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From: massa@uni-paderborn.de (Michael Janich)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: 8 bit in TeX3.0, how to do it with (gnu)emacs8?
Summary: We want to use TeX-3.0 8 bit ability with 8 bit emacs
Message-ID: <1990Nov18.202942.1175@uni-paderborn.de>
Date: 18 Nov 90 20:29:42 GMT
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn
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Hi TeX-freaks,

We have an 8 bit emacs and we want to run TeX3.0 to use German specific
codes. I tried the following, but it don't runs. Can anybody help me?

%%------cut-here-----------------------------------------------
%% LAST EDIT: Tue Nov 13 16:46:19 1990 by Michael Janich (massa) 
\def'228{\"a}
\def'246{\"o}
\def'252{\"u}
\def'223{{\ss}}
\def'196{\"A}
\def'214{\"O}
\def'202{\"U}
\catcode228\active
\catcode246\active
\catcode252\active
\catcode223\active
\catcode196\active
\catcode214\active
\catcode202\active

Mit freundlichen Gr|_en % here in is 8 bit code you can't see
\bye
%%------cut-here-----------------------------------------------

It wont run. I tried it with the catcode block first, no success. I tried
to use the 'normal' letters of emacs8, no success. I get spaces instead
of the codes.


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   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany
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   Michael Janich, Uni Paderborn, United Germany