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["Alvaro Tejero Cantero" <address@hidden>]

I wonder about the difference between entering \lightning and an
inactive <lightning>. From the user perspective, how should one know
which to employ for a given symbol?

Anybody knows what is the reason for having both modes?

Álvaro.

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Alvaro Tejero Cantero <address@hidden> 
wrote:
> Is that
>
> [enter math mode] Esc i $ lightning enter
>
> (lowercase i)
>
> [enter math mode] Esc I = Meta I doesn't get me nowhere. M-i is
> 'insert inactive markup'.
>
> With insert inactive markup what I get is a "kind of" underscore
> symbol with bent edges. Is that a font problem?
>
> <lightning> (in blue)
> _ (when activated)
>
> Álvaro.
>
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:38 AM, David Allouche <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:03 PM, address@hidden
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Hi again,  while reading the manual i found on p108 of the english .ps
>>> file a lightning flash symbol to illustrate the surround primitive.
>>>
>>> How do you get this in your document ?
>>
>> Esc I $ lightning enter
>>
>> It only renders correctly in math mode, not in text mode.
>>
>