Re: input methods for mathematical glyphs

[H. Dieter Wilhelm]

Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:

>> FWIW, I don't know of any modern net etiquette that says "emails should
>> be ASCII only", but in my opinion mathematical symbols and Unicode art
>> do cross a line.
>
> When I write things like `Γ ⊢ e : τ₁ → τ₂` in my email, some (human) readers
> are admittedly surprised (enough to say something about it in their
> reply, typically "how do you do that?"), so it does "cross a line"
> somehow (since those same readers aren't surprised when I use various
> kinds of accented letters or an emoji), but I can't remember a single
> time where it caused a problem.

When it doesn't distract and is more readable than it is a good thing.

Might utf-8 characters pose a problem for Windows mailing systems?  I've
sometimes funny glitches when I copy utf-8 characters into their Outlook
calendar application.

        Dieter
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Best wishes
H. Dieter Wilhelm
Zwingenberg, Germany