Louis Desjardins a ?crit : > Hi, > > Can someone pick the following post and place it on the Scribus wiki for > me, please! Sorry, I haven't got very far with this valuable tool. > Should be placed in the HOW-TO section.
Sorry, here might be a better place: http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Typography Thanks! Louis > Also, I can provide a French > translation for this, as soon as I get a little extra time. (Greg, if > you have any... ? joking!). Anyone willing to translate is welcomed! I > should be done during the week-end. > > Many many thanks in advance! :) > > Cheers, > > Louis > > Louis Desjardins a ?crit : > > >>Hi, >> >>[Please feel free to put the following in the wiki. It can be >>translated as well, of course.] >> >>6 easy steps to get faked thin spaces into Scribus.* >> >>1. Edit the Preferences > Short Words file so only the punctuation >>signs that need thin spaces are in the list. [Basically, " ;, !, >>?,"]. Save. >>2. Apply Short Words from the Extras > Short Words menu >>3. Select one resulting space and copy it. >>4. Open the Search and Replace dialog and Paste that space in both >>Text field. In the Replace field change the font size to 1/4 of your >>body text. Then hit "Search" and "Replace All" >>5. Go back to Preferences > Short Words and replace the punctuation >>signs that need thin spaces by the ones that need regular >>non-breaking space. [Basically, " :,? , ?,"]. Save. >>6. Apply Short Words (step #2) and your done. >> >>The draw back is your thin spaces will not be fixed-width spaces. >>Only, they will be much smaller. They will always be closer to the >>preceding word, which is what we want to achieve. But the width of >>the thin space may vary from line to line. Don't forget it's a >>regular non-breaking space that is only set to a smaller typesize. It >>will look better and give the feel of 2 different spaces. >> >>*It looks like a long ride but it really only takes a few minutes and >>it does make a huge difference in typographic quality. >> >>Enjoy! >> >>Louis >>_______________________________________________ >>Scribus mailing list >>Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de >>http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus >> > > -- Louis Desjardins Mardigrafe inc. T 514 934 1353 F 514 934 3698 http://www.mardigrafe.com
