Re: Emacs 'destroys' latex files

[Maarten Bergvelt]

In article <1168972738.843874.79670@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, 
Pseudo wrote:
> Dear Maarten,
> 
> Thank you for your reply. In fact, my emacs does not seem to know
> latex-preview. I used the testfile you suggest
> 
>> \documentclass{amsart}
>>    \renewcommand{\AA}{\mathbb A}
>>  \begin{document}
>> \[
>> \AA
>> \]
>> \end{document}
> 
> it produces the following behaviour: the \AA inside the document
> environment is visible as \AA, the first one in the header is displayed
> in this strange form A with an o on its head.

What do mean: "is visible as \AA", which definition of \AA?
What do you mean "first one in the header"? What header? I have no
clue what you are talking about here....

> Is there a 'logging' system in emacs that tells me what modules, parts,
> whatsoever are run when opening a document? That would be a hint where
> to search for my problem ...

look in the *Messages* buffer. Look also what modes are active:
 M-x help[ret]m

> Here is my .emacs file. Its mainly a collection of things I found
> somewhere. And: on a much older version of debian / emacs it worked
> quite well. Hope posting all these lines helps in understanding what I
> messed up.
> At least I don't see any strange parts in it.

The thing to do is first start emacs without customization:

emacs -q latextest.tex

Do you see the strange behaviour? If yes, then there is some
systemwide customization, but I doubt that. 

If no, then copy .emacs to .emacsold and start hacking on .emacs.




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Maarten Bergvelt                
Mathematics Department, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801
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