From: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: [solved] Regression: A^\prime causes `Missing { inserted ...`
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:39:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1322149188.3391.53.camel@mattotaupa> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4ECE5BE9.3000106@wxs.nl>
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Am Donnerstag, den 24.11.2011, 15:59 +0100 schrieb Hans Hagen:
> On 24-11-2011 11:46, Paul Menzel wrote:
> > having upgraded
> >
> > ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.14 22:47 MKIV fmt: 2011.10.15 int: english/english.
> >
> > to
> >
> > ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.23 18:58 MKIV fmt: 2011.11.24 int: english/english
> >
> > With
> >
> > \starttext
> > \placeformula
> > \startformula
> > A^\prime
> > \stopformula
> > \stoptext
> >
> > I get the following error.
> >
> > fonts> fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded
> > ! Missing { inserted.
> >
> > system> tex> error on line 4 in file exponent-regression..tex: Missing { inserted ...
> >
> > 1 \starttext
> > 2 \placeformula
> > 3 \startformula
> > 4>> A^\prime
> > 5 \stopformula
> > 6 \stoptext
> > 7
> >
> > <to be read again>
> > ^
> > \prime ...char \textfont \zerocount "FE325\relax ^
> > \bgroup \expandafter \dodo...
> > l.4 A^\prime
> >
> > ?
> >
> > As a workaround `A^{\prime}` can be used.
>
> Forget about superscripting prime .. that's a traditional tex thing as
> in cm/lm fonts the prime is so big that it has to be (super)scripted to
> look okay.
>
> The prime in unicode is a normal one so that's what we now support, also
> for the lm fonts. Just compare:
>
> \startformula
> A\prime
> \hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
> A^{\prime}
> \hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
> A'
> \stopformula
>
> Keep in mind that most users expect ' to be a prime.
Interesting. Thank you for the clarification. I will use A' from now on
I guess.
Thanks,
Paul
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\starttext
\startformula
A\prime
\hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
A^{\prime}
\hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
A'
\stopformula
\stoptext
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-11-24 15:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-24 10:46 Paul Menzel
2011-11-24 13:59 ` Xenia
2011-11-24 14:59 ` Hans Hagen
2011-11-24 15:39 ` Paul Menzel [this message]
2011-11-24 16:26 ` Khaled Hosny
2011-11-24 16:31 ` Hans Hagen
2011-11-24 16:40 ` Khaled Hosny
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