[Tex/LaTex] Entering math mode in AUCTeX using $ and $

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As pointed out in this answer, using $ and $ in order to enter inline math mode in LaTeX is the recommended practice. However, this takes a bit longer if one compares it to $.

Is there a way to make it quicker when using emacs+auctex? What are you guys doing in order to type it in quicker?

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I use yasnippet. awesome package for inserting snippets. there is latex snippet bundle you can use. Infact there is already a written snippet to insert exactly what you are asking for.

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[Tex/LaTex] How to streamline insertion of LaTeX-math-mode symbols in AUCTeX

Of course AUCTeX is already able to do this out of the box! From the description of LaTeX-math-mode (C-h f LaTeX-math-mode RET):

Easy insertion of LaTeX math symbols. If you give a prefix argument, the symbols will be surrounded by dollar signs.

Thus, C-u ` t inserts

$\tau$

If you want to automatically wrap dollars around the symbol when in text mode without the prefix argument, add this to your .emacs:

(add-hook
 'LaTeX-mode-hook
 (lambda ()
   (let ((math (reverse (append LaTeX-math-list LaTeX-math-default))))
     (while math
       (let ((entry (car math))
         value)
     (setq math (cdr math))
     (if (listp (cdr entry))
         (setq value (nth 1 entry))
       (setq value (cdr entry)))
     (if (stringp value)
         (fset (intern (concat "LaTeX-math-" value))
           (list 'lambda (list 'arg) (list 'interactive "*P")
             (list 'LaTeX-math-insert value
                   '(null (texmathp)))))))))))

This redefines all LaTeX-math-* functions defined inside LaTeX-math-initialize, in latex.el.

[Tex/LaTex] Entering math mode in AUCTeX using \( and \)

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