From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: \nbsp trick to get prefixed superscript to work? Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 12:09:04 -0400 Message-ID: <87oalh27hb.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45804) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YuNbf-0008UK-G0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 May 2015 12:09:32 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YuNbY-0006S8-LW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 May 2015 12:09:31 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:37977) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YuNbY-0006Qh-Eo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 May 2015 12:09:24 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YuNbW-000321-0d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 May 2015 18:09:22 +0200 Received: from pool-108-7-223-120.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([108.7.223.120]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 18 May 2015 18:09:21 +0200 Received: from ndokos by pool-108-7-223-120.bstnma.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 18 May 2015 18:09:21 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Lawrence Bottorff writes: > I saw an earlier discussion about Emacs/org-mode superscript and > subscript behavior. My issue is I want to do a chem isotope of an > element. In standard Latex format I would do this: > > $^{147}$Pm  or leaving off the $ and turning on Emacs' display of > UTF-8 ( C-c C-x \ ) just ^{147}Pm > > but it doesn't work in either Emacs or org-mode, however > > Pm^{147} does, i.e., putting the super-/subscript /after/ Pm. Also, > > $^{147}Pm$ does work, although it converts the Pm into italicized text > upon export. Also > > \nbsp^{147}Pm works in both Emacs and org-mode, but upon standard > export to HTML, it works in the TOC and down in the actual text, but > not in the "Contents" section (not used in Latex export). > > Apparently, chemists cannot do Emacs and/or org-mode when they want to > prefix the super- bzw. sub-script without a kudge? > This seems to work fine for me both for latex and html (with MathJax) export: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * Dating with \(^{14}\)C. Dating with \(^{14}\)C. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Nick