[OS X TeX] Scandinavian {\aa} ??

[Herbert Schulz]

On Mar 24, 2008, at 8:06 PM, Bruce Kellogg wrote:
> It is strange: when I process the file
>
> \documentclass[10pt,oneside,leqno]{article}
> \def \r{\rho}
> \begin{document}
> G{\aa}rding
> \end{document}
>
> I get an error message, and if I type "q" in the dialog box, I get a  
> misspelt Garding with
> a Greek rho inserted. On the other hand, when I process the file
>
> \documentclass[10pt,oneside,leqno]{article}
> %\def \r{\rho}
> \begin{document}
> G{\aa}rding
> \end{document}
>
> there is no error message and I get what I expect.
>
>
> Bruce Kellogg
> rbmjk at alltel.net


Howdy,

Try using

\newcommand{\r}{\rho}

and see what error message you get. The LaTeX's \newcommand does more  
error checking and you'll get more information.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)