Sanjoy, Of course. Thanks.
But how about an example in latex or tex where a function eats a brace and crashes, as what happens with this context code: \placeformula[-] \startformula [9,\infty)=\{x:\,x\ge 9\} \stopformula I know I've seen this in Latex before, but I can't remember where. On Jul 2, 2006, at 7:29 PM, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote: >>> are the same, i.e. the \cs ends at a non-letter and the space is >>> gobbled > >> Can someone give me an example where this happens in either latex or >> tex? > > Not sure if this example is what you're looking for, but a typical > case in TeX or LaTeX is: > > \TeX has a programming language that only a mother could love. > > which should be written as > > \TeX{} has a programming language that only a mother could love. > > or as > > \TeX\ has a ... > > -Sanjoy > > `Never underestimate the evil of which men of power are capable.' > --Bertrand Russell, _War Crimes in Vietnam_, chapter 1. > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context