Table field text formating

[Dick Kriesel]

Could you replace each space with an image whose width you've set?

Could you replace any character with a snapshot of itself whose width you've
set?

-- Dick


On 12/17/08 6:17 PM, "-= JB =-" <sundown at pacifier.com> wrote:

> Brian,
> 
> Whatever way it is done Rev should include it as a standard and then
> they can advertise it
> includes the ability for kerning and tracking.  They can have a
> standard key used to enter
> the character.  Maybe something like a control-space.  Of course this
> can probably be done
> now using key commands available but if they included it as a
> standard it would mean a lot
> to those who care about it.  Since it is so simple why not include it?
> 
> -=>JB<=-
> 
> 
> On Dec 17, 2008, at 6:07 PM, Brian Yennie wrote:
> 
>> JB,
>> 
>> I think you may be vastly underestimating the task of supporting
>> kerning and tracking by using dummy spaces inserted into the flow
>> of text. Among other things, this would render your text impossible
>> to parse and be quite slow. What's appealing about strange 1 pixel
>> characters inserted into your text in a non-standard font that
>> makes it better than the image solution? At least with the images,
>> you can use any character and any font for your spacer.
>> 
>> I agree that all of these features would be useful, but I disagree
>> that 1-pixel fonts would really accomplish much towards that goal.
>> 
>> 
>>> Using an image has been discussed before.  How would you like to
>>> use an image
>>> every time you wanted to add a space?  It would be a lot nicer to
>>> not use an image
>>> instead of a text character.
>>> 
>>> Look at it this way.  With the 1 character added Rev could
>>> advertise it allows both
>>> Kerning and Tracking.  To those in the publishing industry that
>>> means a lot.  Now
>>> they can advertise you can convert a character into an image every
>>> time you need
>>> to use tracking or kerning.
>>> 
>>> What do you think is going to help sell Rev better?  Look at how
>>> many asked for
>>> text improvement.  And since it is so simple it would be idiotic
>>> for them not to add
>>> it even if only a small percentage of people are interested in
>>> serious desk top
>>> publishing capabilities.
>>> 
>>> Kerning and Tracking are extremely important in quality desktop
>>> publishing and
>>> have been and still are important in almost every newspaper,
>>> magazine etc. that
>>> is printed.  People care about it but many are not aware of it.
>>> 
>>> -=>JB<=-
>> 
>> 
>> 
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