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Why the various definitions of the thin space ,?
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Knuths definition of , is mskipthinmuskip.
LaTeX changes this definition to
DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
}
defthinspace{kern .16667em }
amsmath.sty says it's
DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
I might understand LaTeX's point to make a command usable also in text mode. But what's the point of the redefinition by amsmath?
spacing amsmath
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Knuths definition of , is mskipthinmuskip.
LaTeX changes this definition to
DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
}
defthinspace{kern .16667em }
amsmath.sty says it's
DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
I might understand LaTeX's point to make a command usable also in text mode. But what's the point of the redefinition by amsmath?
spacing amsmath
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Sebastiano
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Knuths definition of , is mskipthinmuskip.
LaTeX changes this definition to
DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
}
defthinspace{kern .16667em }
amsmath.sty says it's
DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
I might understand LaTeX's point to make a command usable also in text mode. But what's the point of the redefinition by amsmath?
spacing amsmath
edited 4 hours ago
Sebastiano
11.1k42164
asked 4 hours ago
user49915user49915
617121
Knuths definition of , is mskipthinmuskip.
LaTeX changes this definition to
DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
}
defthinspace{kern .16667em }
amsmath.sty says it's
DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
I might understand LaTeX's point to make a command usable also in text mode. But what's the point of the redefinition by amsmath?
spacing amsmath
spacing amsmath
edited 4 hours ago
Sebastiano
11.1k42164
asked 4 hours ago
user49915user49915
617121
edited 4 hours ago
Sebastiano
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617121
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edited 4 hours ago
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You should look at the full picture:
152 │ ifxleavevmode@ifvmode@undefined
153 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
154 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
155 │ else
156 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
157 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elseleavevmode@ifvmodekern#1#3firelax}
158 │ fi
159 │ renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
160 │ letthinspace,
161 │ renewcommand{!}{tmspace-thinmuskip{.1667em}}
162 │ letnegthinspace!
163 │ renewcommand{:}{tmspace+medmuskip{.2222em}}
164 │ letmedspace:
165 │ newcommand{negmedspace}{tmspace-medmuskip{.2222em}}
166 │ renewcommand{;}{tmspace+thickmuskip{.2777em}}
167 │ letthickspace;
168 │ newcommand{negthickspace}{tmspace-thickmuskip{.2777em}}
The two definitions of tmspace are due to recent decisions to make such commands start paragraph mode anyway. With a recent LaTeX kernel the second one will be used.
Contrast this with the code in the LaTeX kernel:
1619 │ DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
1620 │ relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
1621 │ }
1630 │ defthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern .16667em }
1631 │ defnegthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern-.16667em }
4543 │ def>{mskipmedmuskip}
4544 │ def;{mskipthickmuskip}
4545 │ def!{mskip-thinmuskip}
4547 │ let:=>
The approach of amsmath is much more rational and cleaner. They also provide text mode equivalent of all macros, whereas ! cannot be used in text mode if amsmath is not loaded, and similarly for the others. The final result will be essentially the same. However, a , command will be translated into tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em} when written in an auxiliary file, instead of ,. Not really a big deal.
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You should look at the full picture:
152 │ ifxleavevmode@ifvmode@undefined
153 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
154 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
155 │ else
156 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
157 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elseleavevmode@ifvmodekern#1#3firelax}
158 │ fi
159 │ renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
160 │ letthinspace,
161 │ renewcommand{!}{tmspace-thinmuskip{.1667em}}
162 │ letnegthinspace!
163 │ renewcommand{:}{tmspace+medmuskip{.2222em}}
164 │ letmedspace:
165 │ newcommand{negmedspace}{tmspace-medmuskip{.2222em}}
166 │ renewcommand{;}{tmspace+thickmuskip{.2777em}}
167 │ letthickspace;
168 │ newcommand{negthickspace}{tmspace-thickmuskip{.2777em}}
The two definitions of tmspace are due to recent decisions to make such commands start paragraph mode anyway. With a recent LaTeX kernel the second one will be used.
Contrast this with the code in the LaTeX kernel:
1619 │ DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
1620 │ relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
1621 │ }
1630 │ defthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern .16667em }
1631 │ defnegthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern-.16667em }
4543 │ def>{mskipmedmuskip}
4544 │ def;{mskipthickmuskip}
4545 │ def!{mskip-thinmuskip}
4547 │ let:=>
The approach of amsmath is much more rational and cleaner. They also provide text mode equivalent of all macros, whereas ! cannot be used in text mode if amsmath is not loaded, and similarly for the others. The final result will be essentially the same. However, a , command will be translated into tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em} when written in an auxiliary file, instead of ,. Not really a big deal.
