[OS X TeX] {DON'T} Use $$...$$, in LaTeX

[André Bellaïche]

As far as I know (I have just tried \abovedisplayskip = 5cm, to be  
sure), equations displayed by $$...$$ are sensitive to some changes  
of LaTeX parameters. Does there exists other features which they  
would ignore ?

André Bellaïche


Le 8 sept. 06 à 15:52, William Adams a écrit :

> On Sep 8, 2006, at 9:03 AM, André Bellaïche wrote:
>
>> Why do tell people tu use \[ ...\]?The classical TeX $$...$$ have
>> the same effect, and a much better visibilty in the source file.
>
> Because $$ uses Plain TeX mechanisms and isn't tied into LaTeX
> parameters such as spacing around equations &c.
>
>> Same for \(...\) and $...$.
>
> The $...$ notation is okay. I find the parentheses better 'cause they
> match what's used for display math and are easier to check.
>
> William
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