Quoting Johann Spies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Sat, Sep 30, 2000 at 12:49:04PM -0400, David Z Maze wrote: > > Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > JS> but what is '\verb|\|000'? And the use of |\|? > > > > Are you reading this out of the source of a LaTeX document? > > No. It is a postscript document.
Yes but what has probably happened is that the TeX code was accidently displayed instead of interpreted - a typically modern typo. BTW the last \ in the subject line should not be there either. \verb|\| will print the \ n is enough to print the n Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.