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On Sat, 8 Oct 2022 11:59:04 -0600
Gavin via ntg-context
I’m trying to fix four issues: - No space between the number and the following units. Should be a thin space. - No space between the units and the following symbol (+ and = above). Should be appropriate “bin" or “rel" space. - Too much space around the \cdot in the units. Should be treated like an “ord" when used to separate units. - Too much space around the \times in the scientific notation. Should be treated like an "ord" when used in scientific notation. (I'm not sure there is consensus on this.)
Gavin (and the mailing list), I would very strongly argue that the space between the number and the following units be UNBREAKABLE. Perhaps a thin space (preference), but most certainly non-breakable. Similarly around the times in scientific notation. I further cannot imagine that a line break be acceptable around a \cdot in composite units. This can possibly lead to overfill and underfill, something that I find *infinitely* more acceptable then breaking numbers and units. I do not know or use the \units command. Maybe it uses unbreakable spaces, maybe not. I would never use it unless it could be configured to only use nonbreakable spaces. Perhaps others feel differently? Alan