[Scribus] Wiki stuff : "Workaround for thin spaces"
Louis Desjardins
louis_desjardins
Thu Mar 2 18:40:44 CET 2006
Louis Desjardins a ?crit :
> Hi,
>
> Can someone pick the following post and place it on the Scribus wiki for
> me, please! Sorry, I haven't got very far with this valuable tool.
> Should be placed in the HOW-TO section.
Sorry, here might be a better place:
http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Typography
Thanks!
Louis
> Also, I can provide a French
> translation for this, as soon as I get a little extra time. (Greg, if
> you have any... ? joking!). Anyone willing to translate is welcomed! I
> should be done during the week-end.
>
> Many many thanks in advance! :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Louis
>
> Louis Desjardins a ?crit :
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>[Please feel free to put the following in the wiki. It can be
>>translated as well, of course.]
>>
>>6 easy steps to get faked thin spaces into Scribus.*
>>
>>1. Edit the Preferences > Short Words file so only the punctuation
>>signs that need thin spaces are in the list. [Basically, " ;, !,
>>?,"]. Save.
>>2. Apply Short Words from the Extras > Short Words menu
>>3. Select one resulting space and copy it.
>>4. Open the Search and Replace dialog and Paste that space in both
>>Text field. In the Replace field change the font size to 1/4 of your
>>body text. Then hit "Search" and "Replace All"
>>5. Go back to Preferences > Short Words and replace the punctuation
>>signs that need thin spaces by the ones that need regular
>>non-breaking space. [Basically, " :,? , ?,"]. Save.
>>6. Apply Short Words (step #2) and your done.
>>
>>The draw back is your thin spaces will not be fixed-width spaces.
>>Only, they will be much smaller. They will always be closer to the
>>preceding word, which is what we want to achieve. But the width of
>>the thin space may vary from line to line. Don't forget it's a
>>regular non-breaking space that is only set to a smaller typesize. It
>>will look better and give the feel of 2 different spaces.
>>
>>*It looks like a long ride but it really only takes a few minutes and
>>it does make a huge difference in typographic quality.
>>
>>Enjoy!
>>
>>Louis
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