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LaTeX: Why are digits allowed in environments, but forbidden in commands?
What exactly do csname and endcsname do?Why are some characters not allowed in command sequencesWhy does LaTeX make a distinction between commands and environments?Do all starred commands have anything in common?Why are some characters not allowed in command sequencesSuggestions for an automatic taxonomy environmentUse a character other than the backslash for commandsWhy are LaTeX macros so inconsistent?Are end… macro names reserved in LaTeX2e?Can't use command with square brackets in matrix environmentHow to control conditional statements within new commands and environmentsCreating Commands which Make New Environments
Finding out that I can have an environment named env2, but no command cmd2, I read Why are some characters not allowed in command sequences, but still I wonder:
Why are digits allowed in environments, but forbidden in commands? In my understanding digits delimit command names (inherited from plain TeX), but why doesn't that restriction apply to environments? Wouldn't it have been more consistent to forbid digits in environment names as well?
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Finding out that I can have an environment named env2, but no command cmd2, I read Why are some characters not allowed in command sequences, but still I wonder:
Why are digits allowed in environments, but forbidden in commands? In my understanding digits delimit command names (inherited from plain TeX), but why doesn't that restriction apply to environments? Wouldn't it have been more consistent to forbid digits in environment names as well?
macros environments
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
You actually can use numbers in commands. If you doexpandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsnameyou'll define a commandmycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using thecsname...endcsnamepair, so it's fine.
– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand outputis valid syntax. You then must use it viacsname macro2endcsname.
– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago
add a comment |
Finding out that I can have an environment named env2, but no command cmd2, I read Why are some characters not allowed in command sequences, but still I wonder:
Why are digits allowed in environments, but forbidden in commands? In my understanding digits delimit command names (inherited from plain TeX), but why doesn't that restriction apply to environments? Wouldn't it have been more consistent to forbid digits in environment names as well?
macros environments
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
Finding out that I can have an environment named env2, but no command cmd2, I read Why are some characters not allowed in command sequences, but still I wonder:
Why are digits allowed in environments, but forbidden in commands? In my understanding digits delimit command names (inherited from plain TeX), but why doesn't that restriction apply to environments? Wouldn't it have been more consistent to forbid digits in environment names as well?
macros environments
macros environments
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
asked 11 mins ago
U. WindlU. Windl
1477
1477
You actually can use numbers in commands. If you doexpandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsnameyou'll define a commandmycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using thecsname...endcsnamepair, so it's fine.
– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand outputis valid syntax. You then must use it viacsname macro2endcsname.
– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago
add a comment |
You actually can use numbers in commands. If you doexpandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsnameyou'll define a commandmycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using thecsname...endcsnamepair, so it's fine.
– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand outputis valid syntax. You then must use it viacsname macro2endcsname.
– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago
You actually can use numbers in commands. If you do
expandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsname you'll define a command mycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using the csname...endcsname pair, so it's fine.– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
You actually can use numbers in commands. If you do
expandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsname you'll define a command mycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using the csname...endcsname pair, so it's fine.– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand output is valid syntax. You then must use it via csname macro2endcsname.– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand output is valid syntax. You then must use it via csname macro2endcsname.– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago
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You actually can use numbers in commands. If you do
expandafterdefcsname mycommandwithanumber123456endcsnameyou'll define a commandmycommandwithanumber123456. The environments are created using thecsname...endcsnamepair, so it's fine.– Phelype Oleinik
8 mins ago
expandafterdefcsname macro2endcsnamecommand outputis valid syntax. You then must use it viacsname macro2endcsname.– Steven B. Segletes
8 mins ago
So the answer is "There are not forbidden, but they have to be used in a special way. Still it's recommended not to use them."?
– U. Windl
2 mins ago