Re: About \defineshortcut

[Radhelorn <radhelorn@mail.ru>]

Taco Hoekwater wrote:
> Radhelorn wrote:
> 
>> Hello All!
>>
>> There is intresting macros in cont-new -- shortcuts. It works pretty 
>> well, but I have one question: how to undefine them back?
>>
>> For example after command:
>>
>> \defineshortcut [//] [] [style=\em]
> 
> 
>> I can get slash only by \textslash (which is expected) and it breaks 
>> things like:
>>
>> \typefile {some/dir/file}
>>
>> So how to revert to previous meaning of '/'? It is possible to do it 
>> only temporarily?
> 
> 
> Explicit \start a /b/ c \stop style grouping is normally best, but
> a shortcut is just an active character with a closing defimiter,
> so this will work for you special case:
> 
>   \catcode`\/=\other
>   \typefile {some/dir/file}
>   \catcode`\/=\active
> 
> 

Thanks Taco. I was experimenting with \bgroup \egroup and thinking about 
some more explicit and visible. BTW where is these \start \stop defined?

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Radhelorn <radhelorn@mail.ru>