On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 05:26:09PM +0200, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Martin Vermeer schrieb: > > >> \textsuper/subscript is exactly designed for cases of "H2O", "SO_4^2-", > >> "2nd", and the like. > > No Uwe, you are IMHO mixing up two conceptually different classes of > > sub/superscript. > > What else is \textsubscript for? Are there any typographic rules or > conventions that say "Do not use subscripted text font for chemical > indices."?
It is for use in text, like "2nd", "Mme", etc. (Well that's superscript) > > The chemistry stuff is not math, > > I know, I therefore want to use \textsubscript and not a math font as we > currently do. There are special LaTeX-packages for chemistry, but this is > overkill for simple cases like "H2O". > I don't understand why you are against using \textsuper- subscript . I am not against it... as long as we remember that it isn't "the right way". I am also not against writing "E = mc^2" using text... only math is already available in LyX so this hack isn't needed. I, from my side, rhetorically don't understand why you are against using math _ ^ for chemistry... a hack is a hack is a hack ;-) But I agree that \textsuper/sub is useful and should be implemented. - Martin
