15 May
2003
15 May
'03
6:46 a.m.
As far as I know, most European languages (that is, except for English) use the dot to separate thousands and the comma to separate integer part from decimals. SR> In french thousand are separated by a space, and not by a dot. Oh. Didn't know that :) (Actually I've seen a thin space used in some Italian books, too --and if you want my Very Personal Opinion, it's more legible, except in the few cases where it may generate confusion ...)
I think the dot is only a typewriter workaround, it should always be a "spatium" (small space, about 1/4 of font size).
SR> That would be great ! (and in case of need, frenchies are SR> using sin, cos and tan ;-) )
germans also. Grüßlis vom Hraban! -- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/