[OS X TeX] A matter of degree (C or F)

Alain Schremmer schremmer.alain at gmail.com
Thu May 28 14:32:05 EDT 2009


On May 28, 2009, at 12:46 PM, Maxwell, Adam R wrote:

> On 05/28/09 09:32, "Alain Schremmer" <schremmer.alain at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> On 05/28/09 09:32, "Alain Schremmer" <schremmer.alain at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> On May 28, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Maxwell, Adam R wrote:
>>
>>> You might even find this thread:
>>>
>>> http://n2.nabble.com/Celsius-td550593.html
>>
>> Now here I truly look like a lazy idiot.
>
> Well, that wasn't my intent; I laughed when I saw that thread :).

Well, I laughed when I saw the thread. Really!

> To be
> more directly helpful, I use siunitx, which is installed with TL  
> 2008...but
> I seem to recall you're using an older TeX.  I used something  
> similar to
> Herb's macro for years, but with a \thinspace between the digit and  
> unit.

My use of the degree symbol is extremely occasional and of course I  
readily think of ^{\circ}. Indeed, what triggered my post was my  
disbelief in the absence of a special symbol. (Pace Dyballa: an  
easily accessible one.)

Best regards
--schremmer



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