Word space edit glyph

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kmarquart
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Word space edit glyph

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I use both MS Word and Libre Office Write and when I set the Paragraph (¶) and other hidden symbol marks [ON] the word-space mark (middle-dot/interpunct) isn't any character in my font. What am I missing to use a tiny middle-dot as when I use other PC provided fonts?

Interesting that MS Word and LO/OO use different glyphs for this purpose.
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpunct
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The are several recommended glyphs as mentioned in the manual.

Especially take a look at the part about Recommended Glyphs - Other suggested glyphs:

middle dot
bullet
bullet operator

You can insert the characters through the Insert Characters feature, using these codepoints:

$00B7, $2022, $2219
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Just add the middle-dot glyph to your font — copy the period glyph, and move it up a bit, or use Complete Composites. The latter method will scale the dot down by 85% and move it to the middle of the Caps Height.
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:Just add the middle-dot glyph to your font — copy the period glyph, and move it up a bit, or use Complete Composites. The latter method will scale the dot down by 85% and move it to the middle of the Caps Height.
Is there an explanation of this anywhere? There is very little detail in the FontCreator Help about what 'Complete Composites' is, and what it does.
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Alfred wrote:Is there an explanation of this anywhere? There is very little detail in the FontCreator Help about what 'Complete Composites' is, and what it does.
There is more explanation and how to edit CompositeData.xml in the Complete Composites Tutorial thread.

Since it is something that few will need to do, it is not included in the Help file, but the Help file includes links to the Tutorials Page, where you will find a list of links to tutorials on advanced features.

This is the relevant code in CompositesData.xml

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<Composite><!-- Mid-dot -->
<GlyphMapping>183</GlyphMapping>
<InheritAdvanceWidth>32</InheritAdvanceWidth>
<InheritLSB>46</InheritLSB>
	<Member id="1">
	<GlyphMapping>46</GlyphMapping>
		<XScale>0.85</XScale>
		<YScale>0.85</YScale>
	</Member>
	<AlignVertical>
		<Source>
			<Position>CapHeight</Position>
			<Offset>-50%</Offset>
		</Source>
		<Dest>
			<Member>1</Member>
			<Position>Middle</Position>
		</Dest>
	</AlignVertical>
	</Composite>
It is very user-friendly, so I think you can work out what it does. As with all code, syntax is crucial. Make backups before meddling with the file, which is found in the installation folder\Composites\ subfolder.
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:It is very user-friendly, so I think you can work out what it does. As with all code, syntax is crucial. Make backups before meddling with the file, which is found in the installation folder\Composites\ subfolder.
Thanks. Please rest assured that I have no plans to meddle with that file! :shock:
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Many thanks. The middle-dot recommendation did the job.
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