Can't have hash/pound/sharp character in latex

[kcrisman]

! You can't use `macro parameter character #' in horizontal mode.
l.991 ...thon, comments on them are given after '#
                                                  ' signs.%

Replacing it by <c>#</c> works, but maybe sometimes I don't WANT to make it code.

[rbeezer]

Use .

[kcrisman]

I don't understand why this is closed. I don't understand that answer (just period?), and if you didn't add it to the sample article, then this shouldn't be closed. (In my humble opinion!)

[davidfarmer]

I noticed that in some of my postings, the tags I was typing did not show up: the system
was too clever and did not show them literally. I am guessing that Rob tried to tell you what to
write, and he needs to tell you again, leaving a space around the < and > of the tag.

[kcrisman]

Or you could put them in backticks. <foo>

[rbeezer]

Ooops. langle hash slash rangle, what is known as an "empty" tag, with hash inside.

For me and everybody else, use triple back-ticks in the web interface to GitHub
to protect XML syntax.

Thanks, David and Sorry, KDC.

Rob

On 22/01/2015 00:07, davidfarmer wrote:

I noticed that in some of my postings, the tags I was typing did not show up:
the system
was too clever and did not show them literally. I am guessing that Rob tried to
tell you what to
write, and he needs to tell you again, leaving a space around the < and > of the
tag.

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[kcrisman]

Like so? <# /> Would that work for any given character?

[rbeezer]

Sorry: <hash />

[kcrisman]

Oh, that is not at all what I was expecting! Is that a MBX-specific thing?

[rbeezer]

As you discovered, LaTeX wants the hash for two purposes, HTML does not care so
much.

To effect both outputs, MBX needs to know what you really want. Hence, an element.

Rob

On 22/01/2015 17:31, kcrisman wrote:

Oh, that is not at all what I was expecting! Is that a MBX-specific thing?

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