Re: 'German Double s' character trouble

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Peter Willadt wrote:

> using context 1999-09-30 I encounter the following problem with the
> german-double-s character (ß) (I hope it shows up correctly in your
> email, it should look similiar to an upright beta):

I know -)

> Using [win] as encoding, ß shows up as dotless i.
> Using [ans] as encoding, ß shows up as SS.
> Saying \ss like in plain TeX, context switches to sanserif instead of
> displaying any character.

In context it's \SS

> Saying \3 like in german.sty, context complains about an unknown
> command.

you can add: \def\3{\SS} to your local cont-sys.tex 

But, in german mode, tobias long ago convinced me to support the "s
syntax. So, you can use the for germans normal " convention. This even
works ok for bookmarks and so ("u -> u umlaut). 

> And, if I remember correctly, the first alternative once worked with an
> elder context version.

This is very platform dependant. You can try: \useencoding[ibm] 

Hans

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