Re: 2.19.31 Notation Reference glitch

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Lowe" <address@hidden>
To: "David Kastrup" <address@hidden>; "Menu Jacques" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: 2.19.31 Notation Reference glitch


> On 27/12/15 09:37, David Kastrup wrote:
> > Menu Jacques <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > Hello folks,
> > >
> > > Just for your information: at page 715, «  π ≈ » is not displayed in:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > from markup-commands.tely:
> > >
> > > Make a fraction of two markups.
> > > @lilypond[verbatim,quote]
> > > \markup {
> > >   π ≈
> > >   \fraction 355 113
> > > }
> > > @end lilypond
> > The Info file shows:
> >
> >     ‘\fraction’ ARG1 (markup) ARG2 (markup)
> >
> >          Make a fraction of two markups.
> >               \markup {
> >                 π ≈
> >                 \fraction 355 113
> >               }
> >
> >     [proper image elided]
> >
> > and the HTML at page
> > <URL:http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/other#index-_005cfraction>
> > looks fine as well.  So this would appear to be a problem with
> > texinfo.tex regarding its UTF-8 support.
> Should we be using a different example then - just for the sake of 
> clarity?
>
> (If so can someone suggest something?)
>
> --
> James


FWIW, it's been like that since before 2.13 (the earliest NR I have on my 
system).

Simplest might simply be to write Pi instead of the Greek letter?

--
Phil Holmes