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kerning or tracking value (measured in 1/200 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 [1/200] 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
macOS, 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 (Edit > Font Tracking Table Edit). 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, 24 pt text has a 24 pt 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 Cmd+space/Ctrl+Shift+7.
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 Command+Option+Shift+space/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+5. The Flex Space
Width value is expressed as a percentage of the normal en space for a given
font and font size (range = 0 to 400%, measurement system = percentage,
smallest increment = .1).
Use the Accents for All Caps check box to specify whether to include accent ●
marks on accented characters with the All Caps type style applied. This
option is checked by default.
Use the Space between CJK & R field to indicate how much space should ●
be included by default between a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character
and an adjacent Roman character.