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| From | Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Date | 2015-03-20 18:08 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <2015032018083311320-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com> (permalink) |
| References | <cn2mppFg7j0U6@mid.individual.net> <isw-E13919.15083720032015@news-roam.garlic.com> <201503201640397308-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com> <210320151319170193%YourName@YourISP.com> |
| Subject | Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved |
On 2015-03-21 01:19:17 +0000, Your Name said:
> In article <201503201640397308-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com>,
> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
<<Le Snip>>
>> Have you actually tried option-shift+1 which gives you "" vs the
>> standard forward slash "/"?
>> Note the subtle difference in spacing.
>>
>> Then there are always ? & ?, rather than 1/2 or 1/4.
>
> I vaguely recall reading somewhere long ago that "officially" fractions
> should always be written as a stacked vertical tower (number at top,
> horizontal bar, number at bottom) rather than spread out sideways with
> a diagonal slash ... but I don't know how official that definition
> actually was.
I see that you are using Throth, so no Unicode(UTF8) to deal with the
option-shift+1 = ⁄, or the system generated ½ or ¼.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
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Searching for "fraction slash" isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-19 20:37 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-20 18:22 +1200
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 10:59 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-19 22:36 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:48 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 15:08 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-20 16:40 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-21 13:19 +1200
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-20 18:08 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:21 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 00:03 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:20 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 12:48 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-21 21:47 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 18:00 +1200
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 12:15 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-22 08:39 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 15:47 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 02:54 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 16:51 +1300
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-22 21:42 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 13:25 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 13:23 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-22 21:27 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-21 13:19 +1200
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:16 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 12:40 +0000
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 09:57 +1200
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-21 22:09 -0700
Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 19:19 +1200
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