Re: Incorrectly spaced feet and inches in \unit

Hi,

Probably not a good solution (I expect it can break in many situations,
e.g. if something else in the document changes the space before units), but
maybe something like this can work in simple cases? (The ‘0.25em’ may need
to be adapted.)

\newdimen\negativeSpaceFoot
\negativeSpaceFoot=-0.25em

\setupunittext
  [foot=\kern\negativeSpaceFoot ',
   inch=\kern\negativeSpaceFoot "]

\starttext
  \unit{1 foot} \unit{3 inch}
\stoptext

Cheers,
Florent

Le mer. 29 avr. 2026 à 12:52, Marco Patzer <[email protected]> a écrit :

> 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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