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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:	DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:	New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)
Moderator:	CLOSET::ADLER

Created:	Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	897
Total number of notes:	4397

233.0. "APOSTROPHE seems strange in S.R doctype" by ATLAST::BOUKNIGHT (Everything has an outline) Thu Apr 09 1987 14:55

    Please forgive me if I missed a discussion of this problem somewhere
    else in this notes file.  If so, just point me to the appropriate
    answer.
    
    I am using the SOFTWARE.REFERENCE doctype.  The problem is the look
    of the APOSTROPHE character.  It's not positioned in the same manner
    as the quotes, but situated about mid-line and appears like its
    fallen down on the page.
    
    Is this the way its support to be?
    
    BL09-06 produced an APOSTROPHE at the proper location, so something
    done to the font used in T1.0 has made a big and strange difference.
    I haven't been able to run it through POSTSCRIPT to see if its the
    same or different there.
    
    Jack

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
233.1	While we're talking about it...	COOKIE::JOHNSTON		`Thu Apr 09 1987 15:52`	6
	Commas after callouts in software doctypes almost fade away, they are pushed so close to the callout. Rose
233.2	more of the similar	ATLAST::BOUKNIGHT	Everything has an outline	`Thu Apr 09 1987 19:02`	3
	same for periods after boxes. and I assume commas too. jack
233.3	while you're at it...	3D::BOYACK	pithy...pithy...pithy	`Fri Apr 10 1987 09:34`	3
	These seem all of a bunch with the underscore squawk in 195.* Joe
233.4	font fixes	CLOSET::UTT		`Tue May 05 1987 10:05`	12
	In reference to the original note about the apostrophe: What are you doing to get the apostrophe? If you are simply hitting the apostrophe (or single quote) character on the keyboard, you'll get the right character for the apostrophe. If, however, you are using <single_quote> to get an apostrophe, you will get the character you describe. This is because the <single_quote> character uses the apostrophe or single-quote (\char 39) from the 9pt monospaced (courier) font. These are indeed new fonts for V1.0 and probably do look different from the old ones. As for the other comments, we are redoing the underscore and reverse numerals. They are in fact unacceptable.
233.5	final, an answer to the problem	ATLAST::BOUKNIGHT	Everything has an outline	`Thu May 07 1987 15:14`	4
	Ah ha! That fixed it. Thanks for the answer. It certainly isn't an obvious one. jack