Looks ugly on what? (ie: what output device are you using?) What exactly is
wrong? (eg: does it look like the wrong glif for the accent?)
> I've tried the maths method '$\ddot{o}$', but it formats it like a math
> symbol.
>
> I've tried the maths in text mode '$\text{\ddot{o}}$', but that just
> confuses it.
>
> I've tried babel, but we don't seem to have it.
>
> Any guesses?
Maybe your TeX font metric files are screwed up. Try a different font/output
device and see if it improves things.
-- Christopher Fraser `Hackers have better buns' chrisf@nospam.sw.oz.au