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Veronica Berglyd Olsen
@@ -17,21 +17,17 @@ keyboard shortcuts. See :ref:`docs_features_shortcuts_insert`.
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This chapter provides some additional information on how novelWriter handles these symbols.
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.. _docs_more_typographical_symbols:
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Special Notes on Symbols
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========================
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This section contains additional notes on the available special symbols.
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Dashes and Ellipsis
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-------------------
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===================
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With the auto-replace feature enabled (see :ref:`docs_ui_edit_view_auto`), multiple hyphens are
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converted automatically to short and long dashes, and three dots to ellipsis. The last auto-replace
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can always be reverted with the undo command :kbd:`Ctrl+Z`, reverting the text to what you typed
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before the automatic replacement occurred.
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With the auto-replace feature enabled (see :ref:`docs_ui_edit_view_auto`), two and three hyphens
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are converted automatically to short and long dashes, four hyphens to a horizontal bar, and three
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dots to ellipsis.
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.. tip::
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The last auto-replace can always be reverted with the undo command :kbd:`Ctrl+Z`, reverting the
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text to what you typed before the automatic replacement occurred.
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In addition, "Figure Dash" is available. The Figure Dash is a dash that has the same width as the
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numbers of the same font, for most fonts. It helps to align numbers nicely in columns when you need
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@@ -39,24 +35,22 @@ to use a dash in them.
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Single and Double Quotes
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========================
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All the different quotation marks listed on the `Quotation Mark`_ Wikipedia page are available, and
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can be selected as auto-replaced symbols for straight single and double quote key strokes. The
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settings can be found in **Preferences**.
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Ordinarily, text wrapped in quotes are highlighted by the editor. This is meant as a convenience
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for highlighting dialogue between characters. This feature can be disabled in
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**Preferences** if this feature isn't wanted.
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If your text contains straight single and double quotes, there are two convenience functions in the
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**Format** menu that can be used to re-format a selected section of text with the correct quote
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symbols.
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The editor distinguishes between text wrapped in regular straight double quotes and the
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user-selected double quote symbols. This is to help the writer recognise which parts of the text
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are not using the chosen quote symbols. Two convenience functions in the **Format** menu
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can be used to re-format a selected section of text with the correct quote symbols.
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You can enable dialogue recognition and colour highlighting for novel documents.
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See :ref:`docs_features_dialogue` for more details.
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Single and Double Prime
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=======================
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Both single and double prime symbols are available in the **Insert** menu. These symbols
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are the correct symbols to use for unit symbols for feet, inches, minutes, and seconds. The usage
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@@ -69,7 +63,7 @@ misunderstanding their meaning in the text.
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.. _docs_more_typographical_symbols_apostrophe:
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Modifier Letter Apostrophe
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--------------------------
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==========================
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The auto-replace feature will consider any right-facing single straight quote as a quote symbol,
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even if it is intended as an apostrophe. This also includes the syntax highlighter, which may
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@@ -81,13 +75,15 @@ right single quotation marks, depending on the font. There is a Wikipedia articl
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`Modifier letter apostrophe`_ with more details.
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.. note::
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On export with the **Build Manuscript** tool, these apostrophes will be replaced
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automatically with the corresponding right hand single quote symbol as is generally recommended.
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Therefore it doesn't really matter if you only use them to correct syntax highlighting.
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Therefore it doesn't really matter if you only use them to correct syntax highlighting in some
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places, and not others.
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Special Space Symbols
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White Space Symbols
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===================
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A few variations of the regular space character is supported. The correct typographical way to
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separate a number from its unit is with a `thin space`_. It is usually 2/3 the width of a regular
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@@ -99,5 +95,11 @@ A regular space can also be made into a non-breaking space if needed.
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All non-breaking spaces are highlighted with a differently coloured background to make it easier to
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spot them in the text. The colour will depend on the selected colour theme.
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The thin and non-breaking spaces are converted to their corresponding HTML codes on export to HTML
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format.
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You can insert these spaces in your text using the following keyboard combinations:
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* A non-breaking space can be inserted with :kbd:`Ctrl+K`, :kbd:`Space`.
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* Thin spaces are also supported, and can be inserted with :kbd:`Ctrl+K`, :kbd:`Shift+Space`.
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* Non-breaking thin space can be inserted with :kbd:`Ctrl+K`, :kbd:`Ctrl+Space`.
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These are all insert features, and the **Insert** menu has more. The keyboard shortcuts for them
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are also listed in :ref:`docs_features_shortcuts`.
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