Re: UNWANTED CHARACTER SPACING

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2 total messages Started by Philip H. Smith III, 703 506-050... Fri, 29 Jul 1994 13:19

#413

Author: Philip H. Smith III, 703 506-050...
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 13:19

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On 07/29/94 09:03:09 GMT, JUDY FETTER <JFETTER@MAIL.LOC.GOV> said:
>I've had success using the .is (inline space) command to insert a
>1-point space, on  the grounds that  no  one  could  know they're
>looking at  a space if it's that small. I used .is p1 to keep two
>words and a long dash together. Here's an example.
>(Long dash and the fonts were defined elsewhere in the file.)
>.bf bold
> Independent cities
>.bf med
>.is p1
>&ldash
>.is p1
>those cities that are legally separate from any county
>.is p1
>&ldash
>.is p1
>are identified by the word "(CITY)" following the city name.

I'm missing something -- wouldn't the above have essentially the same
result as:

.bf bold
 Independent cities&$CONT.
.bf med
&ldash.&$CONT.
those cities that are legally separate from any county
(etc.)
?

...phsiii

Re: UNWANTED CHARACTER SPACING

#414

Author: Rich Greenberg
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 21:30

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In article <PHILS.940729091941@relay.relay.com> "Philip H. Smith III, 703 506-0500" <PHILS@RELAY.RELAY.COM> writes:
>On 07/29/94 09:03:09 GMT, JUDY FETTER <JFETTER@MAIL.LOC.GOV> said:
>>I've had success using the .is (inline space) command to insert a
>>1-point space, on  the grounds that  no  one  could  know they're
>>looking at  a space if it's that small. I used .is p1 to keep two
>>words and a long dash together. Here's an example.
>>(Long dash and the fonts were defined elsewhere in the file.)
>>.bf bold
>> Independent cities
>>.bf med
>>.is p1
>>&ldash
>>.is p1
>>those cities that are legally separate from any county
>>.is p1
>>&ldash
>>.is p1
>>are identified by the word "(CITY)" following the city name.
>
>I'm missing something -- wouldn't the above have essentially the same
>result as:
>
>.bf bold
> Independent cities&$CONT.
>.bf med
>&ldash.&$CONT.
>those cities that are legally separate from any county
>(etc.)
>?
>
>...phsiii

I was wondering about that myself Phil.
How about:

 . . . independent cities
.ct &ldash
.ct those cities  . . . . . . . . . .
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