[...\] , etc., in a tooltip.
>> Here I disagree a little. For people not familiar with LaTeX's  
>> vocabulary, the use of the button becomes obvious. Here again,  
>> what do people think about that ?
> People not familiar with LaTeX's vocabulary will have some trouble  
> using LaTeXiT anyway. I think the descriptive names (which can be  
> localized) on the buttons are better, with the command displayed in  
> the tooltip as a backup.
Finally, it's fair to say that it would be, visually, less heavy.

Regards,

Pierre