Re: [Texmacs-dev] Subscripts in titles

[Alvaro Tejero Cantero]

address@hidden wrote:
> Joris wrote:
>
>
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > > TeXmacs 1.0.4.5 has trouble with subscripts in titles.
> > >
> > > To illustrate the problem, open a new document and
> > > make a title. Enter math mode. The font will change,
> > > and you can make integral signs, etc. So TeXmacs
> > > definitely knows it is in math mode.
> > >
> > > Now type some mathematics containing a subscript,
> > > such as F_4. The subscript is rendered incorrectly
> > > as an underscore.
> >
> > I failed to reproduce this bug; maybe a font problem.
>
>
> This might be true. The problem goes away if you
> run TeXmacs as root.
>
> On the other hand this problem is widespread. I
> can exhibit it on 3 machines using three different GNU/Linux
> distributions:

I have the same problem (Debian testing) and I cannot become root. Does 
anybody know exactly what font packages are needed for TeXmacs to work 
perfectly?

Ralph, shouldn't the TeXmacs debian package recommend these packages then?

If it is such a widespread problem, the fix may become a very useful 
faq item.


'Alvaro.