Right. I was only thinking that if U+202F wasn't available it might be a better choice than NBSP. tex
Jim Allan wrote: > > Tex Texin posted on my indication that only U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE and > U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE are available in Unicode for a > digit-grouping space in numbers: > > > Jim, Why do you leave out U+2007 figure space? > > U+2007 FIGURE SPACE is also a non-breaking space. > > But Philip Verdy claimed (and I agree) that the digit grouping space in > numbers should (in a proportional font) be "less wide" than a digit. > > U+2007 is by definition the same width as a digit (in a font where there > is a set of Latin digits with a common width). It represents a space > used in hard-type technology for leading spaces for numbers in columns > (sometimes along with U+2008 PUNCTUATION SPACE) to enable right > justification of numbers in such columns. > > Jim Allan -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin cell: +1 781 789 1898 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Xen Master http://www.i18nGuy.com XenCraft http://www.XenCraft.com Making e-Business Work Around the World -------------------------------------------------------------
