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From: Willi Egger <w.egger@boede.nl>
Subject: Re: Problems with superscripts and macros
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:21:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.1.20031117151918.01ba82c0@digitpaint.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49DF6D41-1905-11D8-AA95-000393B6680C@sonnemans.net>

At 14:52 17.11.2003, Frank wrote:

Hi,

the solution is to use the \usemodule[units] command in the beginning of 
your document.

When zou need to typset a unit you can say things like \Degrees Celsius, 
\Square\Meter or \Milli\Meter

Regards Willi

>Hello
>
>I am having some big problems with superscripts. When I type:
>
>-20$^\circ$C
>
>I get the expected 20 degrees Celcius (-20oC)
>
>However if I put the same sequence in a macro
>
>\def\celcius{$^\circ$C}
>-20\celsius\ Dewpoint
>-20\celsius Dewpoint
>
>I get as result:
>
>-20  oCDewpoint
>-20DoCewpoint
>
>Where o symbolizes the degree symbol.
>
>What is going on, and more importantly how to solve it.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>
>Frank
>
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  reply	other threads:[~2003-11-17 14:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-17 13:52 Frank
2003-11-17 14:21 ` Willi Egger [this message]
2003-11-17 14:58   ` Frank
2003-11-17 16:07     ` Willi Egger
2003-11-17 14:33 ` Patrick Gundlach
2003-11-17 15:01   ` Frank

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