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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". Three-character ligatures for these combinations,
common in traditional typesetting systems, are not standardized in fonts designed
for Mac OS X, so some typographers prefer to keep all three letters separate rather
than combine only two of them. Note that many PostScript fonts do not have
"ffi" and "ffl" ligatures, but most OpenType fonts do. This option is unchecked by
default.
• Check Auto Kern Above to specify that QuarkXPress uses kerning tables, which
are built into most fonts, to control intercharacter spacing. The Auto Kern Above
field enables you to specify the point size above which automatic kerning must
be used. The Auto Kern Above feature also implements custom tracking
information specified in the Tracking Values dialog box for a selected font
(Utilities > Edit Tracking). This option is checked by default, with a 4-point
threshold (range = 0 to 72 pt, measurement system = various [", pt, cm, etc.],
smallest increment = .001).
• Check Standard Em Space to specify an em-space equivalent to the point size of
the text (for example, 24pt text has a 24pt em space). If Standard Em Space is
unchecked, QuarkXPress uses the width of the two zeros in the current font as
the em-space width. This option is checked by default. You can insert an em space
in text by pressing Option+space/Ctrl+Shift+6.
• Use the Flex Space Width field to change the 50% default width of a flexible
space. To create a breaking flexible space, press Option+Shift+space/Ctrl+Shift+5;
to create a nonbreaking flexible space, press
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