You can disregard the message I just sent. I now discovered that a subsequent message from Frank (Mittelbach) implicitly answered this: \usepackage{shortvrb} \MakeShortVerb{\|} [I knew there was a package SHORTVRB, but that did not appear to work - I now know you also need to use the declaration MakeShortVerb] So ignore this. Frank (Poppe) =============================== Just a dumb question. I haven't done much in LaTeX lately, but try to follow these discussions. Which package do I have to use to get this text through LaTeX without the "shortref" | causing problems? TiA, Frank Poppe "[log in to unmask]" 97.03.01, 18:56 >>> FM> As a special subject related (or currently related at least) to the FM> language discussion we have the syntax and semantics of shortrefs. ....