Disable markdown syntax pairing when in LaTeX expressions

[JohnAtl]

Use case or problem

The underscore character is used for subscripts in LaTeX expressions. Sometimes Obsidian errantly pairs the underscore with a second underscore, as if it were Markdown.

Proposed solution

Disable markdown pairing within inline LaTeX, or block LaTeX. E.g.
Within a sentence $x_a=1$, or in a block:
$$
x_a=1
$$

Related feature requests

This has been mentioned a couple of times here on the forum, but I don’t see a feature request.

Underscores being paired in the LaTeX environment when following a curly brace

Steps to reproduce Create the following LaTeX block: $$ {a} $$ Observe that if you type an underscore after the curly bracket, it gets auto-paired as the following: $$ {a}__ $$ Observe that if you were to not have curly braces preceding the underscore that it wont be paired: $$ a_ $$ Expected result I expect that when in the LaTeX editing environment, that underscores wont be paired when writing math. It gets annoying to have to delete the duplicate underscore for the speci…

Auto Pair Markdown syntax in Latex Block

Under certain circumstances auto pair Markdown syntax functions inappropriately inside latex blocks. I can verify it happens under the specific case of using ‘\vec{}’, but it may happen under other circumstances. Steps to reproduce Type: $\vec{v}_ Expected result Auto pair Markdown syntax does not work inside a latex block. Actual result Auto pair Markdown syntax adds a second underscore. Environment Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04 Obsidian version: 0.9.7 Additional information I …

[celia-vytrac]

Rather than disabling it completely, I think it should be a separate option nested under “Auto pair Markdown syntax” to enable or disable auto pairing within LaTeX. That way, user’s can choose based on their own preference.