In message <Marcel-1.53-0507202821-0b0ZSTv@xxxxxxxxxx> Anthony Hilton <ajh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In <URL:news:local.opro> on Wed 07 May, P C Newble wrote: >> In article <4820DA8F.9080007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, >> Peter Prewett <pprewett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> How can I get Ovation to centre on the = in the following:- >>> 1 ton = 1.02 tonne >>> 1 foot = 0.305 metre >>> 1 yd = 0.91 metre >>> 1 mile = 1.61 km >>> 1 chain = 20.1 metre >> >> Create a decimal tab with = in the box next to that option >> (instead of the usual decimal point). > I like that idea, so tried it. It doesn't quite work here in OPro 2.77 (17 > Feb 2008) on RISC OS. I find the alignment to be the first non-numeric > character, or perhaps it is the space. Removing the leading 1 from each line > and the following list does align the = You probably have kerning turned on. The vertical positioning can only be precise if you use tabs. So in your case you need 3 tabs: right, centre and left: ...........R.......C.......L.................. <tab> text <tab> = <tab> more-text (ignore the spaces and full stops, added for clarity) Then both following examples centre on the = sign, depending of course on how you set up the tab stops. > ton = 1.02 tonne > foot = 0.305 metre > yd = 0.91 metre > mile = 1.61 km > chain = 20.1 metre > With the same tab stop set as above and various leading numerals the > alignment is: > 123 ton = 1.02 tonne > 112345 foot = 0.305 metre > 1 yd = 0.91 metre > mile = 1.61 km > chain = 20.1 metre > Anthony -- Greetings, JohnvV To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling