Is there a way to remove automatic scaling of nested braces/brackets/parentheses in math mode?

[mkorje]

I took the Smarter parentheses sizing issue to mean adding an option for that behaviour, as an alternative to the current default of scaling to match the height. So in this regard, I think being able to disable scaling completely can also fall under the scope of that issue.

@Andrew

I think lining up all superscripts makes sense in both cases. Visually, superscript has to attach near the top of a parenthesis. Since all parentheses have the same height, all the superscripts next to them must be typeset at the same height.

I see what you mean, but attach is intended to place scripts with regards to its entire base. If you want it to only be placed with regard to the parenthesis, it alone should be the base then in the attach function call. I think changing it to behave as you describe would be fickle, and probably cause undesirable behaviour sometimes.