\celsius and \inch

\celsius and \inch

[Peter Münster]

Hello,

a suggestion for \celsius in core-mis.tex:
\def\celsius#1{#1\,\mathematics{^\circ}\kern-0.1emC}

The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
doesn't it depend on the font encoding?

Cheers, Peter

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Re: \celsius and \inch

[Taco Hoekwater]

Peter Münster wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> a suggestion for \celsius in core-mis.tex:
> \def\celsius#1{#1\,\mathematics{^\circ}\kern-0.1emC}

As is (perhaps) normal for this kind of thing, the "\," depends
on your local typesetting tradition, and the "\kern-0.1em" depends
on the  used font family.

That is not to say yours isn't better then the current one :-)

> The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
> doesn't it depend on the font encoding?

Yes, it does, so there should be a named character created for it.

IIRC, these symbols are in one of the unicode planes that are not
(completely) supported yet. It would make sense to do a whole
block (partial plane) at the same time then?

Cheers, Taco

Re: \celsius and \inch

[Hans Hagen]

� wrote:

>Hello,
>
>a suggestion for \celsius in core-mis.tex:
>\def\celsius#1{#1\,\mathematics{^\circ}\kern-0.1emC}
>
>The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
>doesn't it depend on the font encoding?
>
>  
>
indeed ... what \symbolicnameofquotes do you suggest? i never use inches -)

Hans

Re: \celsius and \inch

[Hans Hagen]

Taco Hoekwater wrote:

>
>
> Peter M�nster wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> a suggestion for \celsius in core-mis.tex:
>> \def\celsius#1{#1\,\mathematics{^\circ}\kern-0.1emC}
>
>
> As is (perhaps) normal for this kind of thing, the "\," depends
> on your local typesetting tradition, and the "\kern-0.1em" depends
> on the  used font family.
>
> That is not to say yours isn't better then the current one :-)
>
>> The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
>> doesn't it depend on the font encoding?
>
>
> Yes, it does, so there should be a named character created for it.
>
> IIRC, these symbols are in one of the unicode planes that are not
> (completely) supported yet. It would make sense to do a whole
> block (partial plane) at the same time then?

indeed

Hans

Re: \celsius and \inch

[Hans Hagen]

Taco Hoekwater wrote:

>
>
> Peter M�nster wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> a suggestion for \celsius in core-mis.tex:
>> \def\celsius#1{#1\,\mathematics{^\circ}\kern-0.1emC}
>
>
> As is (perhaps) normal for this kind of thing, the "\," depends
> on your local typesetting tradition, and the "\kern-0.1em" depends
> on the  used font family.
>
> That is not to say yours isn't better then the current one :-)
>
>> The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
>> doesn't it depend on the font encoding?
>
>
> Yes, it does, so there should be a named character created for it.
>
> IIRC, these symbols are in one of the unicode planes that are not
> (completely) supported yet. It would make sense to do a whole
> block (partial plane) at the same time then?

i wonder what happens with the symbol when one uses it this way:

\usemodule[unit] 10 \Square \Inch

Hans

Re: \celsius and \inch

[Taco Hoekwater]

Hans Hagen wrote:
> 
> 
> i wonder what happens with the symbol when one uses it this way:
> 
> \usemodule[unit] 10 \Square \Inch

I believe the shortcut forms are only ever used for distances,
never for areas. So a rectangle with sides 2" by 4" has 8in^2
surface area.

Taco

Re: \celsius and \inch

[Peter Münster]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005, Hans Hagen wrote:

> indeed ... what \symbolicnameofquotes do you suggest? i never use inches -)

Me neither... ;)
Perhaps \doublequote ?
Cheers, Peter

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Re: \celsius and \inch

[Mojca Miklavec]

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Hans Hagen wrote:
> Peter Münster wrote:
> >The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
> >doesn't it depend on the font encoding?
> >
> indeed ... what \symbolicnameofquotes do you suggest? i never use inches -)

What about Ux2033, double prime? Or - in TeX dialect -
\mathematics{^{\prime\prime}} or simply \mathematics{''} (twice the
apostrophe) unless it already exists in the font under the name
"second" (according to the Adobe Glyph List).
In unicode reference Ux2033 is described as the character used for
inches and seconds.

Mojca

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Re: \celsius and \inch

[Adam Lindsay]

Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> Hans Hagen wrote:
> 
>>Peter Münster wrote:
>>
>>>The symbol for \inch is strange: "}". What is \char125 supposed to be,
>>>doesn't it depend on the font encoding?
>>>
>>
>>indeed ... what \symbolicnameofquotes do you suggest? i never use inches -)
> 
> 
> What about Ux2033, double prime? Or - in TeX dialect -

Yes, it's double-prime, not double quotes of a certain direction.

Also, earlier in the thread:
>> \usemodule[unit] 10 \Square \Inch
> 
> 
> I believe the shortcut forms are only ever used for distances,
> never for areas. So a rectangle with sides 2" by 4" has 8in^2
> surface area.

in^2 is possible, but so is "sq. in."
Ick.
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