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Re: with HTML output, @minus{} is converted to a hyphen instead of a rea


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: with HTML output, @minus{} is converted to a hyphen instead of a real minus character
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:37:27 +0000 (UTC)

> With Texinfo 6.8 and HTML output, @minus{} is converted to a hyphen
> instead of a real minus character (U+2212 MINUS SIGN).

I think this is the right action for HTML.  The main reason, AFAICS,
is to have working copy and paste.  In most cases, stuff like '-1'
must be input with a normal hyphen and not with a real minus
character.

In other words, for all output devices that are used for cut and
paste, and which don't provide a means to control the characters
returned by the cut-and-paste action (as PDF can do), it makes sense
to display the (inferior) input characters by default.


    Werner



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