xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) (01/04/91)
Dear TeXers, TeX reports an error for `\+' for the following TeX code. However when I remove the \lowercase, then it is perfectly OK. I thought \lowercase is trivial command. How can it bring a mistake? Any hint will be appreciated. \lowercase {\settabs 2 \columns \+ Don Hosek &TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont Consulting and\cr% \+ dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu&production work. Free Estimates.\cr% \+ dhosek@ymir.bitnet & \cr% \+ uunet!jarthur!ymir &Phone: 714-625-0147\cr}% xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu Physics, SUNY-Buffalo, NY 14260
eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout) (01/04/91)
xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) writes: >Dear TeXers, >TeX reports an error for `\+' for the following TeX code. >\lowercase >{ [...] >\+ \+ is an outer macro, and apparently it is not allowed to appear inside a \lowercase command. Tough luck. Redefine \+, or do something dirty: \def\PLUS{\+} \lowercase { ... \PLUS et cetera. V.
xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) (01/04/91)
In article <1991Jan3.210056.26436@csrd.uiuc.edu> eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout) writes:
* >TeX reports an error for `\+' for the following TeX code.
*
* >\lowercase
* >{ [...]
* >\+
*
* \+ is an outer macro, and apparently it is not allowed to
* appear inside a \lowercase command. Tough luck.
* Redefine \+, or do something dirty:
* \def\PLUS{\+}
* \lowercase
* { ...
* \PLUS
* et cetera.
As you said the \+ is an outer macro and it is not allowed to
appear as argument so the \def\PLUS{\+} won't work. Further
suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) (01/04/91)
In article <53408@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) writes: * In article <1991Jan3.210056.26436@csrd.uiuc.edu> eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout) writes: * * >TeX reports an error for `\+' for the following TeX code. * * * * >\lowercase * * >{ [...] * * >\+ * * * * \+ is an outer macro, and apparently it is not allowed to * * appear inside a \lowercase command. Tough luck. * * Redefine \+, or do something dirty: * * \def\PLUS{\+} * * \lowercase * * { ... * * \PLUS * * et cetera. * * As you said the \+ is an outer macro and it is not allowed to * appear as argument so the \def\PLUS{\+} won't work. Further * suggestions are appreciated. Thanks. I come up with a solution which is to replace the \+ by \tabalign. I don't understand why but \+ was defined as \outer\def\+{\tabalign}.
eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout) (01/04/91)
xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) writes: >Because In article <1991Jan3.210056.26436@csrd.uiuc.edu> eijkhout@s41.csrd.uiuc.edu (Victor Eijkhout, me) wrote: >* >TeX reports an error for `\+' for the following TeX code. >* >* >\lowercase >* >{ [...] >* >\+ >* >* \+ is an outer macro, and apparently it is not allowed to This is correct, but then I wrote: >* \def\PLUS{\+} >* \lowercase >* { ... >* \PLUS And XW pointed out that: >As you said the \+ is an outer macro and it is not allowed to >appear as argument so the \def\PLUS{\+} won't work. OOOOOOOOOPPPPPPSSSSSSS!!!! Time for really dirty solutions (and this is the output of an on-line test, so this one does work): *\edef\plus{\expandafter\noexpand\csname+\endcsname} *\show\plus > \plus=macro: ->\+. <*> \show\plus (isn't TeX fun?) Victor.