[fptex] problem with txfonts and \dots

[Fred Dashiell]

See below at [fkd] ...

José Carlos Santos wrote:

> Fred Dashiell wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using fpTeX/TeXLive  full download on  Dec 7, 2003 on Windows 
>> 2000 fully up-to-date.
>>
>> Here is a test case showing unexpected behaviour with txfonts:
>>
>> \documentclass{book}
>> \usepackage{txfonts}
>> \begin{document}
>> abc\footnote{a \dots b; $a \dots b$}
>> \end{document}
>>
>> The footnote appears like this:  a...b;a   b
>
>
> Not me. I got a...b;a..b.
>
> What do you get when you print it?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jose Carlos Santos


[fkd]
I am now very puzzled.  I use the Xemacs included with the TeXLive/fpTeX 
distribution.  By default, it is installed with the AUCTeX package.  
When I latex-ed the above file (with Command-->LaTeX), then displayed  
it using Command-->View DVI, windvi did not show the dots, nor in the 
hardcopy print.  But then I ran Command-->PDFLaTeX, and voila! the dots 
are there in the pdf.  Not only that, now when I run Command-->ViewDVI, 
they show up.  Problem disappeared!  I am not crazy.  I did see the 
problem.  But I can not reproduce it now.

The only thing I can guess is that the AUCTeX package is doing something 
silently and retaining some memory.  Maybe windvi is also. I can't find 
any explanation for it in the AUCTeX doc.

... Fred