[softwarelist] Re: Century symbol
- From: Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:57:26 +0100
On 15 Oct 2012 David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> In message
> <OF8B2AD1FD.7101735C-ON80257A98.003CF433-80257A98.003D86EE@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> andy.ling@xxxxxxxxxxx writes
>>That was where I started, but couldn't find a way of doing the horizontal
>>shift. What have I missed?
> Misc->Insert->fixed space
> There is also tracking/kerning if all you want is a horizontal shift.
> These shifts allow characters to over print.
> Trying it, I cursed the fact that fixed spaces seem additive. In other
> words if the caret is sat at a space, fixed space does not update what
> is there, it seems to add another one. So you end up going
> <insert space>
> <don't like it>
> <undo>
> <insert space>
> ...
I think it should be able to be done using a combination of vertical
shift and negative tracking in the Modify Text window, though I
haven't quite made it work, and don't have time to experiment further
just now.
With best wishes,
Peter.
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