(\dosetq): Use \normalturnoffactive instead of just \turnoffactive,

so \'s in node names are handled properly.
(\tie): Move definition to more rational position in the file.
(\@, \{, etc.): Use decimal numbers in all cases, to avoid use of '.
Paranoia only.
(\+): Turn off once and for all at the beginning, and define as
\tabalign in @tex.

texinfo.tex

@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 % Please try the latest version of texinfo.tex before submitting bug
 % reports; you can get the latest version from:
 % /home/gd/gnu/doc/texinfo.tex on the GNU machines.
+% ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo.tex
+% (and all GNU mirrors)
 % ftp://tug.org/tex/texinfo.tex
 % ftp://ctan.org/macros/texinfo/texinfo.tex
-% (and all CTAN mirrors, finger info@ctan.org for a list).
+% (and all CTAN mirrors, finger ctan@tug.org for a list).
 % 
 % Send bug reports to bug-texinfo@gnu.org.
 % Please include a precise test case in each bug report,
@@ -37,6 +39,18 @@
 % Texinfo macros (with @macro) are *not* supported by texinfo.tex.  You
 % have to run makeinfo -E to expand macros first; the texi2dvi script
 % does this.
+% 
+% To process a Texinfo manual with TeX, it's most reliable to use the
+% texi2dvi shell script that comes with the distribution.  For simple
+% manuals, you can get away with:
+%   tex foo.texi
+%   texindex foo.??
+%   tex foo.texi
+%   tex foo.texi
+%   dvips foo.dvi -o # or whatever, to process the dvi file.
+% The extra runs of TeX get the cross-reference information correct.
+% Sometimes one run after texindex suffices, and sometimes you need more
+% than two; texi2dvi does it as many times as necessary.
 
 
 % Make it possible to create a .fmt file just by loading this file:
@@ -72,17 +86,9 @@
 \let\ptexstar=\*
 \let\ptext=\t
 
-% Be sure we're in horizontal mode when doing a tie, since we make space
-% equivalent to this in @example-like environments. Otherwise, a space
-% at the beginning of a line will start with \penalty -- and
-% since \penalty is valid in vertical mode, we'd end up putting the
-% penalty on the vertical list instead of in the new paragraph.
-{\catcode`@ = 11
- % Avoid using \@M directly, because that causes trouble
- % if the definition is written into an index file.
- \global\let\tiepenalty = \@M
- \gdef\tie{\leavevmode\penalty\tiepenalty\ }
-}
+% We never want plain's outer \+ definition in Texinfo.
+% For @tex, we can use \tabalign.
+\let\+ = \relax
 
 
 \message{Basics,}
@@ -395,7 +401,7 @@
 
 % @@ prints an @
 % Kludge this until the fonts are right (grr).
-\def\@{{\tt \char '100}}
+\def\@{{\tt\char64}}
 
 % This is turned off because it was never documented
 % and you can use @w{...} around a quote to suppress ligatures.
@@ -405,8 +411,8 @@
 %\def\'{{'}}
 
 % Used to generate quoted braces.
-\def\mylbrace {{\tt \char '173}}
-\def\myrbrace {{\tt \char '175}}
+\def\mylbrace {{\tt\char123}}
+\def\myrbrace {{\tt\char125}}
 \let\{=\mylbrace
 \let\}=\myrbrace
 \begingroup
@@ -443,6 +449,18 @@
   \fi\fi
 }
 
+% Be sure we're in horizontal mode when doing a tie, since we make space
+% equivalent to this in @example-like environments. Otherwise, a space
+% at the beginning of a line will start with \penalty -- and
+% since \penalty is valid in vertical mode, we'd end up putting the
+% penalty on the vertical list instead of in the new paragraph.
+{\catcode`@ = 11
+ % Avoid using \@M directly, because that causes trouble
+ % if the definition is written into an index file.
+ \global\let\tiepenalty = \@M
+ \gdef\tie{\leavevmode\penalty\tiepenalty\ }
+}
+
 % @: forces normal size whitespace following.
 \def\:{\spacefactor=1000 }
 
@@ -1723,18 +1741,6 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
 
 
 \message{tables,}
-
-% @tabs -- simple alignment
-
-% These don't work.  For one thing, \+ is defined as outer.
-% So these macros cannot even be defined.
-
-%\def\tabs{\parsearg\tabszzz}
-%\def\tabszzz #1{\settabs\+#1\cr}
-%\def\tabline{\parsearg\tablinezzz}
-%\def\tablinezzz #1{\+#1\cr}
-%\def\&{&}
-
 % Tables -- @table, @ftable, @vtable, @item(x), @kitem(x), @xitem(x).
 
