Hi, Found the \textsterling command. All is now well.
Many thanks. Peter Peter Bradley wrote: > Hi, > > Forgive me if this is a rather elementary question. > > I use LyX to produce letters in Welsh and have been doing so for some > time. Recently I decided to modify (by copying and modifying) the > g-brief-en class to give me better formatted output. This went more > or less without a hitch, given my level of knowledge of TeX, LaTeX etc > - i.e. none. However I am left with one problem. The currency symbol > in my letters now prints as the Lira symbol instead of the GP Pound > (sterling) symbol (£). The GBP symbol appears on the screen, but the > Lira symbol appears in the output. > > Does anyone know if this is a problem with the g-brief-en class: or > have I messed with something I shouldn't? The original class also > prints the Lira symbol - but I may have inadvertently changed > something during my investigations. Either way, is there any way I > can get the GBP symbol to work with this class? > > Many thanks > > Peter > >