From 0756090081632919b99e24c5d6de230dd89c0b90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Veronica K. B. Olsen" <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:45:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentations on new symbols --- docs/source/int_interface.rst | 5 +++++ docs/source/int_typography.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/int_interface.rst b/docs/source/int_interface.rst index ceabf1e2..310eea02 100644 --- a/docs/source/int_interface.rst +++ b/docs/source/int_interface.rst @@ -443,8 +443,13 @@ a key or key combination for the inserted content. ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Shift`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin space." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Space`", "Insert a thin non-breaking space." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`*`", "Insert a list bullet." + ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`T`", "Insert a triangle bullet (alternative bullet)." + ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`-`", "Insert a hyphen bullet (alternative bullet)." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`*`", "Insert a flower mark (alternative bullet)." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`%`", "Insert a per mille symbol." + ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`0`", "Insert a degree symbol." + ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`X`", "Insert a times sign." + ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`D`", "Insert a division sign." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`G`", "Insert a ``@tag`` keyword." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`V`", "Insert a ``@pov`` keyword." ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`K`, :kbd:`C`", "Insert a ``@char`` keyword." diff --git a/docs/source/int_typography.rst b/docs/source/int_typography.rst index 4c62caf1..dc91d616 100644 --- a/docs/source/int_typography.rst +++ b/docs/source/int_typography.rst @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ 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. + Single and Double Quotes ------------------------ @@ -48,6 +52,19 @@ re-format a selected section of text with the correct quote symbols. .. _Quotation Mark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark +Single and Double Prime +------------------------ + +Both single and double prime symbols are available in the :guilabel:`Insert` menu. These symbols +are the correct symbols to use for unit symbols for feet, inches, minutes and seconds. The usage of +these is described in more detail on the Wikipedia Prime_ page. They look very similar to single +and double straight quotes, but may be renderred similarly by the font, but they have different +codes. Using these correctly will also prevent the auto-replace and dialogue highlighting features +to understand their meaning in the text. + +.. _Prime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_(symbol) + + Modifier Letter Apostrophe --------------------------