Sub-subscripts in strings cause different spacings than subscripts












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Spacing around subscripts within strings seems to work well:



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But the spacing around sub-subscripts does not:



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I did not manually add that space after the 2. How can this be fixed? Thanks!






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    Spacing around subscripts within strings seems to work well:



    enter image description here



    But the spacing around sub-subscripts does not:



    enter image description here



    I did not manually add that space after the 2. How can this be fixed? Thanks!






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      $begingroup$


      Spacing around subscripts within strings seems to work well:



      enter image description here



      But the spacing around sub-subscripts does not:



      enter image description here



      I did not manually add that space after the 2. How can this be fixed? Thanks!






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      Spacing around subscripts within strings seems to work well:



      enter image description here



      But the spacing around sub-subscripts does not:



      enter image description here



      I did not manually add that space after the 2. How can this be fixed? Thanks!






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          The subscript is interpreted as Times[Subscript[H, 2], O], and Mathematica uses spaces to denote multiplication. You can work around this by using the ZeroWidthTimes option:



          enter image description here






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          • $begingroup$
            I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
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            – Kevin Ausman
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            @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
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            – Carl Woll
            8 hours ago












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            Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            7 hours ago



















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          $begingroup$

          I don't know if this will suit your situation but if you just want to get the expression typeset correctly in, say, a label for graphics, you can do this;



          Subscript[X, Row[{Subscript[H, 2], O}]]


          typesetting






          share|improve this answer









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            $begingroup$

            The subscript is interpreted as Times[Subscript[H, 2], O], and Mathematica uses spaces to denote multiplication. You can work around this by using the ZeroWidthTimes option:



            enter image description here






            share|improve this answer









            $endgroup$













            • $begingroup$
              I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
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              – Kevin Ausman
              8 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Woll
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              7 hours ago
















            7












            $begingroup$

            The subscript is interpreted as Times[Subscript[H, 2], O], and Mathematica uses spaces to denote multiplication. You can work around this by using the ZeroWidthTimes option:



            enter image description here






            share|improve this answer









            $endgroup$













            • $begingroup$
              I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              8 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Woll
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              7 hours ago














            7












            7








            7





            $begingroup$

            The subscript is interpreted as Times[Subscript[H, 2], O], and Mathematica uses spaces to denote multiplication. You can work around this by using the ZeroWidthTimes option:



            enter image description here






            share|improve this answer









            $endgroup$



            The subscript is interpreted as Times[Subscript[H, 2], O], and Mathematica uses spaces to denote multiplication. You can work around this by using the ZeroWidthTimes option:



            enter image description here







            share|improve this answer












            share|improve this answer



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            answered 9 hours ago









            Carl WollCarl Woll

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            • $begingroup$
              I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              8 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Woll
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              7 hours ago


















            • $begingroup$
              I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              8 hours ago










            • $begingroup$
              @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Woll
              8 hours ago












            • $begingroup$
              Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
              $endgroup$
              – Kevin Ausman
              7 hours ago
















            $begingroup$
            I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            8 hours ago




            $begingroup$
            I appreciate this workaround. Unfortunately, this is one example of several where strings are getting parsed when I don't want them to. I learned (from you) that I could stop different coloration by using ShowAutoStyles->False. Here I learn that I can fix misdisplayed strings with ZeroWidthTimes->True. This is feeling like whack-a-mole. I keep finding places where my notation (Chemistry-specific) runs counter to Mathematica assumptions, and so I have to tell Mathematica to handle each differently, when what I would really like is to tell Mathematica to simply not parse strings. Period.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            8 hours ago












            $begingroup$
            @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Woll
            8 hours ago






            $begingroup$
            @KevinAusman The problem is that using subscripts inside of a string creates linear syntax, which is essentially the boxes of an expression. It is not a simple string.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Woll
            8 hours ago














            $begingroup$
            Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            7 hours ago




            $begingroup$
            Fair enough. I guess I just don't see why a RowBox assumes that sequential boxes are multiplications. It makes sense to assume that if we have an expression, but not if it's in a string.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            7 hours ago











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            $begingroup$

            I don't know if this will suit your situation but if you just want to get the expression typeset correctly in, say, a label for graphics, you can do this;



            Subscript[X, Row[{Subscript[H, 2], O}]]


            typesetting






            share|improve this answer









            $endgroup$


















              1












              $begingroup$

              I don't know if this will suit your situation but if you just want to get the expression typeset correctly in, say, a label for graphics, you can do this;



              Subscript[X, Row[{Subscript[H, 2], O}]]


              typesetting






              share|improve this answer









              $endgroup$
















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                $begingroup$

                I don't know if this will suit your situation but if you just want to get the expression typeset correctly in, say, a label for graphics, you can do this;



                Subscript[X, Row[{Subscript[H, 2], O}]]


                typesetting






                share|improve this answer









                $endgroup$



                I don't know if this will suit your situation but if you just want to get the expression typeset correctly in, say, a label for graphics, you can do this;



                Subscript[X, Row[{Subscript[H, 2], O}]]


                typesetting







                share|improve this answer












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