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Sub-subscripts in strings cause different spacings than subscripts



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar ManaraLexicographic ordering of strings in MathematicaSpecifying string patterns in DeleteCasesSplit string into sub-strings of length nSplitting a list by specifying section headersConcatenate strings from different levels of listToExpression an arraySelectively converting numerical strings to expressionsHow to take all sub-strings in a string that are combinations of specified characters onlyHow to extract all sub-strings of string with a specified start and end using StringCases?Have a String of letters with different font sizes - LineLegend










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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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    $begingroup$


    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!










    share|improve this question









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      2





      $begingroup$


      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!










      share|improve this question









      $endgroup$




      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






          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
            5 hours ago










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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.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Woll
            4 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
            4 hours ago











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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.
            $endgroup$
            – Kevin Ausman
            5 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
            4 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
            4 hours ago















          5












          $begingroup$

          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
            5 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
            4 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
            4 hours ago













          5












          5








          5





          $begingroup$

          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



          share|improve this answer










          answered 6 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
            5 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
            4 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
            4 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
            5 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
            4 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
            4 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
          5 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
          5 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
          4 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
          4 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
          4 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
          4 hours ago

















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