How to make recurring decimal in html doc?

[dorayme]

I cannot seem to find quickly enough how to write a recurring
decimal in HTMl. Anyone please? I am using Unicode UTF-8 for most
of my html files but am happy to follow other advice where this
recurring decimal point is needed.

(you know... the dot on top of the 3 or 6 for the decimal
representation of thirds and two thirds).

 

[Nik Coughlin]

I cannot seem to find quickly enough how to write a recurring
decimal in HTMl. Anyone please? I am using Unicode UTF-8 for most
of my html files but am happy to follow other advice where this
recurring decimal point is needed.

(you know... the dot on top of the 3 or 6 for the decimal
representation of thirds and two thirds).

Repeating decimals can be expressed with ellipsis notation but you can also
put a vinculum bar over the repeating digits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinculum_(symbol)

You could do this in css:

<style type="text/css">
.recurring {
border-top: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
Recurring decimal: 0.<span class="recurring">6</span>

Not ideal I know (what about people without css, using non-visual browsers
etc), but if you can't find another way you might want to consider it

 

[Nik Coughlin]

Repeating decimals can be expressed with ellipsis notation but you
can also put a vinculum bar over the repeating digits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinculum_(symbol)

You could do this in css:

<style type="text/css">
.recurring {
border-top: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
Recurring decimal: 0.<span class="recurring">6</span>

Not ideal I know (what about people without css, using non-visual
browsers etc), but if you can't find another way you might want to
consider it

Ummm text-decoration: overline would be smarter now that I think of it

 

[BootNic]

[snip]

<style type="text/css">
.recurring {
border-top: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
Recurring decimal: 0.<span class="recurring">6</span>

[snip]

Perhaps text-decoration: overline; may be a better choice.

 

[Nik Coughlin]

[snip]

<style type="text/css">
.recurring {
border-top: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
Recurring decimal: 0.<span class="recurring">6</span>

[snip]

Perhaps text-decoration: overline; may be a better choice.

I beat you to it, already corrected myself

Another notation sometimes used is 0.(6)

 

[BootNic]

I beat you to it, already corrected myself

Another notation sometimes used is 0.(6)

I am told these things happen now and again.

--
BootNic Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:52 AM

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An
efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
*Eugene McCarthy *

 

[Nik Coughlin]

I am told these things happen now and again.

Done it myself plenty of times

 

[I V]

I cannot seem to find quickly enough how to write a recurring
decimal in HTMl. Anyone please? I am using Unicode UTF-8 for most
of my html files but am happy to follow other advice where this
recurring decimal point is needed.

U+0307 is the code point for "Combining dot above."

On my computer, though, it looks kind of ugly used with figures, as the
dot in the font appears to be placed to go above small letters, and
collides with the tops of (lining) figures or capital letters.

 

[Neredbojias]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:13:24 GMT
I V scribed:

U+0307 is the code point for "Combining dot above."

On my computer, though, it looks kind of ugly used with figures, as the
dot in the font appears to be placed to go above small letters, and
collides with the tops of (lining) figures or capital letters.

Is that x-face really you or did you copp one of Duende's Roaring-20's
pics?

 

[Andy Dingley]

Repeating decimals can be expressed with ellipsis notation but you can also
put a vinculum bar over the repeating digits

How about Ruby (the HTML markup, not the thing on Rails)? Fallback to
ellipsis should work, even if the browser doesn't grok ruby.

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

Scripsit I V:

U+0307 is the code point for "Combining dot above."

The notation referred to uses a "vinculum", a line over a digit. Thus, this
would be a job for combining macron or combining overline rather than
combining dot above.

On my computer, though, it looks kind of ugly used with figures, as
the dot in the font appears to be placed to go above small letters,
and collides with the tops of (lining) figures or capital letters.

The results inevitably depend on the font and on the browser, when combining
diacritic marks are used.

The approach of using text-decoration: overline or border-bottom give more
consistent results.

But a notation like 0.333... is probably best. It's reasonably
self-explanatory and clear and requires no special techniques. You can use
the horizontal ellipsis character instead of "..." to get better typography,
but the result depends on the font.

 

[dorayme]

Ummm text-decoration: overline would be smarter now that I think of it

Hmmm..., I did not think of a vinculum. The overline would be the
best choice. So thanks for this.

I so hanker for that dot but the line vinculum is definitely
better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick.

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not the man he used to be, that he has heard that it won't be
long before he won't be around... can't recall any more... My god
that was a catchy one!

 

[dorayme]

a notation like 0.333... is probably best. It's reasonably
self-explanatory and clear and requires no special techniques.

In normal circumstances, this is what I favour too. There was a
special context I had in mind where space needed to be conserved.
The vinculum will be fine for it.

 

[I V]

Is that x-face really you or did you copp one of Duende's Roaring-20's
pics?

It's not strictly me (it's actually a photo of Trotsky), but it's close
enough (given the limits of X-Faces) that it's pretty much
indistinguishable.

 

[Neredbojias]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:33:54 GMT
I V scribed:

It's not strictly me (it's actually a photo of Trotsky), but it's close
enough (given the limits of X-Faces) that it's pretty much
indistinguishable.

Trotsky! One of his better, for sure. Anyway, it's a nice x-face.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:33:54 GMT
I V scribed:


Trotsky! One of his better, for sure. Anyway, it's a nice x-face.

Okay, that's it. I haven't got the code installed to show X-Faces in
this installation of my client. That's gonna be my next project.
(Sure, I can see them in some of my other mail clients, but that's no
challenge. <g>)

 

[Neredbojias]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:07:35
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:

Okay, that's it. I haven't got the code installed to show X-Faces in
this installation of my client. That's gonna be my next project.
(Sure, I can see them in some of my other mail clients, but that's no
challenge. <g>)

I like 'em and think they're fun. Even Jukka had one at one time, although
his made him look rather like a wierd, emaciated weed. (-No accounting for
taste.)

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:07:35
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:


I like 'em and think they're fun. Even Jukka had one at one time, although
his made him look rather like a wierd, emaciated weed. (-No accounting for
taste.)

I seem to remember that one.