On 6/10/2025 2:35 AM, Benjamin Buchmuller wrote:
Hi list,
I was wondering if there is a "\time" equivalent similar to "\currentdate" -> "\date"?
I know from the wiki (and source) that there is "\currenttime", but "\time[h=8, m=30]" will not typeset "8:30", so it doesn't seem to be implemented. I understand that such an implementation might become arbitrarily complicated …
In fact, I'm trying to typeset durations like "3:30 min" which is not exactly a "time" either, but neither \unit{3:30 minute} nor a math formula achieve the expected rendering. Of course, one could just type it plainly, but maybe this little gap is worthwhile considering in a future version. :-)
It's no problem to add something and it's kind of trivial to implement anyway. See attached. You need to keep in mind that \time is also a primitive (do users actually use that one?) so we need to remain compatible with its usage as number, think: \time1234 % sets the time \time[] % typesets the time \the\time % typesets the number intercepting h and m also has to involve overflow how about seconds? and pm/am ? you can test the attached proof of concept and contemplate the above (and do some research in language dependencies) .. when i got enough input we can (after wolfgangs quality assurance check) add something to the core (in order to keep the format small i can then kick out something unused) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------