From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: how to get \circ symbol in odt export? Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:11 +0000 Message-ID: <87lipcopqk.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87y5tdndkm.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87ty41nd3p.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:60855) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlNQ3-0008Ch-5o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:22:32 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlNPt-00075M-EL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:22:27 -0500 Received: from vscane-c.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.43]:56092) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlNPt-000758-6F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:22:17 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Carson Chittom's message of "Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:09:28 -0600") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carson Chittom Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Carson Chittom writes: > Eric S Fraga writes: > >> Eric S Fraga writes: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I usually export to PDF via LaTeX. One of the symbols I use a lot is >>> the degree symbol (as in degrees C) and typically do this with a >>> latex-ism: >>> >>> ^{\circ}C >>> >>> This doesn't export well to ODT. Can anybody suggest what I can use >>> that would? Using "^{o}C" works but doesn't look very nice (lower case >>> o is not a circle, more of an oval). >>> >>> Not a critical issue but I *am* curious! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> eric >> >> I've answered my own question: simply resort to UTF characters! >> Replacing ^{\circ} with the DEGREE SIGN unicode character (=C2=B0) does = the >> trick for both latex/pdf and odt exports! *And* looks good in the org >> buffer as well. > > For the sake of completeness, I'll mention that Scott Pakin's > Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List[1] lists several packages which include > \degree or something similar. > > [1] http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/symbols/comprehensive/ Thanks Carsten; this is a useful link indeed for latex users! I'm not sure if any of these symbols, in general, export well to ODT? At least the UTF solution seems to work in my specific case! --=20 : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1 : using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.106.gc835)