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@@ -9719,6 +9719,7 @@ markup rules used in an Org mode buffer.
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* Images and tables:: Images, tables and caption mechanism
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* Literal examples:: Source code examples with special formatting
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* Special symbols:: Greek letters and other symbols
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+* Subscripts and superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text
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* Embedded @LaTeX{}:: LaTeX can be freely used inside Org documents
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@end menu
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@@ -10048,42 +10049,19 @@ way@footnote{This behaviour can be disabled with @code{-} export setting
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combinations: @samp{\-} is treated as a shy hyphen, @samp{--} and @samp{---}
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are converted into dashes, and @samp{...} becomes a compact set of dots.
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-@node Embedded @LaTeX{}
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-@section Embedded @LaTeX{}
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-@cindex @TeX{} interpretation
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-@cindex @LaTeX{} interpretation
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-
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-Plain ASCII is normally sufficient for almost all note taking. Exceptions
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-include scientific notes, which often require mathematical symbols and the
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-occasional formula. @LaTeX{}@footnote{@LaTeX{} is a macro system based on
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-Donald E. Knuth's @TeX{} system. Many of the features described here as
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-``@LaTeX{}'' are really from @TeX{}, but for simplicity I am blurring this
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-distinction.} is widely used to typeset scientific documents. Org mode
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-supports embedding @LaTeX{} code into its files, because many academics are
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-used to writing and reading @LaTeX{} source code, and because it can be
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-readily processed to produce pretty output for a number of export back-ends.
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-
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-@menu
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-* Subscripts and superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text
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-* @LaTeX{} fragments:: Complex formulas made easy
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-* Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments:: What will this snippet look like?
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-* CDLaTeX mode:: Speed up entering of formulas
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-@end menu
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-
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@node Subscripts and superscripts
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-@subsection Subscripts and superscripts
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+@section Subscripts and superscripts
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@cindex subscript
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@cindex superscript
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-Just like in @LaTeX{}, @samp{^} and @samp{_} are used to indicate super- and
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-subscripts. Again, these can be used without embedding them in math-mode
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-delimiters. To increase the readability of ASCII text, it is not necessary
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-(but OK) to surround multi-character sub- and superscripts with curly braces.
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-For example
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+@samp{^} and @samp{_} are used to indicate super- and subscripts. To
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+increase the readability of ASCII text, it is not necessary---but OK---to
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+surround multi-character sub- and superscripts with curly braces. Those are,
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+however, mandatory, when more than one word is involved. For example
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@example
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-The mass of the sun is M_sun = 1.989 x 10^30 kg. The radius of
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-the sun is R_@{sun@} = 6.96 x 10^8 m.
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+The radius of the sun is R_sun = 6.96 x 10^8 m. On the other hand, the
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+radius of Alpha Centauri is R_@{Alpha Centauri@} = 1.28 x R_@{sun@}.
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@end example
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@vindex org-use-sub-superscripts
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@@ -10100,15 +10078,35 @@ In addition to showing entities as UTF-8 characters, this command will also
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format sub- and superscripts in a WYSIWYM way.
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@end table
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+@node Embedded @LaTeX{}
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+@section Embedded @LaTeX{}
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+@cindex @TeX{} interpretation
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+@cindex @LaTeX{} interpretation
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+
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+Plain ASCII is normally sufficient for almost all note taking. Exceptions
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+include scientific notes, which often require mathematical symbols and the
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+occasional formula. @LaTeX{}@footnote{@LaTeX{} is a macro system based on
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+Donald E. Knuth's @TeX{} system. Many of the features described here as
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+``@LaTeX{}'' are really from @TeX{}, but for simplicity I am blurring this
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+distinction.} is widely used to typeset scientific documents. Org mode
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+supports embedding @LaTeX{} code into its files, because many academics are
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+used to writing and reading @LaTeX{} source code, and because it can be
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+readily processed to produce pretty output for a number of export back-ends.
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+
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+@menu
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+* @LaTeX{} fragments:: Complex formulas made easy
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+* Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments:: What will this snippet look like?
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+* CDLaTeX mode:: Speed up entering of formulas
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+@end menu
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+
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@node @LaTeX{} fragments
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@subsection @LaTeX{} fragments
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@cindex @LaTeX{} fragments
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@vindex org-format-latex-header
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-Going beyond symbols and sub- and superscripts, a full formula language is
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-needed. Org mode can contain @LaTeX{} math fragments, and it supports ways
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-to process these for several export back-ends. When exporting to @LaTeX{},
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-the code is left as it is. When exporting to HTML, Org can use either
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+Org mode can contain @LaTeX{} math fragments, and it supports ways to process
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+these for several export back-ends. When exporting to @LaTeX{}, the code is
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+left as it is. When exporting to HTML, Org can use either
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@uref{http://www.mathjax.org, MathJax} (@pxref{Math formatting in HTML
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export}) or transcode the math into images (see @pxref{Previewing @LaTeX{}
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fragments}).
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