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Hello,<br>
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I always wonder why I can, if I write a formula in math mode, write
latin letters (b, g etc.) as they are but have to write out greek
letters like \alpha or \rho.<br>
<br>
Wouldn’t it be nice if I could write:<br>
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<big><big><tt>$$ a^3 \cdot ψ \cdot Ω = ∞ $$ ?<br>
</tt><small><small><br>
Or maybe even further:</small></small><tt><br>
<br>
$$ a³ ∙ </tt></big></big><big><big><tt>ψ</tt></big></big> <big><big><tt>∙
</tt></big></big><big><big><tt>Ω = </tt></big></big><big><big><tt>∞
$$</tt></big></big><br>
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<small><small>Well, this would maybe not really be an advantage
in typing (I think, for most people it is easier to write
\Omega rather than copy and pasting </small></small></big><small>Ω,)
but rather that the Tex Editor (if you use one) would
automatically convert \Omega to </small></big><big><small>Ω, so
that the Tex code is easier to read. Of course, some stuff you
cannot make easier (\frac etc), but for other symbols and
characters, it would be nice if one could just <i>read </i>them
in the code. <br>
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I think, Xetex would then just need a mapping table converting </small></big><big><small>Ω
to \Omega before compiling. <br>
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What do you think about that?<br>
<br>
Gerrit<br>
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