> It seems that the en-dash *can* be used in English in some cases:
> 'high-priority--high-pressure tasks' from
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen
I see. But this is a --more or less-- contructed case where using an
en-dash instead of a hyphen makes sense. I agree with this example, the
en-dash
> > You're right, I looked it up in the sources. It just looked like an
> > en-dash for me. But this is wrong. For hyphenation a hyphen is
> > used. The font designer has created a dedicated glyph for this
> > purpose. And two hyphens (or an en-dash) is too large. I've never
> > seen the advice in
Marco <> wrote on Monday, May 10, 2010 7:27 AM:
>> 1. || does *not* produce a en-dash but to kerned hyphens
> You're right, I looked it up in the sources. It just looked like an
> en-dash for me. But this is wrong. For hyphenation a hyphen is used.
> The
> font designer has created a dedicated gl
On 10-5-2010 7:27, Marco wrote:
1. || does *not* produce a en-dash but to kerned hyphens
You're right, I looked it up in the sources. It just looked like an
en-dash for me. But this is wrong. For hyphenation a hyphen is used. The
font designer has created a dedicated glyph for this purpose. And
> 1. || does *not* produce a en-dash but to kerned hyphens
You're right, I looked it up in the sources. It just looked like an
en-dash for me. But this is wrong. For hyphenation a hyphen is used. The
font designer has created a dedicated glyph for this purpose. And two
hyphens (or an en-dash) is to
Am 09.05.10 21:34, schrieb Marco:
On 16-4-2010 4:46, Marco wrote:
Hi,
I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper
hyphenation in composed words. Take this MWE:
a mix up of settings .. fized in next beta
Hi Hans,
the following code still produces an en dash i
> On 16-4-2010 4:46, Marco wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper
> > hyphenation in composed words. Take this MWE:
>
> a mix up of settings .. fized in next beta
Hi Hans,
the following code still produces an en dash instead of a hyphen.
\setuplayout [wi
> > I hope with the comments the problem is clear. At first the default
> > value for »sign« is wrong. It has to be »normal«. But with »normal«
> > I cannot get the
> > hyphen at the end of the line, instead it always appeares at the
> > beginning of
> > the next line.
> >
>
> At the moment I u
Marco <> wrote on Friday, April 16, 2010 4:46 PM:
> Hi,
>
> I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper hyphenation
> in
> composed words. Take this MWE:
>
> \setuplayout [width=1.5cm]
> \starttext
>
> composed-word\par % not hyphenated, as expected
> composed||word\par%
> > I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper
> > hyphenation in composed words. Take this MWE:
>
> a mix up of settings .. fized in next beta
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On 16-4-2010 4:46, Marco wrote:
Hi,
I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper hyphenation in
composed words. Take this MWE:
a mix up of settings .. fized in next beta
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H
Hi,
I've yet another hyphenation problem. I cannot get proper hyphenation in
composed words. Take this MWE:
\setuplayout [width=1.5cm]
\starttext
composed-word\par % not hyphenated, as expected
composed||word\par % wrong: hyphenated, but an en-dash is used,
% n
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