[pstricks] Re: Simple question

[Herbert Voss]

Bruce Burlton wrote:

> What is the convention for writing units?  Slanted of normal?
>  
> I know how to write them either way within Math mode.  To me the normal 
> or straight up convention looks better, and conforms to what I believe 
> is the standard, namely that constants are not typeset in a slanted font.
>  
> I have looked i the few LaTeX books that I have, but  have not seen an 
> answer.

http://physics.nist.gov/Document/typefaces.pdf
In Germany we use it in the following way:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{upgreek}
\begin{document}
\Huge
\[ 320\,\mathrm{mJ\,m\,K} \]
\[ 320\,\mathrm{mJ\cdot m \cdot K} \]
\[ \frac{3\,\textrm{eV}}{5\,\textrm{km}}\cdot 3\,\upmu\textrm{m} \]

\end{document}


Herbert