Add option to keep \[ ... \] on one line
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe it.
When I do the surround.vim bindings to change a math environment to \[, it automatically places the output on three lines. So for example, if we had a file (* is the cursor)
We can prove \( \pi >* \frac{22}{7} \) with calculus.
then hitting cse\[<C-r> converts this into
We can prove
\[
\pi >* \frac{22}{7}
\]
with calculus.
whereas it's common to place these all on one line instead:
We can prove
\[ \pi >* 3 \]
with calculus.
Describe the solution you'd like
Ideally, some way of configuring the default behavior to match the second example
Describe alternatives you've considered
I could manually remove the newlines (mbkJJ`b to preserve cursor position in the line), but this loses me precious keystrokes, which are not always plentiful if I need to work very quickly.
Additional context
I know that for some people, the original behavior is their preferred behavior, which is why I think it should be configurable.
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the surround.vim handling for converting ( ... ) to [ ... ], then inspect the existing configuration for math-environment formatting. The change is complete when users can choose the one-line form shown in the issue while the current multiline behavior remains available, with relevant behavior covered by the project's existing tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- tex, vim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 56/100