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On Thursday 20 June 2002 21:18, Denis B. Roegel wrote:
> > \def\SAN{\hbox{{A\d{s}-\d{S}an\={a}`ah}}}
> >
> > \SAN{} this is a test
> >
> > \bye
> >
> > does not work; it creates an unwanted line break (anyone know why?)
>
> That's because you stay in vertical mode. Your paragraph only starts
> with `this is a test.' You need to esplicitely enter horizontal mode:
>
> \def\SAN{\leavevmode\hbox{{A\d{s}-\d{S}an\={a}`ah}}}

Ahh! Thnx, Denis. 

Supplementary question: is there a ConTeXt-specific way to do this sort of 
thing?

Idris

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Dr. Idris S Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80526