Ah! Dummy me ... please ignore my previous e-mail. It is late at night, and I forgot to do the "Apply" after changing the font _size_ just on that dot.
The Special->Rubi technique works best of all! I like the fact that it can be used to modify a single character, and I was able to position that dot just where I needed it. It also allows me to use the multi-digit recurring decimal fraction beautifully ... much better than using an equation actually, since I can apply the Rubi to both the leading and final digits of the recurrence separately and very easily! Thanks much! Z -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:04 PM To: mkopen; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Hi, Mike. I tried the Rubi capability out and it seems like it would work for me, if I solve one minor problem. So, I'd appreciate your comments on this issue. I used the Special->Rubi function (for example, on the final char 9 in the word "10.999Z") and used the period for the dot. Pretty cool! _But_, the size of this dot is pretty small, barely visible, and I have not been able to adjust its size to make it larger. Is there a special way to do this size increase? Thanks! Z -----Original Message----- From: mkopen [mailto:mko...@transversant.ca] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:21 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Syed, you wrote > That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I have a problem with it in a few others. In some cases, the dot needs to be above the number, but the very next character is either another number or a letter. For example (contrived but real samples here): 19.1345... Where a dot needs to be above _both_ the "1" and the "5", or: 10.999Z Where the dot is above the final "9" that is just before the "Z". I actually have three places in this document where I need this constructed example, believe it or not! Anyway, I don't seem to be able to eliminate the space _after_ that digit with the dot using the method you describe unless I am overlooking something simple? The first example above shows as "19.1 345 " i.e., a space after the 1 and the 5 - the digits that have the dots, and the second example shows as "10.999 Z". BTW, with a little bit of experimentation, I was able to change the font of the number in the equation to match the other test, so that worked our pretty well (not perfect spacing - particularly after the number with the dot - but usable). < I have similar problems positioning diacritics in Canadian Aboriginal languages. I use the Rubi ((Special->Rubi)functionality to enter the diacritics required, and then I move them into place using the alt-arrow method described. The advantage is that Frame treats the combination as a single letter. - Might not work for some of the placements you need, though. Cheers, Mike _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
