> In Chinese transliteration there is usually a bold (elevated) dot placed
> between the first and second name of a Western name. For example: 亚当·
> 斯密(Adam Smith).
Ah, something I haven't known before.
> I am at a loss as to how to produce such a dot with LaTeX. How do
> you do that?
I suggest
$\cdot$
You could put this into a macro, for example.
Alternatively, you might enter a full-width `・' character (all CJK
encodings have this, I think).
> Also, is there a way to directly input this dot through an IME
> such as scim or IBus?
This I can't answer. Under X11, I can input a real center dot with
`<compose> . -', regardless of the used input method. However, you
have to use UTF-8 input encoding and thus the CJKutf8 package to make
it work without switching input and/or font encodings.
Werner
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