Am Donnerstag, den 24.11.2011, 15:59 +0100 schrieb Hans Hagen: > On 24-11-2011 11:46, Paul Menzel wrote:
> > having upgraded
> >
> > ConTeXt ver: 2011.10.14 22:47 MKIV fmt: 2011.10.15 int:
> > english/english.
> >
> > to
> >
> > ConTeXt ver: 2011.11.23 18:58 MKIV fmt: 2011.11.24 int:
> > english/english
> >
> > With
> >
> > \starttext
> > \placeformula
> > \startformula
> > A^\prime
> > \stopformula
> > \stoptext
> >
> > I get the following error.
> >
> > fonts> fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded
> > ! Missing { inserted.
> >
> > system> tex> error on line 4 in file exponent-regression..tex:
> > Missing { inserted ...
> >
> > 1 \starttext
> > 2 \placeformula
> > 3 \startformula
> > 4>> A^\prime
> > 5 \stopformula
> > 6 \stoptext
> > 7
> >
> > <to be read again>
> > ^
> > \prime ...char \textfont \zerocount "FE325\relax ^
> > \bgroup
> > \expandafter \dodo...
> > l.4 A^\prime
> >
> > ?
> >
> > As a workaround `A^{\prime}` can be used.
>
> Forget about superscripting prime .. that's a traditional tex thing as
> in cm/lm fonts the prime is so big that it has to be (super)scripted to
> look okay.
>
> The prime in unicode is a normal one so that's what we now support, also
> for the lm fonts. Just compare:
>
> \startformula
> A\prime
> \hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
> A^{\prime}
> \hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
> A'
> \stopformula
>
> Keep in mind that most users expect ' to be a prime.
Interesting. Thank you for the clarification. I will use A' from now on
I guess.
Thanks,
Paul
prime.pdf
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\starttext
\startformula
A\prime
\hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
A^{\prime}
\hbox spread 1em{\hss or\hss}
A'
\stopformula
\stoptext
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