# How can I tell AUCTeX to turn off math mode for the argument of shortintertext?

I would like to have AUCTeX turn off math mode for the argument of the `shortintertext` command from the `mathtools` package. I customized the variable `texmathp-tex-command` to add the following line to my `init.el` file:

``````'(texmathp-tex-commands (quote (("shortintertext" arg-off))))
``````

However when I enter a dollar in the argument of `shortintertext` I get the following message in the minibuffer:

``````Math mode started with `align` cannot be closed with dollar
``````

which indicates that the argument is still in math mode.

I am using Emacs 24.3 with package install of auctex.

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Welcome to TeX.sx! check to see if auctex has a definition for `\intertext`. if it does, then `\shortintertext` should be treated the same way. – barbara beeton Jan 16 at 20:26
Yes, I set the condition for shortintertext to be the same as for intertext in texmathp.el in the AUCTeX distribution. – user1031565 Jan 16 at 20:52

if auctex has a definition for `\intertext`, then `\shortintertext` should be treated the same way.