From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/1003 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: 'German Double s' character trouble Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:30:39 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <3801D86F.B15A8BDF@wxs.nl> References: <3801BD51.4414C1CA@t-online.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035391846 28965 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 16:50:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:50:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-To: Peter Willadt Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:1003 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:1003 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------