Text Formatting ⇒ environment specific \renewcommand?

[Matifou]

Hi

I wrote my all text with % and now editor says it should be percent... Is there a way to simply change the command \% to mean percent, but not in math evironment?

I can easily do

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\renewcommand{\%}{ percent}

but then \% in math will be written percent... can I define it to change only in non-math environment?

Thanks!!

[frabjous]

You could redefine the command to contain a conditional defined in terms of the TeX primitive ifmmode (if math mode...) check:

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\let\oldpercent=\%
\renewcommand{\%}{\ifmmode\oldpercent\else\ percent\fi}

[Matifou]

great, thanks a lot!!!!