Placeholder number with siunitx
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I would like to add a placeholder number in my text, to remind me that I still have to look it up, later. I usually just use something like "XYZ" or "???" for this. But when I'm using the SI notation I get an error that "?" is not a number.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The error I get is:
siunitx error: "invalid-token-in-number" Invalid token '?' in numerical input. For immediate help type H <return>. ...at number to place here: SI{???}{percent}
What is the best/suggested way to add a placeholder number or symbol in SI-notation?
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I would like to add a placeholder number in my text, to remind me that I still have to look it up, later. I usually just use something like "XYZ" or "???" for this. But when I'm using the SI notation I get an error that "?" is not a number.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The error I get is:
siunitx error: "invalid-token-in-number" Invalid token '?' in numerical input. For immediate help type H <return>. ...at number to place here: SI{???}{percent}
What is the best/suggested way to add a placeholder number or symbol in SI-notation?
siunitx
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I would like to add a placeholder number in my text, to remind me that I still have to look it up, later. I usually just use something like "XYZ" or "???" for this. But when I'm using the SI notation I get an error that "?" is not a number.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The error I get is:
siunitx error: "invalid-token-in-number" Invalid token '?' in numerical input. For immediate help type H <return>. ...at number to place here: SI{???}{percent}
What is the best/suggested way to add a placeholder number or symbol in SI-notation?
siunitx
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I would like to add a placeholder number in my text, to remind me that I still have to look it up, later. I usually just use something like "XYZ" or "???" for this. But when I'm using the SI notation I get an error that "?" is not a number.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The error I get is:
siunitx error: "invalid-token-in-number" Invalid token '?' in numerical input. For immediate help type H <return>. ...at number to place here: SI{???}{percent}
What is the best/suggested way to add a placeholder number or symbol in SI-notation?
siunitx
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You can pretend that ? is a valid input 'symbol' such as pi.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={?},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The same works for XYZ
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={XYZ},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{XYZ}{percent}.
end{document}
Alternatively, you could stop siunitx from parsing numbers. Either globally with sisetup{parse-numbers=false} or locally with SI[parse-numbers=false]{???}{percent}.
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems thatsiunitxstill groups the?as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get?,??,???,????,??,???etc. pp. I do not get?,??though... Withparse-numbers=falsethat digit grouping does not happen.
– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get?,??,?,??,?,?,??,??,?,??. But regular1234when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
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You can pretend that ? is a valid input 'symbol' such as pi.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={?},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The same works for XYZ
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={XYZ},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{XYZ}{percent}.
end{document}
Alternatively, you could stop siunitx from parsing numbers. Either globally with sisetup{parse-numbers=false} or locally with SI[parse-numbers=false]{???}{percent}.
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems thatsiunitxstill groups the?as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get?,??,???,????,??,???etc. pp. I do not get?,??though... Withparse-numbers=falsethat digit grouping does not happen.
– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get?,??,?,??,?,?,??,??,?,??. But regular1234when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
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You can pretend that ? is a valid input 'symbol' such as pi.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={?},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The same works for XYZ
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={XYZ},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{XYZ}{percent}.
end{document}
Alternatively, you could stop siunitx from parsing numbers. Either globally with sisetup{parse-numbers=false} or locally with SI[parse-numbers=false]{???}{percent}.
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems thatsiunitxstill groups the?as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get?,??,???,????,??,???etc. pp. I do not get?,??though... Withparse-numbers=falsethat digit grouping does not happen.
– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get?,??,?,??,?,?,??,??,?,??. But regular1234when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
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You can pretend that ? is a valid input 'symbol' such as pi.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={?},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The same works for XYZ
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={XYZ},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{XYZ}{percent}.
end{document}
Alternatively, you could stop siunitx from parsing numbers. Either globally with sisetup{parse-numbers=false} or locally with SI[parse-numbers=false]{???}{percent}.
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
You can pretend that ? is a valid input 'symbol' such as pi.
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={?},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{???}{percent}.
end{document}
The same works for XYZ
documentclass{article}
usepackage{siunitx}
sisetup{
input-symbols={XYZ},
}
begin{document}
I don't know yet what number to place here: SI{XYZ}{percent}.
end{document}
Alternatively, you could stop siunitx from parsing numbers. Either globally with sisetup{parse-numbers=false} or locally with SI[parse-numbers=false]{???}{percent}.
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
answered 3 hours ago
moewemoewe
95.5k10116358
95.5k10116358
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems thatsiunitxstill groups the?as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get?,??,???,????,??,???etc. pp. I do not get?,??though... Withparse-numbers=falsethat digit grouping does not happen.
– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get?,??,?,??,?,?,??,??,?,??. But regular1234when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems thatsiunitxstill groups the?as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get?,??,???,????,??,???etc. pp. I do not get?,??though... Withparse-numbers=falsethat digit grouping does not happen.
– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get?,??,?,??,?,?,??,??,?,??. But regular1234when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
That works perfectly. Thanks for the quick answer! I'm curious, though. Can you explain why there is a small gap between the first and second character, when I use the 'input-symbols={?}' method? It looks something like "? ?? %" or "X YZ %". If I disable number parsing it looks as expected, like "??? %".
– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
I have understood that the OP didn't know what to put in the place of the ???
– Sebastiano
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems that
siunitx still groups the ? as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get ?, ??, ???, ????, ??,??? etc. pp. I do not get ?,?? though... With parse-numbers=false that digit grouping does not happen.– moewe
3 hours ago
@VincentW. It seems that
siunitx still groups the ? as if they were normal digits. In the MWE I get ?, ??, ???, ????, ??,??? etc. pp. I do not get ?,?? though... With parse-numbers=false that digit grouping does not happen.– moewe
3 hours ago
@moewe I get
?, ??, ?,??, ?,?,??, ??,?,??. But regular 1234 when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@moewe I get
?, ??, ?,??, ?,?,??, ??,?,??. But regular 1234 when I use numbers. Strange... But also not really important. Maybe some language settings...– Vincent W.
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
@VincentW. Would have been my guess as well, I didn't find anything in the docs on a quick read, though. Do you get that result with my MWE or in your larger document?
– moewe
3 hours ago
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