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Updated documentation for release 1.2

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Special Notes on Symbols
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Some additional notes on these symbols.
Some additional notes on the available symbols.
Dashes and Ellipsis
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ automatically to short and long dashes, and three dots to ellipsis. The last aut
always be reverted with the undo command :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Z`, reverting the text to what you typed
before the automatic replacement occurred.
The symbols are available in the :guilabel:`Insert` menu. In addition, "Figure Dash" is also
available. The Figure Dash is a dash that has the same width as the numbers of the same font, which
tend to be the same width so that numbers align nicely in columns.
In addition, "Figure Dash" is available. The Figure Dash is a dash that has the same width as the
numbers of the same font, for most fonts. It helps to align numbers align nicely in columns when
you need to use a dash in them.
Single and Double Quotes
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Ordinarily, text wrapped in quotes are highlighted by the editor. This is meant
for highlighting dialogue between characters. This feature can be disabled in
:guilabel:`Preferences` if this feature isn't wanted.
The editor distinguishes between text wrapped in straight quotes and with the user-selected double
quote symbols. This is to help the writer recognise which parts of the text are not using the
chosen quote symbols. Two convenience functions in the :guilabel:`Format` menu can be used to
The editor distinguishes between text wrapped in regular straight quotes and with the user-selected
double quote symbols. This is to help the writer recognise which parts of the text are not using
the chosen quote symbols. Two convenience functions in the :guilabel:`Format` menu can be used to
re-format a selected section of text with the correct quote symbols.
.. _Quotation Mark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark
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The auto-replace feature will consider any right-facing single straight quote as a quote symbol,
even if it's intended as an apostrophe. This also includes the syntax highlighter, which may assume
the first following apostrophe is the closing symbol of a single quoted region of text.
even if it is intended as an apostrophe. This also includes the syntax highlighter, which may
assume the first following apostrophe is the closing symbol of a single quoted region of text.
To get around this, an alternative apostrophe is available. It is a special Unicode character that
is not categorised as punctuation, but as a modifier. It is usually renderred the same way as the
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ All non-breaking spaces are highlighted with a differently coloured background t
spot them in the text. The colour will depend on the selected colour theme.
The thin and non-breaking spaces are converted to their corresponding HTML codes on export to HTML
format. For plain text, they are exported as regular spaces.
format.
.. _thin space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_space