[OS X TeX] Scandinavian {\aa} ??

[Herbert Schulz]

On Mar 24, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Bruce Kellogg wrote:
> The name G{\aa}rding, produces an error message on my version of  
> TeXShop.
> The error message says that there is a missing $. Any suggestions on  
> how
> I can type the name of this esteemed Swedish mathematician?
>
> Bruce Kellogg
> rbmjk at alltel.net


Howdy,

Can you give a complete, but minimal, example where this occurs? If I  
simply place the name G{\aa}rding into a LaTeX document it compiles  
fine. Finally, it isn't TeXShop that is giving you a possible problem,  
but the underlying TeX distribution.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)