Fix LaTeX regex incorrectly matching currency symbols ($20/月, $10/月)#26
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Fix LaTeX regex incorrectly matching currency symbols ($20/月, $10/月)#26
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- Implemented two-pass processing: first for display math ($$), then for inline math ($) - Added negative lookbehind/lookahead to prevent matching $ adjacent to another $ - Added validation to distinguish currency (e.g., $20/月, $10) from actual LaTeX expressions - Currency patterns with just numbers and separators are now excluded - LaTeX expressions must contain backslashes, superscripts, subscripts, or math operators with letters - Added check to reject matches containing table cell delimiters (|) - All test cases pass including the original issue scenario Co-authored-by: GIKICoder <12043730+GIKICoder@users.noreply.github.com>
- Remove redundant negative lookbehind in inline pattern regex - Add documentation comment for CJK Unicode range (\u4e00-\u9fff) - Fix hyphen placement in character class to avoid escaping issues - All tests still pass after these improvements Co-authored-by: GIKICoder <12043730+GIKICoder@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix LaTeX regex incorrectly matching currency symbols ($20/月, $10/月)
Dec 10, 2025
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The LaTeX preprocessor regex was matching currency symbols like
$20/月and$10/月as LaTeX delimiters, breaking markdown tables containing pricing information.Changes
Two-pass processing
$$...$$) and bracket notation (\[...\],\(...\))$...$) with negative lookbehind/lookahead to prevent$$conflictsInline pattern with adjacency guards
Content validation
/,-,,) and CJK characters (\u4e00-\u9fff)|)^,_, or math operators with lettersExample
Before: Currency symbols incorrectly wrapped
After: Currency preserved, LaTeX still works
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