> > (%i1) load("mactex-utilities")$
> > (%i2) texput(signum,"\\sgn")$
> > (%i3) tex(signum(x));
> > $$\sgn\left(x\right)$$
>
> I tried that, but the output of tex(signum(x)); is
>
> $${\it \sgn}\left(x\right)$$
>
Forgot about that -- mactex is frequently hacked. The
CVS version is even worse:
(%i5) tex(x*y);
$${\it x}\,{\it y}$$
(%o5) false
Ugh! I don't like that.
Barton