Re: [DISCUSSION] What should we do with undocumented x^(superscript inside /round/ braces) syntax?

[Ihor Radchenko]

"Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> On Saturday, 17 Feb 2024 at 14:06, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>> Inconsistent with LaTeX syntax, Org mode not only allows
>> x^{superscript}, but also x^(superscript) with round braces used for
>> grouping.
>
> Inconsistent with LaTeX is not a sufficient reason for removing this, in
> my opinion.  Org has /dwim/ elements which make it easier to write some
> expressions than in LaTeX.  Another example is ~x^-1~ which works as I
> want but would make no sense in LaTeX (where only the "-" would be
> superscripted, not the 1).

Good point.
Although, do note that unlike x^word, x^(some text) is not documented.
Moreover, options like ^:{} create an impression that only curly braces
are accepted.

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