\section{Documenting maths support in the NFSS}

In the following, \meta{NFSS decl.} stands for something like |{T1}{lmr}{m}{n}|.

\begin{description}

\item[Maths symbol fonts]

Fonts for symbols: $\propto$, $\leq$, $\rightarrow$

\cmd\DeclareSymbolFont\marg{name}\meta{NFSS decl.}\\

Declares a named maths font such as |operators| from which symbols are defined with \cmd\DeclareMathSymbol.

\item[Maths alphabet fonts]

Fonts for $\symit{ABC}$\,–\,$\symit{xyz}$,

$\symfrak{ABC}$\,–\,$\symscr{XYZ}$, etc.

\cmd\DeclareMathAlphabet\marg{cmd}\meta{NFSS decl.}

For commands such as \cmd\mathbf, accessed

through maths mode that are unaffected by the current text font, and which are used for

alphabetic symbols in the \ascii\ range.

\cmd\DeclareSymbolFontAlphabet\marg{cmd}\marg{name}

Alternative (and optimisation) for \cmd\DeclareMathAlphabet\ if a single font is being used

for both alphabetic characters (as above) and symbols.

\item[Maths `versions'] Different maths weights can be defined with the following, switched

in text with the \cmd\mathversion\marg{maths version} command.

\cmd\SetSymbolFont\marg{name}\marg{maths version}\meta{NFSS decl.}\\

\cmd\SetMathAlphabet\marg{cmd}\marg{maths version}\meta{NFSS decl.}

\item[Maths symbols] Symbol definitions in maths for both characters (=) and macros (\cmd\eqdef):

\cmd\DeclareMathSymbol\marg{symbol}\marg{type}\marg{named font}\marg{slot}

This is the macro that actually defines which font each symbol comes from and how they behave.

\end{description}

Delimiters and radicals use wrappers around \TeX's \cmd\delimiter/\cmd\radical\ primitives,

which are re-designed in \XeTeX. The syntax used in \LaTeX's NFSS is therefore not so relevant here.

\begin{description}

\item[Delimiters] A special class of maths symbol which enlarge themselves in certain contexts.

\cmd\DeclareMathDelimiter\marg{symbol}\marg{type}\marg{sym.\ font}\marg{slot}\marg{sym.\ font}\marg{slot}

\item[Radicals] Similar to delimiters (\cmd\DeclareMathRadical\ takes the same syntax) but

behave `weirdly'.

\end{description}

In those cases, glyph slots in \emph{two} symbol fonts are required; one for the small (`regular') case,

the other for situations when the glyph is larger. This is not the case in \XeTeX.

Accents are not included yet.

\paragraph{Summary}

For symbols, something like:

\begin{Verbatim}

\end{Verbatim}

For characters, something like:

\begin{Verbatim}

\end{Verbatim}