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From: Ulrich D i e z <ud.usenetcorrespondence@web.de>
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Subject: Re: Forced space
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:22:14 +0200
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db wrote:

> In a text I'm writing, I have this line
> 
> is \begin{otherlanguage}{russian}река \end{otherlanguage}\;(rieka),
> 
> If I don't put the \; in and put a space in instead, there is
> no space after compiling. As it is with \;, there is a space,
> but now "(rieka)" is highlighted yellow. How come? What is the
> best way to force a space where I have that \; ?

You do not provide sufficient information for reproducing and tracking
down the problem. Therefore the only option is resorting to guesswork:

Probably \end{otherlanguage} does \ignorespacesafterend.

What happens when you do:

\newcommand\myspacemacro{ }
....
\begin{otherlanguage}{russian}река\end{otherlanguage}\myspacemacro(rieka),

?

Or:

\newcommand\foo[1]{#1}
....
\begin{otherlanguage}{russian}река\end{otherlanguage}\foo{ }(rieka),

?

Your remark about yellow highlighting does not provide useful
information at all as it is not clear what exactly you look at and what
programs you use and what packages/tools you might use for achieving
whatsoever highlighting.

Ulrich