 % default indentation of table text
@@ -3578,6 +3584,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
   \let\!=\ptexexclam
   \let\i=\ptexi
   \let\{=\ptexlbrace
+  \let\+=\tabalign
   \let\}=\ptexrbrace
   \let\*=\ptexstar
   \let\t=\ptext
@@ -4295,18 +4302,17 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 
 
 \message{cross reference,}
-% Define cross-reference macros
-\newwrite \auxfile
+\newwrite\auxfile
 
-\newif\ifhavexrefs  % True if xref values are known.
+\newif\ifhavexrefs    % True if xref values are known.
 \newif\ifwarnedxrefs  % True if we warned once that they aren't known.
 
-% @inforef is simple.
+% @inforef is relatively simple.
 \def\inforef #1{\inforefzzz #1,,,,**}
 \def\inforefzzz #1,#2,#3,#4**{\putwordSee{} \putwordInfo{} \putwordfile{} \file{\ignorespaces #3{}},
   node \samp{\ignorespaces#1{}}}
 
-% \setref{foo} defines a cross-reference point named foo.
+% @setref{foo} defines a cross-reference point named foo.
 
 \def\setref#1{%
 \dosetq{#1-title}{Ytitle}%
@@ -4374,7 +4380,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
     % into the usual \leavevmode...\vrule stuff for purposes of
     % printing. So we \turnoffactive for the \refx-snt, back on for the
     % printing, back off for the \refx-pg.
-    {\turnoffactive \refx{#1-snt}{}}%
+    {\normalturnoffactive \refx{#1-snt}{}}%
     \space [\printednodename],\space
     \turnoffactive \putwordpage\tie\refx{#1-pg}{}%
   \fi
@@ -4382,11 +4388,15 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 
 % \dosetq is the interface for calls from other macros
 
-% Use \turnoffactive so that punctuation chars such as underscore
-% work in node names.
-\def\dosetq #1#2{{\let\folio=0 \turnoffactive
-\edef\next{\write\auxfile{\internalsetq {#1}{#2}}}%
-\next}}
+% Use \normalturnoffactive so that punctuation chars such as underscore
+% and backslash work in node names.  (\turnoffactive doesn't do \.)
+\def\dosetq#1#2{%
+  {\let\folio=0
+   \normalturnoffactive
+   \edef\next{\write\auxfile{\internalsetq{#1}{#2}}}%
+   \next
+  }%
+}
 
 % \internalsetq {foo}{page} expands into
 % CHARACTERS 'xrdef {foo}{...expansion of \Ypage...}
@@ -4517,8 +4527,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
   \catcode`\$=\other
   \catcode`\#=\other
   \catcode`\&=\other
-  % `\+ does not work, so use 43.
-  \catcode43=\other
+  \catcode`+=\other % avoid \+ for paranoia even though we've turned it off
   % Make the characters 128-255 be printing characters
   {%
     \count 1=128
@@ -4889,10 +4898,10 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 % use math or other variants that look better in normal text.
 
 \catcode`\"=\active
-\def\activedoublequote{{\tt \char '042}}
+\def\activedoublequote{{\tt\char34}}
 \let"=\activedoublequote
 \catcode`\~=\active
-\def~{{\tt \char '176}}
+\def~{{\tt\char126}}
 \chardef\hat=`\^
 \catcode`\^=\active
 \def^{{\tt \hat}}
@@ -4903,7 +4912,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 \def\_{\leavevmode \kern.06em \vbox{\hrule width.3em height.1ex}}
 
 \catcode`\|=\active
-\def|{{\tt \char '174}}
+\def|{{\tt\char124}}
 \chardef \less=`\<
 \catcode`\<=\active
 \def<{{\tt \less}}
@@ -4990,8 +4999,8 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 @gdef@fixbackslash{@ifx\@eatinput @let\ = @normalbackslash @fi
   @catcode`+=@active @catcode`@_=@active}
 
-%% These look ok in all fonts, so just make them not special.  The @rm below
-%% makes sure that the current font starts out as the newly loaded cmr10
+% These look ok in all fonts, so just make them not special.  The @rm below
+% makes sure that the current font starts out as the newly loaded cmr10
 @catcode`@$=@other @catcode`@%=@other @catcode`@&=@other @catcode`@#=@other
 
 @textfonts