jaffe@hoss.unl.edu (David Jaffe) (03/16/91)
How do I get a backslash to be outputted as part of a special? The only thing I can come up with is to change catcodes before the special, which is not an entirely satisfactory solution. I want the string (f\(x\)) to be outputted, which postscript will subsequently convert into the string f(x). \special{ ... (f\(x\)) ... } obviously won't work. David Jaffe (jaffe@hoss.unl.edu) University of Nebraska -- Lincoln
krab@iesd.auc.dk (Kresten Krab Thorup) (03/16/91)
>>>>> On 15 Mar 91 21:14:18 GMT, jaffe@hoss.unl.edu (David Jaffe) said: |> How do I get a backslash to be outputted as part of a special? The only |> thing I can come up with is to change catcodes before the special, which |> is not an entirely satisfactory solution. I want the string (f\(x\)) to |> be outputted, which postscript will subsequently convert into the string |> f(x). |> \special{ ... (f\(x\)) ... } |> obviously won't work. No... you must use the \string command; like: \special{ ... (f\string\( x\string\) ) ... } read in the TeX book pages 40, 213-214, 215. |> David Jaffe (jaffe@hoss.unl.edu) |> University of Nebraska -- Lincoln /Kresten -- / |__ __/ | / /_/_| / ___/ | _____/ __/ __/__/__| ____/ LaTeX's not crap --- that's me