I'm using siunitx to input some big numbers and units in my document.
Is there a way to make the output of \num{3.14} be "3,13" instead of "3.13"? In Spanish, we use the first one.
At the most basic
\sisetup{output-decimal-marker = {,}}
will do the job.
The package includes some pre-defined 'locales' for different typographic traditions, for example
\sisetup{locale = FR}
To date, I've not had details on Spanish conventions, so do not have an ES locale (there is more than just the decimal marker to worry about). In particular, what do you use for the exponent, 1.23 \times 10^{3} or 1.23 \cdot 10^{3} (or ...).
answered Jun 16 '11 at 6:26
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2Thanks. We use
\cdotfor exponents.\timesis more used for operations like vector products. Oh, i almost forgot. We use period for thousand separation. – Tomas Jun 16 '11 at 16:43 -
@Thomas: How do you write a 3D point (spherical coordinate system), for example, (21.3,30.5,10) in Spanish? – kiss my armpit May 14 '12 at 8:33
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1@Joseph I think a single locale for Spanish is not possible. Very likely we need ES_es, ES_mx, ES_ar, and so on. – Javier Bezos Oct 17 '12 at 14:00
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1@JavierBezos No, that would be confusing locale and language.
ESwould be Spain, I guessMXis Mexico, and so on. (For example,FRdoes not mean the text is in French, it means that the typography follows the conventions in use in France.) – Joseph Wright♦ Oct 17 '12 at 15:42 -
1You can also load the package with this option:
\usepackage[locale=FR]{siunitx}– Martin Thoma Jan 13 '14 at 10:55
\usepackage[spanish,es-nodecimaldot]{babel}should be enough. – egreg Jun 16 '11 at 16:56