Hi,

I don't understand why the minus sign "-" isn't properly converted by latex.
Is there a way to correct this without escaping to latex, as you suggested?

best regards,
rodrigo.


On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Paul A. Rubin <[email protected]> wrote:

> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc <at> arcor.de> writes:
>
> >
> > When inserting a program listing, all "-" characters in the source code
> > are converted to long dashes.  This results in the C operator "--"
> > looking more like a single long line rather than two dashes.  (There is
> > some space between each dash, but it's so small it only becomes obvious
> > when zooming in.)
> >
> > Is there a way around this?
>
> The only way I know is a PITA.  Pick an escape character you will not use
> in the
> listing (I'll use a tilde for explanatory purposes).  Right click the
> listing,
> select Settings, and in the Advanced tab type 'escapechar=~' (without the
> quotes) and apply the change. Now whenever you want the decrement operator
> in
> the listing, type '~-\,-\,~' (without the quotes).  The \, is a thin space;
> you
> can play around with alternative spacing if you like.
>
> /Paul
>
>
>

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