[scribus] Ellipsis

[John Ghormley KJ4UFG]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 1:46 PM, John Culleton <john at wexfordpress.com> wrote:

> On Monday, August 08, 2011 12:17:08 pm a.l.e wrote:
> > On 8/8/11 6:01 PM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> > > On 08/08/2011 10:27 AM, John Culleton wrote:
> > >> BTW the typeset ellipsis should be added to the list of glyphs
> > >> selectable by menu in the Story Editor. I would place it at the
> > >> bottom of the list because it is not used that often.
>
> > > It seems to be a bug, but I find I cannot set any keyboard
> shortcuts
> > > for quotes or guillemets, or more precisely, I can set them but
> it
> > > doesn't mean anything when you try to use them.
> > >
> > > Ellipsis isn't an option, but doesn't seem to matter if settings
> > > aren't respected.
> > >
> > OTOH, I find that Compose key, .. inserts an ellipsis nicely.
>
> > on mac with a swiss keybard its alt+2 and alt+shift+2... “like
> this” or
> > alt+, and alt+shift+,... «like this»
> >
> > ciao
> > a.l.e
>


> I don't have a Mac and I don't have a Swiss keyboard, so its two
> strikes and I'm out. Since a handful of glyphs not found on any
> keyboard are listed under Story Editor->Insert-> glyphs I thought it
> handy to add the ellipsis to the list. It is a rarely used glyph but
> a perfectly respectable one.
> --
> John Culleton
>
> Given the demand to stay with the "rules" of typography expressed hereon,
I'd have to support Mr. Culleton's thoughts that a popular glyth, even if
generally used incorrectly, should be a part of the glyphs that may be
inserted into a typographical document created with Scribus.
-- 
John Ghormley  KJ4UFG
Editor, SERA *Repeater Journal*
Walkertown, NC  USA
editor at sera.org
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