josephwright / josephwright/siunitx

custom minus and plus signs

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enhancement
Dominant language
TeX
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Description

Russian standard (ГОСТ 2.105) states that in some cases instead of the minus sign - author must use word минус, instead of the plus sign + - use word плюс. It would be great is siunitx would allow specifying custom minus and plus signs symbol/text for implementation of this standard.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating siunitx's number-formatting implementation and existing configuration for minus and plus signs, then review how related options are tested. Done means users can configure custom symbol or text forms for both signs, including the Russian-standard wording described here.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex, tex
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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