On 2010-02-02, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
> Am Saturday 30 January 2010 21:19:01 schrieb Kenward Vaughan:
>> math menu--fractions button

> A few more questions re typography:

> 1- how about 20 and 150g? 

This should be 20\,g and 150\,g.   % \, is TeX for a small space

> 2- In the (German) math LyX explanation it is stated under 22 Hints: A. 
> Typographische Hinweise (Typo hints)

> • Physikalische Einheiten werden immer aufrecht gesetzt: 30 km/h
> physical units are always set upright: 30 km/h
> Does this apply also for the following:
> I am using italics for the legends. If they contain units such as (864m), 
> should they still be upright?

See 

.. [checklist] `SI Unit rules and style conventions`
   Check List for Reviewing Manuscripts:
   http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/checklist.html

.. [fonts-for-symbols] `On the use of italic and roman fonts for symbols
   in scientific text`, (Revised December 1999):
   http://old.iupac.org/standing/idcns/fonts_for_symbols.html

.. [SI-brochure] `The International System of Units (SI)`:
   http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/



> 3- What is the correct spacing for e.g. 
> 10:30o'clock (the :)
> and for 
> Donnerstag, den 31.6., (the . and ,)

10:30 (no space)

Donnerstag, den 31.\,6. (small space). LyX's Insert>Date does this wrong!
no trailing comma.

See the Duden.

Günter



> Wolfgang


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