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| ID: | 65 🔗 |
|---|---|
| Status: | Open |
| Category: | mfirstuc |
| Version: | 1.09 |
| OS: | Ubuntu 14.04 |
| Submitted by: | Reuben Thomas |
| Date: | 2014-08-27 14:08:04 |
| Summary: | Fails with UTF-8 input |
Report
The attached MWE fails to compile. The commented out line shows a workaround, but it would be nice if the problem didn't arise!MWE
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage{mfirstuc}
\begin{document}
%\makefirstuc{'Prentice}
\makefirstuc{’Prentice}
\end{document}
Evaluation
This is a documented feature. From the user manual:Note that non-Latin or accented characters appearing at the start of the text must be placed in a group (even if you are using the inputenc package) due to expansion issues.
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