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Re: problem with parsing InputForm scientific notation (eg. 3.`*^-7)

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg80761] Re: problem with parsing InputForm scientific notation (eg. 3.`*^-7)
• From: j.f.b.payne at tesco.net
• Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:23:32 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <fara85$4jd$1@smc.vnet.net>

Afterthought:

The problem may be that while editing, one is creating intermediate
expressions that aren't syntactically valid (or are syntactically
valid, but with a different meaning to the one that you want when
you've finished editing).  So then, maybe, the layout/syntax
highlighter adjusts the input expression on the basis of the
intermediate meaning (or lack of meaning - getting ready to highlight
the first syntax error).

So perhaps one remedy is to turn off syntax highlighting? (Haven't
tried, can't remember offhand how to do it!)