[softwarelist] Re: Hard spaces
- From: peter@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 07:25:35 +0100 (BST)
> Bernard Veasey wrote:
>> In message <482E2EDF.3080206@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Peter Prewett <pprewett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a easy way to insert a hard space in a OVpro Windows document
>>> when it is fully justified.
>>> so that a persons name Mr A.B.Cdefgh does not get split.
>>
>> Just use ALT/SPACE to insert a hard space between words of a phrase so
>> that they don't get split up over a line end.
> Its in the line that I am concerned about, I do not want them expanded
> with full justification some words need to have a hard space between not
> lot of arbitrary space.
A standard space in most fonts is a quarter of an em, so use shift-tab to put
in a fixed
space of 250/1000 of an em (in many cases 200/1000 would look better) and make
sure it
is non-breaking. That would be traditional usage between initials, e.g. after
the full
stops in "J. S. Bach".
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