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- From: dak@kaa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (David Kastrup)
- Subject: Re: Wait a minute, was degree symbol
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- Date: 6 Sep 92 09:16:49 GMT
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- Alan R. Heyd <IA8@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
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- >In all the replies for creating a degree symbol, every one is using
- >some form of
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- >\def\degree{^\circ}.
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- > Shouldn't it be
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- >\def\degree{:\circ} % Note: can only be used in math mode
- Either I, your TeX, or your character codes are crazy. I read an
- up-arrow in your first example, a colon in your second one.
- Purpose should be a raised small circle. So what gives?
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