Questions tagged [token]
The token tag has no usage guidance.
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How to implement token.get_char
There is a token.set_char but no token.get_char.
Starting from
\chardef\MyNumber=1
I can change the value with
\directlua{
token.set_char('MyNumber', 421)
}
and retrieve the value on the TeX side
\...
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How to make \endlinechar act exactly like a(n) (active) space? [duplicate]
I know that, in normal circumstances, an endlinechar (=13) of input gets converted into white-space. But, in this MWE, I make the charcode 32 space character active and replace it with a ...
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Difference between counters and tokens in TeX
This is my first question here on TeXSE, and my second question on the StackExchange community. I am reading Notes on Programming in TeX by Dr. Christian Feuersänger as part of a general introduction ...
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The puzzling thing about \newtoks and the token list
The code is:
\documentclass{article}
\newtoks \test
\begin{document}
\test={123}
\test=\test{666}
\test=\test{hhh}
\the\test
\end{document}
and the result is: 666 hhh 123, as ...
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Is there a token which neither can be redefined to be \outer nor can be affected by \uppercase/\lowercase?
This is more an "academical" question:
Is there a token which neither can be redefined to be \outer nor can be affected by \uppercase/\lowercase no matter what \lccodes/\uccodes are current?
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how to insert keys from token list in command
When i try to insert in command variable with keys,i get an error:
LaTeX3 Error: The key '__tag/mc/\g__last_mc_tl' is unknown and is being
(LaTeX3) ignored.
I understand, why this happen. It ...
