Re: Incorrectly spaced feet and inches in \unit

Volker RW Schaa <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:26:07 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.context
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

Your desired spacing is wrong.
Only degree (angle), minutes (') and seconds (") are without thinspace, all others (even % !!) have a thinspace between number and unit.

Volker

On April 29, 2026 13:50:21 Marco Patzer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> How can I configure \unit to correctly space feet and inches?
>
> \setupunittext
>  [foot=',
>   inch="]
>
> \starttext
>  %% result: 1 ' 3 "
>  \unit{1 foot} \unit{3 inch}
>
>  %% desired: 1' 3"
> \stoptext
>
> LMTX 2026.04.27
>
> Marco
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