Re: TeX input method

[David Kastrup]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>>> something going on (because of the underscored text, and the echo area
>>> output).  I suggest to leave ~ alone and use `\ SPC' for nbsp.
>
>> That is strictly wrong, since `\ ' means a breakable space of standard
>> width in TeX.
>
> It's not strictly wrong because: the TeX input method != the TeX
> language.

We have already had people who use the input method data to convert
some input language to utf-8 and back.  Diverting too far from the
language is probably not a good idea.

> BTW, do you have a counter suggestion for how to deal with the
> inconvenience of mapping ~ to nbsp?

Not right now.

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