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Re: Greek-Letter Bug? Replacing Print

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg64535] Re: Greek-Letter Bug? Replacing Print
• From: Renan <renan.birck at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:31:11 -0500 (EST)
• References: <dt9j5h$gp5$1@smc.vnet.net> <dtca1b$a6q$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Paul Abbott wrote in comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica:
> In article <dt9j5h$gp5$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
>  Shyam Guthikonda <shyamguth at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Try this:
> > 
> > 1. Create a new cell, print something with Print[].
> > 2. In the same cell, above the Print call, create a Greek letter using: 
> > \[Alpha]
> > 
> > The Print is replaced now by Alpha[]. 
> 
> Indeed it is -- most weird.
> 
> If you do esc-a-esc to input the Alpha, it does not happen.

Similar problem here. Mathematica 5.2, Windows XP