Latex Problem: Backslash Recognized as Two Backslashes "doesn't match its definition"
 

Hi all,

I've been struggling for hours with a document that I started in February and that worked in February (I'm pretty sure).

Here's something I've defined:

Later on...
Please print \node0 on my PDF!
I get this error:
I'm convinced it worked before because I have about 100 of these shortcuts (\def).

At one point I thought it was mistaking \node for \n (change of line) ode. So I substituted wrote \dnode. I even retyped it in completely in case there was a strange character that couldn't not be detected by the naked eye hidden in my text editor.

It's in UTF-8, I'm using gedit. It also indicates MIME type: TeX document (text-x-tex).

If I type in \def\caca1 and then do "caca1", it works.

I suspect it's an encoding problem. I see absolutely no pattern!

Please help!

Oh, last piece of info... If I do Ctrl+F \node0 I get "doesn't exist". If I copy and paste into the Ctrl+F panel I get "\\node". If I try to replace, it still doesn't work (using Ctrl+H). I just can't figure it out!!

Thanks in advance,

rm

the config/session files may be corrupt. Change editor or delete files.

This pretty much explains it, doesn't it? If your editor can't find it, neither can Latex. This is not a latex problem, it is a file problem.

Find and download a hex editor (khexedit, hexeditor) and look at what you think \node0 is. I am sure there are some stray characters close.

jlinkels

PS Not that I understand everything. You retype \node0. Didn't work. You replaced with caca1. Worked. Editors don't see no difference in retyping \node0 or retyping caca1.

jlinkels