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

[Gavin Smith]

On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 02:42:34PM +0000, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> Well, for cut and paste, `\circ` is *not* an alternative, since it
> maps to U+25E6 (WHITE BULLET) in font `cmsy10.pfb`.  This might not be
> an issue in math, but for code listings typeset with typewriter it
> would be really nice to get it right.

Can you give us an idea of when or why you would have a degree sign
in a code listing, as this wouldn't be a symbol that most programming
languages would use?