I am currently using delimiters (brackets, [ and ], to be precise) as symbols in math equations. Of course, the compilator considers the brackets as delimiters, and the spacing is thus not very pleasant.
See for example
$a=]_ib$
against a more aesthetically pleasing (but very ad-hoc)
$a=\ ]_i\,b$
Is there a way to define a command that will print [ and ] as regular symbols (and so add spacing accordingly)?
Before anyones points me to this question, the correct answer in this case was to reverse the order of delimiters. I would like to define them so they are not delimiters at all. I still use regular brackets as delimiters sometimes, so defining a new command would be better (symbols brackets always have an index).
Thanks!
Best Answer
A math symbol can be turned into an ordinary symbol by just enclosing it in braces. So
should do what you want. Perhaps you should define your own command:
and type