Joachim Schrod wrote: > > >>>>> "MO" == Marcel Oliver <[log in to unmask]> writes: > MO> It seems standard in German mathematical typesetting to use > MO> letterspacing for "emphasis" (e.g. for defining words), while italics > MO> are reserved for theorems and such. > > No, it's not standard. Emphasis is done with italics, as in every > civilized country. In fact, the typesetter of the book in question > should be calfatered, forced to listen a few days to Modern Talking, > or some similar punishment. At least the books by Taeubner Verlag do it like this. I don't want to get into an aestetic discussion, but simply note that 1. emphasis could be a language dependent feature 2. There may be situations where letterspacing is required (by some higher power), and TeX/LaTeX is not well equipped to satisfy such demands. Marcel