Ulrike Fischer wrote:
Well Francois wanted to avoid to have to write "$7$" or "\text{7)"
instead of simply "7" in all sort of places. So I don't think a
solution which forces him to write "\seven" in all sort of places
"offers him the functionality he needs".
But it doesn't; it requires him to write \seven in a very
few places (places where typesetting is not taking place)
as opposed to the many places where 7 might occur in
text to be typeset.
And are you really sure that your commands \zero, \one etc can be
used in all places where simple numbers are required. E.g. to you
tested if there works in \newcommand\mycommand[1]{#1}?
No, nor did I suggest that they can : as I said in my earlier
message, the idea of making digits active is appropriate only
within a restricted universe of discourse -- I was not in any
way trying to suggest that this is a general or universal
solution.
Philip Taylor
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