"Auto letter subscript" changes "^2" to "_{2}2", how to fix this ?

[kiv57]

Say I want to get $m^2$, but m^2 is changed as m_{2}2.

The snippet responsible of this is :
{trigger: /([A-Za-z])(\d)/, replacement: "[[0]]_{[[1]]}", options: "rmA", description: "Auto letter subscript", priority: -1},

I tried a lookbehind like this whithout effect :
{trigger: /([A-Za-z])(?!\^)(\d)/, replacement: "[[0]]_{[[1]]}", options: "rmA", description: "Auto letter subscript", priority: -1},

I then understood that the ^ symbol is printed only after the next character or space bar.
So if I type m, then ^, then space, then 2, the snippet doesn't trigger, as expected, and a workaround is to always type space bar after a ^ symbol.

Is there any way to avoid this ? (typing ^, then 2 without triggering ?)

Thanks for your help and for this wonderful plugin!

[superle3]

In the current version no. Latex suite doesn't "see" ^ when it is not inserted directly with a USA keyboard or whatever keyboard inserts it directly and doesn't wait for another character or when it's inserted with ^<Space>. Otherwise we just see the current string m and see the key trigger 2 and trigger the snippet.

I suggest you either use the sr or rd triggers or switch over to a keyboard that inserts ^ directly, if your language allows it ofc.

There are currently PRs open that fix android and IME keyboards which may also fix the ^ issue, but I haven't tested them.

[kiv57]

Thank you for this clear answer.
I will simply change my habits and use sr and rd which are just as convenient as ^2 or ^{whatever}