General ⇒ unformatted counter values

[uzahnd]

Hy

I have a problem when I try to get a counter value with my new TexLive 2013 installation.

assume the following has been defined:

\newcounter{mycounter}
\setcounter{mycounter}{3}

Up to now, \roman{mycounter} gave me a simple iii;
with TexLive 2013, the output is \textlatin {iii} which is defently more than I need. I use counters to dynamically define variables, and with this new behaviour, I understandably get a "!Missing \endcsname inserted"-warning.

Any suggestions how I can get back the old, unformatted value?

Many thanks in advance,
u.

[uzahnd]

Ok, there's a workaround: use \romannumeral\themycounter, respectively \romannumeral\value{mycounter}. But actually, that's what \roman{mycounter} is supposed to do, isn't it?

cheers,
U

[cgnieder]

with TexLive 2013, the output is \textlatin {iii} which is defently more than I need. I use counters to dynamically define variables, and with this new behaviour, I understandably get a "!Missing \endcsname inserted"-warning.

Any suggestions how I can get back the old, unformatted value?

I don't understand you problem at all... \roman is the same in TeX Live 2013 as it has been the last 20 years.

This works nicely with TeX Live 2013:

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\documentclass{article}
\newcounter{mycounter}
\setcounter{mycounter}{3}
\begin{document}
\roman{mycounter}% works

\expandafter\newcommand\expandafter{\csname foo\roman{mycounter}\endcsname}{test}

\fooiii% has been defined and works, too

\end{document}

Regards

[cgnieder]

BTW: In general it is not safe to use \roman to build command names. The following posts are examples where it caused errors:

• How to use lipsum with greek as main language
• moderncv and babel spanish cause “Missing \endcsname…” error
• Conflict between nag and babel spanish

Regards