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

[Bruce Kellogg]

It is strange: when I process the file

\documentclass[10pt,oneside,leqno]{article}
\def \r{\rho}
\begin{document}
G{\aa}rding
  \end{document}

I get an error message, and if I type "q" in the dialog box, I get a  
misspelt Garding with
a Greek rho inserted. On the other hand, when I process the file

\documentclass[10pt,oneside,leqno]{article}
%\def \r{\rho}
\begin{document}
G{\aa}rding
  \end{document}

there is no error message and I get what I expect.


Bruce Kellogg
rbmjk at alltel.net
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Bernard Berenson



On Mar 24, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> 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)
>
>
>
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