Find/Change - Non-Breaking Space and Thin Space

[Writer]

I think this is what you want (check out p. 499 of the FM User Guide PDF for more information):

Nonbreaking space: \ (space)
Thin space: \i, \st <-- I assume you can use one or the other?

Nadine




>________________________________
> From: Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com>
>To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com> 
>Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:33:31 PM
>Subject: Find/Change - Non-Breaking Space and Thin Space
> 
>
>FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
>Unstructured
>OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit
>FM Experience: 2-½ years
> 
>I am working on the final cleanup of the French translation of our suite of User Manuals and I need to handle a Find/Change issue that includes non-breaking spaces and thin spaces.
> 
>I need to able to Find/Change:
> 
>“: “ (colon space) and replace it with “NBSP: “ (where NBSP would be the actual visible non-breaking space character - see the example in the attached PNG)
> 
>“/” and replace it with “TS/TS” (where TS is a Thin Space (Frame’s “esc space t”))
> 
>I have figured out how to insert an invisible NBSP (\u00A0), but I need the visible version that my LSP has inserted in the past. And yes, I know my LSP should do this for me, but they only do what they get paid for, and my employer prefers to save money.
> 
>As for the Thin Space, \u2009, is bigger than the Thin Space generated by Frame’s “esc space t” – which is my preferred size.
> 
>Any help would be appreciated.
> 
>Alison
> 
> 
> 
>Alison Craig 
>Lead Technical Writer
>
>604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508
>Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com
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