symbol for solar mass

[masamune]

Hi,
I need a symbol for solar mass, which is M_{\odot} in terms of latex
command. Does MATLAB have a symbol for this 'odot'? It is like a
circle with a dot at its center. Or is there a way to import a symbol
from latex?

[Doug Schwarz]

In article <eebef...@WebX.raydaftYaTP>,
masamune <namid...@yahoo.com> wrote:

If you have the Avant Garde font you can make a pretty fair version of
this symbol with my Styled Text Toolbox. Use something like

str = '{\ti\i M}_{\rup{.06}\avant O\rleft{.59}\rup{.29}\la\ti.\;}';
stext(.5,.5,str)

To make this more clear, the commands that I have abbreviated above are

\ti = \times (use Times font)
\i = \italic
\avant = \avantgarde (use Avant Garde font)
\la = \larger

What I have done is put a period inside an Avant Garde 'O' (which, at
least visually, is a perfect circle) and then used that as a subscript
for the 'M'.

My toolbox is free and available from

<http://home.earthlink.net/~dschwarz2/stextfun/index.html>

--
Doug Schwarz
Eastman Kodak Company
douglas...@kodak.com

[masamune]

Hi Mr.Schwarz,

Thank you so much.
I think that your toolbox has everything I need so far. Thanks for
sharing all the functions..

[Kaitlin]

masamune <namid...@yahoo.com> wrote in message <eebef...@WebX.raydaftYaTP>...

The following works for me: Instead of M_{\odot} with the interpreter set to tex, use $M_{\odot}$ with the interpreter set to latex. Note that if use the former style and change the interpreter to latex, you may get errors.