[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 73593] add more formula items to Elements pane, provide LibreOffice with more complete coverage of MathML and LaTex symbol definitions

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73593

--- Comment #7 from brian.bj.parker99 at gmail.com ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #6)
> *** Bug 119449 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

My bug report 119449 is marked as a duplicate but it differs in detail from the
issues discussed in this thread. In particular, it suggests extending the
*input language* to include Latex notation, and not simply to increase the
number of formula items available from the menu or toolbars.

For easy reference, I include the full text of bug report 119449 here:

The syntax used to enter math equations in LO formula is apparently based on
the largely obsolete troff eqn preprocessor. 
For example:
 x sup y sub z

Latex syntax is the standard format used to enter equations in modern
applications, including Microsoft Word, Apple Keynote, wikipedia, mathjax etc.
Surprisingly, LO syntax also allows some latex notation, for example:
x^y_z  
which gives the same superscript and subscript as the above example. 
However, most other latex constructs fail e.g. \Lambda  as the latex equivalent
of %LAMBDA.

As an enhancement request, the LO Formula editor math syntax should be expanded
to include all standard Latex forms (including AMS-Latex) as synonyms. I can't
see any fundamental ambiguities that would prevent this from being almost fully
backwards compatible.
This would allow published latex formulae to be cut and pasted directly in LO
presentations etc. and would increase compatibility with Microsoft Word and
Apple Keynote.


Actual Results:
For example \Lambda is not accepted in the formula editor.

Expected Results:
Expected the same result as %LAMBDA

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