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phillman5
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fixed line spacing

Post by phillman5 »

In NWE how do you set fixed line spacing? When I insert special characters or inline graphics, many times this causes the line spacing to change and I personally think that looks very unprofessional. PS: I know how to change the line spacing. :idea:
ninjagame
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fixed line spacing

Post by ninjagame »

I second the question! In my texts the effect appears when I change the font size, e.g. from 12pt to 14pt. First I thought the problem could be in the line spacing (1.3) but even when I set the line spacing to 1.8 or 2.0 lines with these minor changes in the font size appear somehow subscript.
shades
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Post by shades »

Yep, I have the problem when I use a Hebrew font that requires higher line height, everything on the line changes. Something an "exact line spacing" would be ideal.
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charles
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Post by charles »

Hi:

We do not currently support fixed line height. It is high on our list though!

-Charles
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Post by MacSailor »

charles wrote:We do not currently support fixed line height. It is high on our list though!
How high is it on your list? Is it just high or is it very high? :wink:
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Post by charles »

Oh, in between. I would say "somewhat very high" maybe. :P

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jwx1
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Fixed line height - Please

Post by jwx1 »

For anyone doing WP work for distribution/publication, fixed line height adds tremendously to the professional appearance of the work.

While I know NWE isn't a desktop publishing app, I originally chose Nisus (in the good old days of OS 8-9) because the printed page it produced by default looked, and was, more correct in terms of typography than its competitors.

That advantage seems to have been lost in NWE.

Regards.
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Post by maurerc »

I would state it rather more strongly: variable line-spacing is unacceptable for any purpose other than drafts. This is not a matter of fancy typesetting. Even a typewriter will allow you to insert a superscript without changing the spacing between lines.
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Post by shades »

maurerc wrote:I would state it rather more strongly: variable line-spacing is unacceptable for any purpose other than drafts. This is not a matter of fancy typesetting. Even a typewriter will allow you to insert a superscript without changing the spacing between lines.
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Exact Line Spacing

Post by jmlee »

I'd like to wholeheartedly agree that the absence of exact line spacing is a key feature that keeps me from using NWE as my core word processor and forces me back to Word for important documents. You really need to get this feature in.

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