branch master updated: ~ for @tie

[Gavin D. Smith]

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     new 6df4fa3569 ~ for @tie
6df4fa3569 is described below

commit 6df4fa3569b1f3d1c6c5d57851b3782c37819ed6
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 11 22:21:13 2022 +0100

    ~ for @tie
    
    * tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm (LaTeX_no_arg_brace_commands):
    Use ~ for @tie.
---
 ChangeLog                                                  |  7 +++++++
 tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm                                | 14 +-------------
 .../definition_commands/res_latex/definition_commands.tex  |  8 ++++----
 tp/tests/layout/res_parser/formatting_latex/formatting.tex | 10 +++++-----
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dcf41bb11e..e8ba839330 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2022-08-11  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       ~ for @tie
+
+       * tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm (LaTeX_no_arg_brace_commands):
+       Use ~ for @tie.
+
 2022-08-11  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
 
        tabularx for @def
diff --git a/tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm b/tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm
index fbc382bee9..b0d8282901 100644
--- a/tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm
+++ b/tp/Texinfo/Convert/LaTeX.pm
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@
 #
 # @group should also be added together with the non filled environments.
 #
-# Texinfo TeX leaves more space for the category on the right
-# if the def line is too long.  If the category is formatted with
-# @tie{}, like Escape@tie{}sequence, with Texinfo TeX the space is
-# more or less a normal space, with LaTeX, the space has shrinked so
-# much it seems that the two words are glued together.
-#
 # There is something about form feeds to do.  There is some processing of form
 # feeds right now, which simply amounts to keeping them in ignorable spaces
 # (and with another condition that may not be relevant for LaTeX as the code
@@ -49,8 +43,6 @@
 # in the input are handled as follows: in PDF/DVI In normal text, treated as
 # ending any open paragraph; essentially ignored between paragraphs.
 #
-# Should @tie be expanded to ~?
-#
 # LaTeX seems to always break at -, and never at _.  If @allowcodebreaks
 # is true \_ should be set to be a possible break point.  Seems that it
 # may be done with something like:
@@ -69,8 +61,6 @@
 # or two hyphen, no break between __ or hyphen.  See near \global\def\code
 # in texinfo.tex.
 #
-# in @deftype* arguments, spaces after a punctuation mark is stretched
-#
 #
 # RELEVANT BUT NOT DECISIVE
 #
@@ -357,9 +347,7 @@ my %LaTeX_no_arg_brace_commands = (
     'leq' => '$\leq{}$',
     'textdegree' => '\textdegree{}',
     'today' => '\today{}',
-    # FIXME according to the manual, it is not \hbox, \hbox is for @w.
-    # maybe use ~?
-    'tie' => '\hbox{}',
+    'tie' => '~'
   },
   'math' => {
     # error in math with \TeX \LaTeX, spacing command used not allowed
diff --git 
a/tp/t/results/converters_tests/definition_commands/res_latex/definition_commands.tex
 
b/tp/t/results/converters_tests/definition_commands/res_latex/definition_commands.tex
index e73161a453..babb3c2063 100644
--- 
a/tp/t/results/converters_tests/definition_commands/res_latex/definition_commands.tex
+++ 
b/tp/t/results/converters_tests/definition_commands/res_latex/definition_commands.tex
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ name
 \noindent\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}Xr}
 \rightskip=5em plus 1 fill
 \hangindent=2em
-\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f}\textnormal{\textsl{f}}\texttt{}}& 
[Escape\hbox{}sequence]
+\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f}\textnormal{\textsl{f}}\texttt{}}& 
[Escape~sequence]
 \end{tabularx}
 
 
\index[fn]{\textbackslash{}ff@\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f}\textnormal{\textsl{f}}\texttt{}}}%
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ name
 \noindent\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}Xr}
 \rightskip=5em plus 1 fill
 \hangindent=2em
-\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f(}\textnormal{\textsl{fn}}\texttt{}}&
 [Escape\hbox{}sequence]
+\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f(}\textnormal{\textsl{fn}}\texttt{}}&
 [Escape~sequence]
 \end{tabularx}
 
 
\index[fn]{\textbackslash{}f(fn@\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f(}\textnormal{\textsl{fn}}\texttt{}}}%
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ name
 \noindent\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}Xr}
 \rightskip=5em plus 1 fill
 \hangindent=2em
-\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f[}\textnormal{\textsl{font}}\texttt{]}
 
\EmbracOn{}\textnormal{\textsl{\EmbracMakeKnown{texttt}\texttt{\textbackslash{}f[}\EmbracOff{}\textnormal{\textsl{font}}\EmbracOn{}\texttt{]}}}\EmbracOff{}}&
 [Escape\hbox{}sequence]
+\noindent\texttt{\texttt{\textbackslash{}f[}\textnormal{\textsl{font}}\texttt{]}
 
\EmbracOn{}\textnormal{\textsl{\EmbracMakeKnown{texttt}\texttt{\textbackslash{}f[}\EmbracOff{}\textnormal{\textsl{font}}\EmbracOn{}\texttt{]}}}\EmbracOff{}}&
 [Escape~sequence]
 \end{tabularx}
 \ExplSyntaxOn%
 
\cs_undefine:N{\embrac_texttt:nn}\cs_undefine:N{\embrac_orig_texttt:n}\cs_undefine:N{\__embrac_texttt:n}%
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ name
 \begin{quote}
 \unskip{\parskip=0pt\noindent}%
 The \texttt{ft} request and the \texttt{\textbackslash{}f} escape change the 
current font
-to \GNUTexinfocommandstyletextvar{font} (one-character 
name\hbox{}\GNUTexinfocommandstyletextvar{f}, two-character name
+to \GNUTexinfocommandstyletextvar{font} (one-character 
name~\GNUTexinfocommandstyletextvar{f}, two-character name
 \GNUTexinfocommandstyletextvar{fn}).
 \end{quote}
 
diff --git a/tp/tests/layout/res_parser/formatting_latex/formatting.tex 
b/tp/tests/layout/res_parser/formatting_latex/formatting.tex
index 2a1f82d69b..68bc995ace 100644
--- a/tp/tests/layout/res_parser/formatting_latex/formatting.tex
+++ b/tp/tests/layout/res_parser/formatting_latex/formatting.tex
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ but , ,\@
 @arrow $\rightarrow{}$
 @leq $\leq{}$
 @geq $\geq{}$
-@tie a\hbox{}b
+@tie a~b
 
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a,an accronym\}} --a (an accronym)
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a\}} --a
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ but , ,\@
 @arrow $\rightarrow{}$
 @leq $\leq{}$
 @geq $\geq{}$
-@tie a\hbox{}b
+@tie a~b
 
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a,an accronym\}} --a (an accronym)
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a\}} --a
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ but , ,\@
 @arrow $\rightarrow{}$
 @leq $\leq{}$
 @geq $\geq{}$
-@tie a\hbox{}b
+@tie a~b
 
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a,an accronym\}} --a (an accronym)
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a\}} --a
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ but , ,\@
 @arrow $\rightarrow{}$
 @leq $\leq{}$
 @geq $\geq{}$
-@tie a\hbox{}b
+@tie a~b
 
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a,an accronym\}} --a (an accronym)
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a\}} --a
@@ -7026,7 +7026,7 @@ but ,\ ,\@
 @arrow $\rightarrow{}$
 @leq $\leq{}$
 @geq $\geq{}$
-@tie a\hbox{}b
+@tie a~b
 
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a,an accronym\}}\ {-}{-}a\ (an accronym)
 \texttt{@acronym\{{-}{-}a\}}\ {-}{-}a