From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/14065
Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: Frank <maillist@sonnemans.net>
Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context
Subject: Re: Re: Problems with superscripts and macros
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:01:41 +0100
Sender: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl
Message-ID: <F3B7EAED-190E-11D8-AA95-000393B6680C@sonnemans.net>
References: <49DF6D41-1905-11D8-AA95-000393B6680C@sonnemans.net> <m2ptfrjc93.fsf@levana.de>
Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069082437 7357 80.91.224.253 (17 Nov 2003 15:20:37 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:20:37 +0000 (UTC)
Original-X-From: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Mon Nov 17 16:20:31 2003
Return-path: <ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl>
Original-Received: from ref.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.13] helo=ref.ntg.nl)
	by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian))
	id 1ALlB1-0005iD-00
	for <gctc-ntg-context-518@gmane.org>; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:20:31 +0100
Original-Received: from ref.ntg.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
	by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 84DDE10B24; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:20:23 +0100 (MET)
Original-Received: from nebula.skynet.be (nebula.skynet.be [195.238.2.112])
	by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79F0B10B24
	for <ntg-context@ntg.nl>; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:01:41 +0100 (MET)
Original-Received: from [192.168.1.11] (190.81-201-80.adsl.skynet.be [80.201.81.190])
        by nebula.skynet.be (8.12.9/8.12.9/Skynet-OUT-2.21) with ESMTP id hAHF1cm4024689
        for <ntg-context@ntg.nl>; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:01:38 +0100
        (envelope-from <maillist@sonnemans.net>)
In-Reply-To: <m2ptfrjc93.fsf@levana.de>
Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.606)
X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.3(snapshot 20030212) (nebula.skynet.be)
Errors-To: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl
X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl
X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13
Precedence: bulk
List-Help: <mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=help>
List-Post: <mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl>
List-Subscribe: <http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context>,
	<mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=subscribe>
List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context.ntg.nl>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context>,
	<mailto:ntg-context-request@ntg.nl?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://www.ntg.nl/pipermail/ntg-context/>
Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:14065
X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:14065

Patrick,

Thanks a lot, this was one nasty typo.

My text looks a lot better using the correct macro.

Regards,

Frank
On 2003, Nov 17, , at 15:33, Patrick Gundlach wrote:

> Hello Frank,
>
> it took me a while to find the error, because it is really hidden:
>
>> However if I put the same sequence in a macro
>>
>> \def\celcius{$^\circ$C}
>> -20\celsius\ Dewpoint
>> -20\celsius Dewpoint
>>
>> What is going on,
>
> you defined \celcius but used \celsius (s/c). \celsius is a
> predefined macro in ConTeXt. Use \celsius{-20} Dewpoint in your case.
>
> The macro \celsius is smart about math mode: see the difference in
>
> \celsius{-20} Dewpoint \par
> $\celsius{-20}$ Dewpoint \par
> \celsius{$-20$} Dewpoint
>
>> and more importantly how to solve it.
>
> drop your macro or use it ;-)
>
>
> Patrick
> -- 
> You are your own rainbow!
> _______________________________________________
> ntg-context mailing list
> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context