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From: Douglas.Miller@viccol.edu.au (Douglas Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: Re: Transcribing ye, yt, yn, etc. and various other odd bits
Message-ID: <6559.279c3744@csv.viccol.edu.au>
Date: 22 Jan 91 17:59:48 GMT
References: <19234@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Organization: Computer Services, Victoria College, Melbourne
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In article <19234@shlump.nac.dec.com>, wyman@blumon.enet.dec.com (Bob Wyman)
writes:
> 
> 	\def\ye{y{\raise3pt\hbox{\scriptsize e}} }
>  or     \def\ye{${\rm y^{e}}$ }
> 
> Now, the problem is that the correctness of the \raise3pt in the first option 
> is highly dependent on the typesize and style in use at the moment that
> the \ye is used. Thus, I can't really make a single macro to define ye in 
> all instances... 

But you don't have to use absolute units.  Try using a fontsize dependent 
unit such as ex.

> Also, in both macros, I've had to insert a space at the end of the definitions
> in order to ensure that interword spacing is done properly. This causes the
> purely technical problem that with `\ye.' the period is improperly kerned.

Don't include the space.  Your alternatives for specifying \ye\ include:

    \ye\
    {\ye}
    \ye{}
    \ye.
    \ye,

etc.