Re: better glyph for U+00B0 (DEGREE SIGN)

[Patrice Dumas]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 08:47:32AM +0000, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> 
> [texinfo.tex 2022-11-07.17]
> 
> 
> I suggest to change the mapping for U+00B0 (DEGREE SIGN) to use
> `@textdegree{}`.
> 
> ```
> \input texinfo
> 
> @code{45°}
> 
> @code{45@textdegree{}}
> 
> @bye
> ```

It is better to be consistent in my opinion.  Here is a proposed patch,
it does not use @textdegree but leads to the same output as @textdegree{}.
It fails in @math{}, but the preceding mapping also failed in @math.

> As this small example document shows, the results look better even
> with typewriter IMHO.  Of course, the glyph width must be adjusted for
> typewriter, which I haven't done here.

I do not think that it is done for @textdegree{}, nor for many
substitutions of non-ascii characters.  The previous mapping got a
fixed-width, though, as it used a space accented with a ringaccent.

-- 
Pat

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