On 8/4/2007 11:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote [in part]:
>
> In English, '$' is usually followed by a number ($20), while in some
> other languages, the currency symbol comes after the number ('20$' or
> '20 $' -- the latter example preferably with a no-break space). Also,
> in some languages, case suffixes are connected to symbol characters
> with a colon. In Finnish, for example, the genitive suffix -n could be
> used when building strings such as '$:n', '¢:n' and '%:n', and these
> should not be broken.
In news reports about cross-border trade, I sometimes see $25US and and
$26Cdn to distinguish between amounts of money expressed in U.S. dollars
and Canadian dollars. But then I sometimes see US$25 and Can$26. Thus,
this is not standardized.
Also, I see $ indicating the beginning and end of a string of
characters, often generated and dynamically inserted into a Web page.
Go to <http://www.w3.org/>, and scroll to the bottom of the page. You
will see the line:
Webmaster · Last modified: $Date: 2007/08/03 16:19:21 $ |
The $ symbol should not be used to cause a break.
> A degree symbol (U+00B0) is often written adjacent to the unit of
> measurement (100 °C), but if the unit is not mentioned, the degree
> symbol is written adjacent to the number (100°). Thus, the degree
> symbol should not be breakable at all.
Very often, I see the number, degree symbol, and units letter all run
together without any spaces. See, for example, the temperatures given
in the upper-left corner at <http://www.cbc.ca/news/>. I have also seen
the alternative form 90° F, with the space between the degree symbol and
the units letter. I think this might be more common than Kaupinmäki's
example with the space between the number and the degree symbol. The
degree symbol should not be used to cause a break.
--
David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com/>.
Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive
bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997
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