josephwright / josephwright/siunitx

No way to insert ± in units

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enhancement
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TeX
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Description

There appears to be no way to insert a ± symbol in units, since \pm is replaced with "pm" (for picometer). \mp for the opposite still works, however.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Reproduce a unit containing \pm and compare it with \mp, then trace the unit parsing or symbol replacement logic. Done means \pm can insert the plus-minus symbol while the existing picometer handling for pm still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex, tex
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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