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

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> ```
>> \input texinfo
>> 
>> @code{45°}
>> 
>> @code{45@textdegree{}}
>> 
>> @bye
>> ```
> 
> It is better to be consistent in my opinion.

Consistent with what exactly?

> 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.

Does this map back to U+00B0 for cut and paste?

>> 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.

Well, I think it is *essential* in typewriter to get the same width as
all other glyphs if entered as U+00BO.  Otherwise code listings look
bad.  In other words, there is a difference between entering U+00B0
and `@textdegree{}`: The former *must* be fixed-width, the latter
can be non-fixed-width also.

AFAICS, your patch doesn't do that, so I disagree with it.


    Werner