Special character: punctuation space

[Lin Sims]

Hi Pat,

I don't think there's a keyboard shortcut that will do that, or at least
none I've ever found,  and I've been creating a quick reference for myself
lately on all the keyboard shortcuts I want to use, so I've looked at this
a bit.

I think the only way to insert a Unicode character like that is to use the
Character Palette. I've never been able to type those high Unicode
characters in with the number keypad; as far as I can tell, it only lets
you input ASCII codes, not Unicode. You'll also need a font that supports
full Unicode, such as Arial Unicode MS.

Why not just use the variable, if it works? Or write an ExtendScript
that'll insert the character without the variable? I've never used
ExtendScript, so I'm not sure how that would be done; however, there are
lots of people on this list who could probably help with that.

Lin

On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Christenson, Pat <
PChristenson at ftportfolios.com> wrote:

>  BTW, the character can be created in a variable as \u2008. I just can’t
> figure out any way to create it outside of a variable.****
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> *From:* Lin Sims [mailto:ljsims.ml at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 1:05 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: Special character: punctuation space****
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> And if I'd read more closely, I'd have seen you knew how to do thin space.
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> I believe those are the only "special" spaces available, though, so if
> thin space isn't what you want, you might try numeric. I don't recall ever
> seeing one that was "the width of punctuation", and I doubt if there is
> one, since how much space a mark of punctuation takes up depends on the
> mark in proportional spacing. For example, a "?" will take up more room
> than a "!".
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> If thin space isn't what you want, try the numeric. Beyond that, I got
> nothing. :)****
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>  On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:****
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> Number space: Esc+<space>+1
> Em space: Esc+<space>+m
> En space: Esc+<space>+n
> Thin space: Esc+<space>+t
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> You probably want thin space.****
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> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Christenson, Pat <
> PChristenson at ftportfolios.com> wrote:****
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>   Thanks for pointing me to bookvars.****
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> Now a new question: I thought there was a way to insert a space that’s the
> width of punctuation, such as a period or comma (similar to Esc spacebar m
> for em space, Esc spacebar t for thin space, etc.). I found the Unicode
> for it is x2008. I’ve tried (and had other people) try this, holding down
> Alt and typing 2008 on the numeric keypad. We get a character that looks
> like a long equal sign with a vertical line through it.****
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> Does anyone know how to create a punctuation space in FrameMaker?****
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> As always, you guys will almost certainly have the answer!****
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