[OS X TeX] typing em dash (---)

[Herbert Schulz]

On Sep 16, 2013, at 4:40 AM, Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa at Web.DE> wrote:

> 
> Am 16.09.2013 um 05:53 schrieb Nicolae Garleanu:
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>> My question is how I can ensure I get the long dash in the output.
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> Are you using an \usepackage[…]{inputenc}? Which one? Is TeXShop using the same encoding? Are you also using an \usepackage[…]{fontenc}? Which one?
> 
> A minimal example could be fine… to explain why the emdash vanishes. I think since Snow Leopard the System Preferences allow to set up substitutions from --- to — or … to … etc. I think this can be switched off in TeXShop:
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> 	Edit -> Substitutions -> Show Substitutions 
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> --
> Greetings
> 
>  Pete
> 

Howdy,

Is `Smart Dashes' checked when you click on Edit->Substitutions? If so, uncheck it?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)