Return-Path: Received: from video.uic.vsu.ru (account vvv [62.76.169.38] verified) by vsu.ru (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 5595132 for CyrTeX-en@vsu.ru; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:31:58 +0300 Resent-To: CyrTeX-en@vsu.ru Resent-From: Vladimir Volovich Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:31:58 +0300 Resent-Message-ID: Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on info.vsu.ru X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 Received: from [130.44.1.6] (HELO ams.org) by vsu.ru (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 5595084; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:29:29 +0300 Received: from localhost (bnb@localhost) by ams.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i0GET8dG006389; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:29:08 -0500 (EST) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:29:04 -0500 (EST) From: Barbara Beeton To: Vladimir Volovich cc: tex-fonts@math.utah.edu, texhax@tug.org, fontinst@tug.org, CyrTeX-ru@vsu.ru Subject: Re: [texhax] On the proper look of the \AA In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 1.0 (http://www.roaringpenguin.com/mimedefang/) Posted-To: comp.text.tex The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to comp.text.tex as well. Vladimir Volovich asks about the appearance of the Aring, where exactly the ring should be placed in relation to the A -- like other accents, or closer to the A without a gap. One of the principal models used by Knuth in deciding on the appearance of various things for TeX was the Swedish journal "Acta Mathematica". I assume (though I don't have first-hand experience) that the Aring was not uncommon in its pages, and Knuth followed that model. Someone who has access to old issues (from the days when it was set from metal type) could check the appearance of the Aring there. -- bb