Dear Bill and All,
Re: [USMA:13084]
I try, as far as possible to use the alternate form of m3 for cubic metre in
email posting but I feel guilty about it because this is the act of a wimp.
Where do we find out who is responsible for the software that changes
m (with a superscript 3)
to
m"
rather than to
m3
and how do we get them to rewrite the software so that it begins to use ISO
standards.
Is it someone at Microsoft? And if so who?
--
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
on 2001/05/29 02.25, Joseph B. Reid at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Barbara and/or Bill asked in USMA 13075:
>
>> Norm's example is very good. I merely want to oint out (in case there is
>> anyone who does not already know this) that often when we use the
>> superscript-3 for "cubed" it is transmitted to some of the recipients as a
>> set of quotation marks (specifically, opening quotes). Each place below
>> (quoted from Norm) where there should be a symbol for decimetres cubed, my
>> computer printed dm" instead. Perhaps some of you had the same problem.
>> Others may have had no problem at all.
>>
>> (A similar problem occurs with the symbol for "squared". I believe it
>> translates to a pair of closing quotes.)
>>
>>> From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> d0af4cd199d1421051.html
>>>
>>> Then I would multiply .01 dm x 100 dm x 100 dm to get 1 000 dm" or 1 000
>>> litres. Using decimeters seems the best to me since it is easy for everyone
>>> to learn and remember that one litre is the same as 1 dm".
>
>
> I have had the same problem. I have a Power Macintosh with MAC OS 8.0
> operating system. On the other hand, my own superscripts to this list get
> echoed back to me correctly.
>
> Joseph B. Reid
> 17 Glebe Road West
> Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
>
