[texhax] use of " in LaTeX

[Chris Rowley]

bill purvis wrote --

> Thanks for all the responses to my query. I've ended up with:
> \newcommand{\inch}{\ensuremath{''}\xspace}
> which seems to me to be most pleasing.

I must add here that it is incariably better to put mathematical digits
(such as measurements) -- as opposed to text digits (such as folio or
section numbers) -- in math-mode since otherwise, in an increasing number
of font set-ups, the wrong font/style of digits will be used.


chris