Looking definition of \setminus to call with \DeclareMathSymbol

Question

I'm using Mnsymbol package but I don't like how looks \setminus. Because that I want use the default \setminux making

\documentclass{memoir}
\DeclareSymbolFont{Symbols}{OMS}{cmsy}{m}{n}
\DeclareMathSymbol{\Setminus}{\mathbin}{Symbols}{}

\usepackage{Mnsymbol}
\begin{document}
$\setminus$ $\Setminus$
\end{document}

but, as you can see, I miss something. How I get that?

Oh well, I thought that making \Setminus (note the S) not cause problems. — juanuni, Oct 11 '15 at 04:28
Yes, is right. I just want call the default \setminus with another command. But I miss something ... — juanuni, Oct 11 '15 at 04:42
Possible duplicate: Importing a single symbol from a different font — Werner, Oct 11 '15 at 05:20

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

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The definition of \setminus and the setups for the symbols math font can be found in fontmath.ltx.

\documentclass{memoir}
\DeclareSymbolFont{Symbols}{OMS}{cmsy}{m}{n}
\SetSymbolFont{Symbols}{bold}{OMS}{cmsy}{b}{n}
\DeclareMathSymbol{\Setminus}{\mathbin}{Symbols}{"6E}
\usepackage{MnSymbol}
\begin{document}
$\setminus$ $\Setminus$
\end{document}

Package MnSymbol (with uppercase S) redefines the standard symbols font of LaTeX, thus it needs a different name (Symbols) to avoid a conflict.

edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

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answered Oct 11 '15 at 08:15

Heiko Oberdiek

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Really thanks, I will consider your suggestion. Why you make \SetSymbolFont{Symbols}{bold}{OMS}{cmsy}{b}{n}? – juanuni Oct 12 '15 at 03:25
@juanuni Completeness. – Heiko Oberdiek Oct 12 '15 at 04:08
And if I use another symbols like AMSa, I just write AMSa instead Symbols in \SetSymbolFont order? – juanuni Oct 12 '15 at 23:04
@juanuni And you might need additional font declarations. In this case the font was already declared and defined. The slot number can usually be found by looking into the definition of the another symbol. – Heiko Oberdiek Oct 13 '15 at 03:28

Looking definition of \setminus to call with \DeclareMathSymbol

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