General ⇒ Redefine reserved character

[Andy32]

Is it possible to do an equivalent of \renewcommand{\command}[args]{text}
for a reserved character such as the caret (^)? For example, if I want to reduce the space after every superscript, i.e. i would want a^b to be replaced by a^b\! systematically?

Many thanks

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Andy,

welcome to the board!

You could make ^ to an active character and then define a macro for it:

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\catcode`^=\active
\newcommand{^}[1]{{\sp{#1}\!}}

Stefan

[Andy32]

Hey thanks glad to be here and that looks perfect!