> Am 29.06.2021 um 12:34 schrieb Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl>: > > On 6/29/2021 1:08 AM, Rik Kabel wrote: >> All, >> Examining recent log files, I see the message >> suggestion > use \thinspace instead of \, >> When was this instituted? > > a while ago > >> What does it mean? Has \, been deprecated? For many years it was recommended >> as a short form of \thinspace, and implementing the replacement would >> certainly result in much less readable source. > not depricated but these single character commands are somewhat weird (i > always forget what they mean, not that i ever use them; when many are needed > one can wonder if something else should be fixed instead) > > (for instance in macro definitions i'd not use \, but the more verbose > \thinspace)
Maybe, but in running text I use \, all the time e.\,g. in abbreviations or for numbers (10\,000). At least in German typography these “spatiums” are necessary. Hraban ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
