How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain@aeris.net)]

Okay, that worked pretty well for my purpose here.

While not _totally_ convenient (to change the number under the dot is a bit more work than just applying a character style or font), the end result is pretty darn decent.

Since all these numbers are in-line with body text, the ESC,m,p is important, and I also had to do a bit of micro-positioning to make it look good. I will do some PDF output to make sure everything looks good there too.

Thanks again, Bernard!

Z


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From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:10 PM
To: bernard at publishingsmarter.com
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Subject: RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

Ah! I had not thought about using the equation editor ... I will look into that.

Thanks!

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: bernard at publishingsmarter.com [mailto:bernard at publishingsmarter.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:34 PM
To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

Would an equation work for you? I think it's Special > Equation, and then you need to select Small, Medium, Large (based on font, not on complexity). >From there click Symbols, and choose the Diacritical. In there select the very bottom leftmost symbol. Type a 9. Press Esc, m, p (note that is case sensitive) and it should work. If needed, go with a Medium or Large equation. I'd suggest you may want to build all of this one number in the equation editor.

Hope that helps,

Bernard



----- Original Message -----
From: Syed.Hosain at aeris.net
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Sent: 4/13/10 8:57 PM
Subject: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

> Hi, all.
> 
> I am using FM 9 (9.0p250) on a Vista system.
> 
> This document is written in English (specifically, Palatino Linotype for general text and Consolas fonts in certain places) and have a need to add the "recurring decimal" dot above a number. (There isn't any current need to change this document into another language, by the way.)
> 
> For example, 10.999 where the last 9 has a dot on top to mean that there are more 9's after  there - ad infinitum.
> 
> How do I do this in a generic way? I.e., add above the last digit of the number only, without having to do something oddball that could make it tortuous (since the digit could be different in different places or could be changed/edited later, etc.).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Z