On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Hans Hagen wrote:
> At 08:23 AM 3/15/2002 +0000, Peter Jander wrote:
>>You can define your own units (after loading m-units) with
>>
>>\unit[DegC]{\Deg\kern-0.9pt\Celsius}{Degree Celsius}
>>
>>then you can type 10\DegC\ and so on.
>
> maybe it's better to use "em" as unit, something -.05em or so, or
> .08\bodyfontsize or so; makes it scalable
I considered doing that but figured that, for a font with no explicit
"degree" symbol, kerning would vary dramatically based on font size as
well as between related styles.
At some point I will probably look into the TeX and ConTeXt font
mechanisms and see if I can use the "degree" symbol from fonts that
actually feature it. They should have correct kerning information,
eliminating the need to use the $^\circ$ hack.
Daniel
--
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
-- Sting, _Desert Rose_
