Option to Disable Automatic \mathbf Extension to Subsequent Characters

[ichibha]

Description

In the current implementation, when typing characters immediately after a \mathbf{foo} expression, the typed characters (e.g., bar) automatically convert to \mathbf{bar}. This feature can sometimes be inconvenient, especially since \mathbf is commonly used for single characters, for example, matrices.

Expected Behavior

Is there a way to disable this automatic \mathbf extension so that subsequent characters are not automatically formatted without typing space key?

[arnog]

As you mention, there is already a way to do this by pressing the SPACE key. Another way would be to use a custom onInlineShortcut hook. See https://cortexjs.io/mathlive/guides/shortcuts/#multicharacter-identifiers for more info.

[ichibha]

@arnog, I appreciate your prompt response. I've encountered an issue where, despite having a non-empty mathModeSpace, using the SPACE key both inserts a space symbol and exits the typeface extension. It would be helpful if the executeCommand function could include an option to exit the typeface extension programmatically, for example, to assign a different keybinding.

[arnog]

I'm sorry, I don't follow. The initial report was about a user typing in a mathfield, but now you're talking about using an API? You can change the style using the mf.applyStyle() function, but I'm really not sure what you're trying to do or whether there is an issue or not.

[ichibha]

@arnog, I apologize for not providing enough details earlier. My aim is consistent with what I initially mentioned in my first comment about disabling the automatic \mathbf extension. To accomplish this, I considered repeatedly using an API similar to mf.executeCommand("change the style to default (italic)"). However, it appears that this might be possible using mf.applyStyle("italic"). I overlooked this API because I didn't anticipate that styles were handled by a function other than executeCommand. I will experiment with mf.applyStyle().