12-Feb-01 14:53 Hans Aberg wrote: > This is exactly my point: Because of the lousy parsing of the computer > programs, one is forced to do markup, so that they can get the information. 14-Feb-01 21:45 Hans Aberg wrote: >> Editor writes: The gap in the last formula [i.e. \mskip20mu] should be >> made like in the first one and the $gap$ should be made like in the >> second one. > The answer is as always: If you can parse it without markup, then it is > possible to parse it, right? If you, or other humans, cannot parse it that > way without markup, then don't expect the computer do it for you. :-) So (my) conclusion is: since there are cases which cannot be parsed by a human, markup is not only for stupid computers but is unavoidable in principle and is essential when you express such delicate things as thoughts in such a coarse form as a written text. Sasha