Re: [m17n-list] Update to math-latex

[handa]

Hi,

In article <address@hidden>, विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki) 
<address@hidden> writes:

> > Could you please try the attached one which introduces a customizable
> > variable "with-backslash-prefix"?  The default value is 0, so it works
> > as previous.   When you customize the variable to 1, it should work as
> > your new idea.
> >
> > ​Works well!​ 👏

Thank you for confirming that.

> I feel you worry too much about backward compatibility though. Several
> times when I've updated software (windows, ubuntu, android - even gmail),
> there have been radical (mostly positive) changes​ - it's all right - users
> can accept that.

I agree that typing, for instance, \neq is more intuitive, but, for me,
typing Shift-SPC (my key to toggle input method) is easier than typing \
which is located far from the home position of my little finger.

> Besides, users are smart enough to figure out why neq does not produce ≠
> anymore by looking at the mim file - or they can come here and complain.
> Users who are bent upon using the old system are free to keep the older
> version of the mim file or flip the variable.

Requiring prefix "\" is a very drastic change, and I'm not sure novice
users can:
 o locate the relevant mim file
 o look into that file
 o figure out what was changed
 o find that "\" is necessary now,
 o and if he doesn't like it, restore the old version or find a
   way to change the default value

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K. Handa
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