"UDP" <123@it-c.dk> writes:

> (I've just started using emacs, sorry if this is a stupid question)
> 
> I'm using Emacs for writing LaTeX documents.
> I would like to enter ø (danish letter) in my text, and let
> emacs parse it as \o to LaTeX, but still show it in emacs as ø

The LaTeX answer: 

\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}