In reply to @headphonejack:matrix.org
What editor is recommended on Linux to be used with Julia beside VSCode/VSCodium? Which editor knows of for example the conversion from \div to the appropiate symbol?

In reply to @hasnep:matrix.org

Yeah, I believe in the stdlib all the special characters are just aliases for functions, e.g. the × symbol for cross products is just an alias for the cross function.

In theory a package could define a function that can only be accessed using a special symbol, but not everyone chooses to use these symbols, so every package I've seen that has special symbols also has a longer function name as well.

In reply to @headphonejack:matrix.org
Is there a way to list all aliases and their related commands? Background: The Julia documentation for example uses for integer division the special character, which I cannot enter (yet). So I need to know the command, which get called. But it is only an example ... I need a complete list...

You seem to have left the room so I don't know if you'll see this message, but there's no way to look up a complete list of symbols and their corresponding functions because the symbols are also functions, it just happens that we define them to be the same as other functions. E.g. you could do ÷(a::String, b::String) = a * b and define your own meaning for the ÷ symbol and then it wouldn't just be aliased to the div function.

The easiest way to look up a symbol is to use the Julia REPL, just type ? to enter help mode, then paste or type the symbol (by typing \div and then pressing tab) and then press enter. This shows a help page like this:

"÷" can be typed by \div<tab>

search: ÷

  div(x, y)
  ÷(x, y)

In reply to @headphonejack:matrix.org
Is there a way to list all aliases and their related commands? Background: The Julia documentation for example uses for integer division the special character, which I cannot enter (yet). So I need to know the command, which get called. But it is only an example ... I need a complete list...

You seem to have left the room so I don't know if you'll see this message, but there's no way to look up a complete list of symbols and their corresponding functions because the symbols are also functions, it just happens that we define them to be the same as other functions. E.g. you could do ÷(a::String, b::String) = a * b and define your own meaning for the ÷ symbol and then it wouldn't just be aliased to the div function.

The easiest way to look up a symbol is to use the Julia REPL, just type ? to enter help mode, then paste or type the symbol (by typing \div and then pressing tab) and then press enter. This shows a help page like this:

"÷" can be typed by \div<tab>

search: ÷

  div(x, y)
  ÷(x, y)

It carries on with more info about the div function, but the main part is where it lists the different ways to call this function.

To be honest, if you don't want to use these symbols you don't have to, I normally don't use them. and if you occasionally need to use one then copy-pasting from the repl isn't that bad, developing in Julia almost always involves having a repl open so it's only a small amount of friction.

If you're doing scientific programming with lots of Greek letters or specific operations that are traditionally written with specific mathematical symbols then I understand wanting to use the Unicode symbols for that, and copy pasting is not an acceptable solution then

In reply to @qwjyh:matrix.org
I use neovim with hrsh7th/nvim-cmp and kdheepak/cmp-latex-symbols. julia-vim conflicts with other plugins in my environment :(

In reply to @wehandre:matrix.physik.uni-augsburg.de
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think if you installed the language server, nvim-cmp also gives you the completions without cmp-latex-symbols.