[texhax] use of " in LaTeX

[Alex Scorpan]

> or define a new command such as
>
> \newcommand{\inchsign}{^{\prime\prime}}

> and use it like $123\inchsign$ to spare a bit of typing.

Or
	\newcommand\inchsign{\ensuremath{''}}
and use it like
	It's 123\inchsign\ long!
to save you from even more typing (no $'s required).

Or, to get rid of the space "\ ", do
	\usepackage{xspace}
	\newcommand\inchsign{\ensuremath{''}\xspace}
and use it like
	It's 123\inchsign long.
(\xspace is smart enough to add a space when needed, but not add one  
if the next character is a punctuation mark.)

Alex