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You should look at the full picture:
152 │ ifxleavevmode@ifvmode@undefined
153 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
154 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
155 │ else
156 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
157 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elseleavevmode@ifvmodekern#1#3firelax}
158 │ fi
159 │ renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
160 │ letthinspace,
161 │ renewcommand{!}{tmspace-thinmuskip{.1667em}}
162 │ letnegthinspace!
163 │ renewcommand{:}{tmspace+medmuskip{.2222em}}
164 │ letmedspace:
165 │ newcommand{negmedspace}{tmspace-medmuskip{.2222em}}
166 │ renewcommand{;}{tmspace+thickmuskip{.2777em}}
167 │ letthickspace;
168 │ newcommand{negthickspace}{tmspace-thickmuskip{.2777em}}
The two definitions of tmspace are due to recent decisions to make such commands start paragraph mode anyway. With a recent LaTeX kernel the second one will be used.
Contrast this with the code in the LaTeX kernel:
1619 │ DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
1620 │ relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
1621 │ }
1630 │ defthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern .16667em }
1631 │ defnegthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern-.16667em }
4543 │ def>{mskipmedmuskip}
4544 │ def;{mskipthickmuskip}
4545 │ def!{mskip-thinmuskip}
4547 │ let:=>
The approach of amsmath is much more rational and cleaner. They also provide text mode equivalent of all macros, whereas ! cannot be used in text mode if amsmath is not loaded, and similarly for the others. The final result will be essentially the same. However, a , command will be translated into tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em} when written in an auxiliary file, instead of ,. Not really a big deal.
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You should look at the full picture:
152 │ ifxleavevmode@ifvmode@undefined
153 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
154 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
155 │ else
156 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
157 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elseleavevmode@ifvmodekern#1#3firelax}
158 │ fi
159 │ renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
160 │ letthinspace,
161 │ renewcommand{!}{tmspace-thinmuskip{.1667em}}
162 │ letnegthinspace!
163 │ renewcommand{:}{tmspace+medmuskip{.2222em}}
164 │ letmedspace:
165 │ newcommand{negmedspace}{tmspace-medmuskip{.2222em}}
166 │ renewcommand{;}{tmspace+thickmuskip{.2777em}}
167 │ letthickspace;
168 │ newcommand{negthickspace}{tmspace-thickmuskip{.2777em}}
The two definitions of tmspace are due to recent decisions to make such commands start paragraph mode anyway. With a recent LaTeX kernel the second one will be used.
Contrast this with the code in the LaTeX kernel:
1619 │ DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
1620 │ relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
1621 │ }
1630 │ defthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern .16667em }
1631 │ defnegthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern-.16667em }
4543 │ def>{mskipmedmuskip}
4544 │ def;{mskipthickmuskip}
4545 │ def!{mskip-thinmuskip}
4547 │ let:=>
The approach of amsmath is much more rational and cleaner. They also provide text mode equivalent of all macros, whereas ! cannot be used in text mode if amsmath is not loaded, and similarly for the others. The final result will be essentially the same. However, a , command will be translated into tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em} when written in an auxiliary file, instead of ,. Not really a big deal.
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You should look at the full picture:
152 │ ifxleavevmode@ifvmode@undefined
153 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
154 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elsekern#1#3firelax}
155 │ else
156 │ DeclareRobustCommand{tmspace}[3]{%
157 │ ifmmodemskip#1#2elseleavevmode@ifvmodekern#1#3firelax}
158 │ fi
159 │ renewcommand{,}{tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em}}
160 │ letthinspace,
161 │ renewcommand{!}{tmspace-thinmuskip{.1667em}}
162 │ letnegthinspace!
163 │ renewcommand{:}{tmspace+medmuskip{.2222em}}
164 │ letmedspace:
165 │ newcommand{negmedspace}{tmspace-medmuskip{.2222em}}
166 │ renewcommand{;}{tmspace+thickmuskip{.2777em}}
167 │ letthickspace;
168 │ newcommand{negthickspace}{tmspace-thickmuskip{.2777em}}
The two definitions of tmspace are due to recent decisions to make such commands start paragraph mode anyway. With a recent LaTeX kernel the second one will be used.
Contrast this with the code in the LaTeX kernel:
1619 │ DeclareRobustCommand{,}{%
1620 │ relaxifmmodemskipthinmuskipelsethinspacefi
1621 │ }
1630 │ defthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern .16667em }
1631 │ defnegthinspace{leavevmode@ifvmodekern-.16667em }
4543 │ def>{mskipmedmuskip}
4544 │ def;{mskipthickmuskip}
4545 │ def!{mskip-thinmuskip}
4547 │ let:=>
The approach of amsmath is much more rational and cleaner. They also provide text mode equivalent of all macros, whereas ! cannot be used in text mode if amsmath is not loaded, and similarly for the others. The final result will be essentially the same. However, a , command will be translated into tmspace+thinmuskip{.1667em} when written in an auxiliary file, instead of ,. Not really a big deal.
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