Using iTex and TeX Tags for TeX: Feasible Conversion?

[morphism]

Is there a good reason for why we're using itex and tex tags to enclose TeX instead of the standard (and much easier to type) $ and $$? Would it be at all feasible (or desirable) to convert to the latter? I know I for one would greatly welcome such a conversion!

Apologies if this has been brought up before, but I couldn't find anything.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Is there a good reason for why we're using itex and tex tags to enclose TeX instead of the standard (and much easier to type) $ and $$? Would it be at all feasible (or desirable) to convert to the latter? I know I for one would greatly welcome such a conversion!

Apologies if this has been brought up before, but I couldn't find anything.

Maybe you can :)

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=546968

 

[morphism]

Maybe you can :)

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=546968

Oh, nice! So ## for itex and $$ for tex. Great. Thanks, Greg!