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1. per1962
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 5:35 PM

   When trying to get familiar with LaTeX in WordPress blogs I have recognised a difference in layout if I use comma as a decimal delimiter, which is international standard according to ISO, compared to if I use a period. Using a comma, the space beween the delimiter and the first decimal gets a bit to large. Is there a way to tell the system that I want the comma to be taken as a decimal delimiter?

   I have no previous experience with LaTeX in stand alone systems and am trying to approach it this way. If this is a localisation issue, Sweden and Swedish is my country and language. Well, it is my country and language anyway.

   /Per Liss

   The blog I need help with is perstest.wordpress.com.

2. timethief
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 5:37 PM

   You didn't post the URL for the blog in question, starting with http:?/ Are you referring to a wordpress.com blog? If so, have you checked here? http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/

3. per1962
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 5:42 PM

   The blog is my testblog at http://perstest.wordpress.com

4. timethief
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 5:51 PM

   Thanks for posting the blog URL. I don't work with source code so I can't help you. Hopefully another volunteer can help but if not you will have to contact Staff.

5. per1962
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 5:57 PM

   Thanks answay Timethief

   I have spent some time browsing the help pages including http://en.support.wordpress.com/latex/ and http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/ but I haven't found any answer so far.

6. timethief
   Member
   May 11, 2010, 6:00 PM

   It's refreshing to hear that you searched. :) I'm sorry you came up empty. :( Here's the link to contact Staff. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

7. per1962
   Member
   May 13, 2010, 6:09 PM

   I finally found a solution which I have tested in my wordpress blog above.

   $\pi = 3{,}1415\ldots$

   I found it by following the link to the German FAQ at:

   http://www.latex-project.org/help.html

   Finally I ended up at this page:

   http://projekte.dante.de/DanteFAQ/MathematischerFormelsatz#25

   where also an alternative solution is suggested.

8. timethief
   Member
   May 13, 2010, 6:12 PM

   @per1962
   Thanks so much for returning with the solutions you found. This means the next member who asks this question will be able to locate it in the searchbox.
   Best wishes for happy blogging. :)

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