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Re: underlines in quark

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Posted by Ron Hake on March 13, 1998 at 02:32:55:

In Reply to: Re: underlines in quark posted by Craig Hattersley on December 21, 1997 at 15:37:38:

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: : : : Is there a way in quark to have total control of the underline feature? Such as the distance from the text, selecting a double underline and setting the distance between the two lines. Thanks for any help.

: : : Yes there is, it's an extension called Stars 'n Stripes. It lets you set up custom underlines with total control over line weight and spacing.

: : Dennis,

: : do you know, whether the stars&stripes extension is available for Windows too?

: : Regards

: : Roland

: : ---> vom Schreibtisch von

: : Dr. Roland Reu_, Klingenweg 13, 69118 Heidelberg

: : cq0@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de <---

: The problem with Stars'n'Stripes is that the rules created in it knock out of background screens, which can be a problem when you do a lot of textbooks, like we do. I just wish Quark had spent some time coming up with a good underline feature instead of wasting all that time and money developing artsy features we'll never use 'cause we do that stuff in Illustrator. The only good feature I can see in the new Quark is more styles allowed. On a big 4-color textbook, we were forever running up against the 127-style (or whatever) limit. C'mon guys! Do something we need!

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One way to handle this is to set the text requiring underscores/overbars within its own text box and use rule above/below. Then, insert this text box as an anchored frame within the text flow. However, one obvious down-side to this is that the anchored frame will be treated as one unit, so hyphenation will not occur within it if the anchored frame doesn't fit in the remaining space of the line. Admittedly, this process could become quite tedious if there are many instances where "in-text" underscores/overbars are needed. But, it is a workable option. Good luck!

Ron

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: : : : : : : : Is there a way in quark to have total control of the underline feature? Such as the distance from the text, selecting a double underline and setting the distance between the two lines. Thanks for any help. : : : : Yes there is, it's an extension called Stars 'n Stripes. It lets you set up custom underlines with total control over line weight and spacing. : : : Dennis, : : : do you know, whether the stars&stripes extension is available for Windows too? : : : Regards : : : Roland : : : ---> vom Schreibtisch von : : : Dr. Roland Reu_, Klingenweg 13, 69118 Heidelberg : : : cq0@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de <--- : : The problem with Stars'n'Stripes is that the rules created in it knock out of background screens, which can be a problem when you do a lot of textbooks, like we do. I just wish Quark had spent some time coming up with a good underline feature instead of wasting all that time and money developing artsy features we'll never use 'cause we do that stuff in Illustrator. The only good feature I can see in the new Quark is more styles allowed. On a big 4-color textbook, we were forever running up against the 127-style (or whatever) limit. C'mon guys! Do something we need! : ------------------------------------------------- : One way to handle this is to set the text requiring underscores/overbars within its own text box and use rule above/below. Then, insert this text box as an anchored frame within the text flow. However, one obvious down-side to this is that the anchored frame will be treated as one unit, so hyphenation will not occur within it if the anchored frame doesn't fit in the remaining space of the line. Admittedly, this process could become quite tedious if there are many instances where "in-text" underscores/overbars are needed. But, it is a workable option. Good luck! : Ron

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