[texhax] how to get underscore _character_ into a .pdf using LaTeX

[Martin Schröder]

2011/7/28 William Adams <will.adams at frycomm.com>:
> I think it would be a good thing if
>
>> \usepackage{lmodern}
>> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
>> \usepackage{textcomp}
>
> became a default for LaTeX. It's a big improvement in functionality, &c.

Use XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX and you don't need fontenc or textcomp.

Best
   Martin