Question: Is there really a tradeoff between legibility and useability in Maple 2022? Ie, are we force to choose between 2D Math and errors, or 1D Math and poor code legibility?

It appears that using 2D math can generate hidden characters that make code not run. 

It seems like a lot of people think that using 1D math is a no-brainer, as if it had all the advantages and no disadvantages.

I am trying to write code for an object. I was using 2D math, because the automatic formatting of the code (italics, bold) makes it much easier to see and understand the code. Then again, I ran into an issue I face sometimes which is that code that looks absolutely perfect can't be parsed. 

I read that we can convert the code to 1D math and we will see hidden characters messing things up but that doesn't seem to be the case (or at least I can't seem to see the extra character). And in any case, it is just maddening and not a productive thing to have to do.

Is 1D math really the best user experience that is available? Is there really a tradeoff between legibility and useability in Maple 2022?

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