Re: Inconsistent size of ASCII graphics as index initials

[Gavin Smith]

On 23 July 2015 at 19:24, Karl Berry <address@hidden> wrote:
>     Is this just a consequence of the fonts being used or is something
>     else going on?
>
> It's not the fonts as such, but the TeX constructs being used.  Getting
> the ASCII characters to be typeset as ASCII characters at all is enough
> of a pain that I've never worried much about the formatting in non-text
> cases.  Some come from math fonts, some are always in typewriter, some
> are standalone accents and thus look small, etc.
>
> The intent is that index initials are typeset at the "section size" (see
> the \initial macro in texinfo.tex, around line 5029).  I surmise the
> same results would be seen with @section output; I know I've seen
> similar strange-size issues with headings.

I've had good results by using more math font glyphs, in place of
typewriter glyphs, for characters such as vertical bar. It appears
more stylistically consistent with the regular non-typewriter Roman
font. I'm still working on it.