recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

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

Hi, Klaus.

Thanks!

That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I have a problem with it in a few others.

In some cases, the dot needs to be above the number, but the very next character is either another number or a letter. For example (contrived but real samples here):

	19.1345...

Where a dot needs to be above _both_ the "1" and the "5", or:

	10.999Z

Where the dot is above the final "9" that is just before the "Z". I actually have three places in this document where I need this constructed example, believe it or not! :)

Anyway, I don't seem to be able to eliminate the space _after_ that digit with the dot using the method you describe unless I am overlooking something simple?

The first example above shows as "19.1 345 " i.e., a space after the 1 and the 5 - the digits that have the dots, and the second example shows as "10.999 Z".

BTW, with a little bit of experimentation, I was able to change the font of the number in the equation to match the other test, so that worked our pretty well (not perfect spacing - particularly after the number with the dot - but usable).

Finally, I was unable to get to that link in your e-mail below ... is that a correct link to your example?

Thanks for the assistance!

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Klaus Daube [mailto:klaus at daube.ch] 
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:57 AM
To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

On 13 Apr 2010 at 17:53, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote:

> 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.)

Since the equation fonts may be different to your text fonts, you may try another method:

- type the number 1.333 and after the last figure a period and a blank.
- select the period
- move the period over the last figure with ALT+arrow or for larger amounts of
  dislocation ALT+SHIFT+arrow.

Unfortunately this dislocation can not be captured into a character format but with the help of MIF such a format can be defined.

See my attached FM 8 file.
Until sunday I will place this on my website at http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker58.html

Godd luck
Klaus Daube
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