ipython/ipython — Issue #1381: '\\' for equation continuations require an extra '\' in markdown cells
Author: fperez
Created: 2012-02-05 22:26:41+00:00
State: open
Labels: htmlnotebook, type-bug

Right now, a markdown cell with continuation equations must be written as:

```
\begin{eqnarray}
\dot{x} & = \sigma(y-x) \\\
\dot{y} & = \rho x - y - xz \\\
\dot{z} & = -\beta z + xy
\end{eqnarray}
```

where the `\\` eq. continuation markers require a third `\`. The normal latex code should be:

```
\begin{eqnarray}
\dot{x} & = \sigma(y-x) \\
\dot{y} & = \rho x - y - xz \\
\dot{z} & = -\beta z + xy
\end{eqnarray}
```

with only two `\\` at the end. This form works OK in `Latex()` calls, so the issue seems specific to our parsing/escaping of markdown cells.