spacing with units module

spacing with units module

[Eckhart Guthöhrlein]

Hi all,

I have a question concerning the units module. Is it possible to define the 
spacing between the number and the unit without changing the input? I would 
prefer thin spaces for this purpose as well as between units.

Since I'm new to this list (just switching from LaTeX), let me list the 
sources of information I have found on my own, so you can tell me if there 
would have been others.

1) the ConTeXt manual (english)

2) the mail archive of this list

3) texexec --module m-units (well, the answer can surely be found there, 
but my TeX skills are not yet sufficient to do this in an acceptable time)
Furthermore, the resulting dvi-file says 'There is a separate manual for 
this module.' If this is true, where can it be found?

Thanks,

Eckhart

Re: spacing with units module

[Hans Hagen]

At 02:19 PM 6/11/01 +0200, Eckhart Guthöhrlein wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a question concerning the units module. Is it possible to define the 
>spacing between the number and the unit without changing the input? I would 
>prefer thin spaces for this purpose as well as between units.

At this moment it's not configurable, except from some low level macros: 

\def\dimensionhalfspace {\,}
\def\dimensionbackspace {\!}

So, you may change these to values you like more (maybe taco has some
suggestions). 

>3) texexec --module m-units (well, the answer can surely be found there, 
>but my TeX skills are not yet sufficient to do this in an acceptable time)
>Furthermore, the resulting dvi-file says 'There is a separate manual for 
>this module.' If this is true, where can it be found?

have to look that one up (maintained by a collegue), 

Hans
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Re: spacing with units module

[Eckhart Guthöhrlein]

At 15:33 11.06.2001 +0200, you wrote:
>At this moment it's not configurable, except from some low level macros:
>
>\def\dimensionhalfspace {\,}
>\def\dimensionbackspace {\!}
>
>So, you may change these to values you like more (maybe taco has some
>suggestions).

I succeeded in adjusting the spacing between number and unit via 
\def\dimensionbackspace{...}. But the spacing between adjectant units is 
also altered by changing this parameter. I assume there is no easy way to 
change this independently, since there is only \dimensionhalfspace for 
both? And the spacing between between unit and number is influenced only in 
math mode.
I think these are points worth considering in future modifications, as many 
people (and scientific journals) have different preferences concerning units.

Greetings,
Eckhart