On Mon, Jul 21 2025, mahmood sheikh <mahmod.m2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> org is unable to recognize expressions of the form `\(\(math\)\)` as a
> single nested latex expression. even though i do vaguely recall org being
> able to handle this "properly".
No, \(\(math\)\) isn't valid syntax for a latex fragment; the second \)
is dropped by design. See [fn:1]:
#+begin_quote
LaTeX fragments are structured according to one of the following patterns:
\NAME BRACKETS
\(CONTENTS\)
\[CONTENTS\]
....
CONTENTS
A string consisting of any characters, so long as it does not contain the
substring \) in the case of the second template, or \] in the case of the third
template.
#+end_quote
[fn:1] https://orgmode.org/worg/org-syntax.html#text-LaTeX_Fragments
> \(\text{some \code{high(x)} here, more \(x\) here}\) is a case where this
> could be problematic.
> by "recognizing" the expression i mean that org thinks the math expression
> is only `\(\(math\)` and the latter `\)` is treated as a separate text.
> causing problems when exporting to latex (or in org-latex-preview which
> naturally errors out as a result).
>
> thank you folks. never could say enough to those who work on org-mode since
> its been one of the most useful tools for so long to me.
Leo
