[texhax] The difference between \to and \rightarrow

[Lars Madsen]

prstanley at ntlworld.com wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Is there a visual difference between \to and \rightarrow. I've appended an example code .
> Would the maths/comp science members recomend a different type of arrow for CSP/finite state autamata?
> 
> \documentclass [a4paper, 12pt] {article}
> 
> %\usepackage {amssymb}
> 
> \begin {document}
> 
> \[
> ( a_1 \rightarrow P_1 \mid \ldots \mid a_n \rightarrow P_n) \\
> ( a_1 \to P_1 \mid \ldots \mid a_n \to P_n)
> \]
> \end {document}
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 

AFAIK \to is just an alias for \rightarrow, making the code easier to read.

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