Daniel,

>   4. Grouper uses numericSpaceChr after the end of the longest menu
>item string to provide spacing between the menu item and the shortcut
>character.  I used translations here so I could later pick the longest
>localized string and append the space character (\200) to it, e.g.,
>   TRANSLATION "ENGLISH"
>   "Preferences..." = "Preferences...\200"
>   ...
>   TRANSLATION "FRENCH"
>   "High Scores..." = "Meilleurs Scores...\200"
>   "Preferences..." = "Pr#233#f#233#rences..."
>
>   However, this may or may not be a good idea since OS 3.1 changes
>the location of numericSpaceChr in the fonts.  Grouper seems to look
>fine on OS 3.1.

Please see my previous post on issues involving the use of the numeric
space character in resource data. In general it's best to avoid, otherwise
you need duplicate resources w/differing character codes, unless you're
willing to forsake either pre-3.1 or post-3.0 users.

-- Ken

Ken Krugler
TransPac Software, Inc.
<http://www.transpac.com>
+1 650-947-9222 (direct) +1 408-261-7550 (main)


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