10.2

• Extended 2 uses the same algorithm as Enhanced but checks any built-in hyphenation
dictionaries before resorting to the algorithm. Extended 2 uses the Dieckmann
exception resources and algorithm for hyphenation. This option was first introduced
in QuarkXPress 4.11 for German (Reformed) and has been expanded to other languages
in more recent versions. If available for a language, it is the default method for projects
created in QuarkXPress.
Preferences — Layout — Character
Use the Sharing pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to set
the default options for new shared content. Use the Character pane of the Preferences
dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to specify how QuarkXPress constructs
typographic styles such as Superscript and Subscript:
• Use the Superscript area to control the placement and scale (size) of superscript
characters. The Offset value determines how far below the baseline QuarkXPress places
a superscript character. The Offset value is measured as a percentage of font size. The
default value is 33%. The VScale value determines the vertical size of the character
and is a percentage of font size. The HScale value determines width and is a percentage
of the normal character width (as specified by the font designer). The default value
for both scales is 60% (range = 0 to 100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest
increment = .1).
• Use the Subscript area to control the placement and scale (size) of subscript characters.
The Offset value determines how far above the baseline QuarkXPress places a subscript
character. The Offset value is measured as a percentage of font size. The default value
is 33%. The VScale value determines the vertical size of the character and is a percentage
of font size. The HScale value determines width and is a percentage of the normal
character width (as specified by the font designer). The default value for both scales
is 100% (range = 0 to 100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
• Use the Small Caps area to control the scale of characters with the Small Caps type
style applied to them. The VScale value determines the vertical size of the character
and is measured as a percentage of font size. The HScale value determines width and
is measured as a percentage of the normal character width (as specified by the font
designer). The default value for both scales is 75% (range = 0 to 100%, measurement
system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
• Use the Superior area to control the scale of superior characters. The VScale value
determines the vertical size of the character and is measured as a percentage of font
size. The HScale value determines width and is measured as a percentage of the normal
character width (as specified by the font designer). The default value for both scales
is 60% (range = 0 to 100%, measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
• Use the Ligatures area to use ligatures built into a font. A ligature is a typographic
convention in which certain characters are combined into a single glyph. Most fonts
contain ligatures for the characters "f" followed by "I" and "f" followed by "l". The Break
Above field enables you to specify the kerning or tracking value (measured in ½00 em
space increments) above which characters will not be combined into ligatures. For
example, a headline with a large tracking value would probably not contain ligatures.
The default value is 1 (range = 0 to 10, measurement system = .005 [½00] em space,
smallest increment = .001). To prevent the second two letters in "ffi" and "ffl" (as in
office and waffle) from being combined into ligatures, check Not "ffi" or "ffl".
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