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* [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/lacheck.html lacheck] | * [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/lacheck.html lacheck] | ||
== | ==Punctuation== | ||
===Ellipsis=== | |||
Use <tt>\ldots</tt> (or <tt>\cdots</tt> for line-centered dots). | |||
* Don't use three periods (bad spacing) or the [[Unicode]] character '…' (HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS, U+2026). | |||
* What about <tt>\dots</tt>? '''fixme''' | |||
===Quotation Marks=== | |||
Use `` for the left mark, and '' for the right. | |||
===Hyphens/Dashes=== | |||
*Hyphens separate the parts of a compound word. Use a single '-', without spaces. | |||
*Endashes separate the bounds of a range, usually numerics. Use two '-' characters, without spaces. | |||
*Emdashes separate distinct thoughts. Use three '-' characters, without spaces. | |||
*Minus signs are a mathematical entity. Use a single '-' in math mode. | |||
===Periods=== | |||
To get correct spacing: | |||
* Use ".\ " if the period does not end the sentence. | |||
* Use "\@. " if the period ends the sentence, and follows a capital letter. | |||
==[[Unicode]]== | ==[[Unicode]]== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* StackOverflow post, "[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/219853/entering-unicode-characters-in-latex Entering Unicode characters in LaTeX]" | * StackOverflow post, "[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/219853/entering-unicode-characters-in-latex Entering Unicode characters in LaTeX]" | ||
* Martin J. Osborne's "[http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/osborne/latex/LTXERR.HTM Common (La)TeX errors]" | |||
Revision as of 23:10, 10 December 2009
Checkers
Punctuation
Ellipsis
Use \ldots (or \cdots for line-centered dots).
- Don't use three periods (bad spacing) or the Unicode character '…' (HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS, U+2026).
- What about \dots? fixme
Quotation Marks
Use `` for the left mark, and for the right.
Hyphens/Dashes
- Hyphens separate the parts of a compound word. Use a single '-', without spaces.
- Endashes separate the bounds of a range, usually numerics. Use two '-' characters, without spaces.
- Emdashes separate distinct thoughts. Use three '-' characters, without spaces.
- Minus signs are a mathematical entity. Use a single '-' in math mode.
Periods
To get correct spacing:
- Use ".\ " if the period does not end the sentence.
- Use "\@. " if the period ends the sentence, and follows a capital letter.
Unicode
Basic LaTeX doesn't support UTF-8 beyond expanding macros based on lexical sequences. If this is intended, use the utf8 parameter to the inputenc package. XeTeX aims to be a fully Unicode-aware TeX engine.
See Also
- StackOverflow post, "Entering Unicode characters in LaTeX"
- Martin J. Osborne's "Common (La)TeX errors"
