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Re: `\\' doesn't work in @math


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: `\\' doesn't work in @math
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:48:05 +0100 (CET)

>     Doing this:
>       Default: @math{\code{\\n[LL]} * 5 / 6}.
>     fails also:
> 
> I just updated texinfo.tex so that both @\ and \\ will produce a literal
> \ inside @math.  @\ is better, though, since then you'll get only one \
> in Info output; \\ will give you two.  (You'll want to use @code, too,
> not \code.)

Good to know, thanks.  Will test your patch soon.  Note that the
groff.texinfo file I've sent to you incorrectly uses `\' instead of
`@'.  Similarly, I haven't fixed the `:' issue in indexes yet.  Please
look also at line 8732 of groff.texinfo: I can't use @{ as an argument
to @deffn.

> Best to get the whole new texinfo.tex since I fixed some other
> @math/@code interactions too.

>From where?  alpha.gnu.org or texinfo.org?


    Werner



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