Comments on: Episode 31: White Space http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space information. instruction. insight. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tanya Harvey http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space/comment-page-1#comment-1284 Tanya Harvey Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:27:50 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space#comment-1284 I don't know if this is the most elegant solution for the problem I ran into the other day, but a thin space fixed my problem. I made a numbered list which was divided into 6 sections. I wanted the main text to stay black, but the numbers to be color coded according to section. Since the numbers are automatic, it wouldn't let me select them to change their color. I placed a thin space (probably any invisible character would do) in front of my main text for each line. Then for each section I did a search and replace to replace the thin space with the appropriately colored thin space. The color of the thin space miraculously changed the number in front of it. A quick change of the tab setting and the thin space has no other effect. I don’t know if this is the most elegant solution for the problem I ran into the other day, but a thin space fixed my problem. I made a numbered list which was divided into 6 sections. I wanted the main text to stay black, but the numbers to be color coded according to section. Since the numbers are automatic, it wouldn’t let me select them to change their color. I placed a thin space (probably any invisible character would do) in front of my main text for each line. Then for each section I did a search and replace to replace the thin space with the appropriately colored thin space. The color of the thin space miraculously changed the number in front of it. A quick change of the tab setting and the thin space has no other effect.

]]> By: teejmusic http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space/comment-page-1#comment-1065 teejmusic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:48:24 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space#comment-1065 Hello Michael! I'm a huge fan, and have watched every podcast at least once. I refer my coworkers to you all the time. But, I've run into an issue with spacing, and just watched this episode in hopes of an answer. Is there a way to set a Paragraph Style or Character Style to use en spaces in between words instead of spacebar spaces? I'm trying to have section markers fill a text box, but the space between the words must use an en space. I can do it manually of course, but would love the assurance of an automatic solution. I searched the web, but to no avail. Any ideas? I'm on CS2. Thanks much, and looking forward to the next show. TJ Hello Michael!

I’m a huge fan, and have watched every podcast at least once. I refer my coworkers to you all the time.

But, I’ve run into an issue with spacing, and just watched this episode in hopes of an answer.

Is there a way to set a Paragraph Style or Character Style to use en spaces in between words instead of spacebar spaces?

I’m trying to have section markers fill a text box, but the space between the words must use an en space. I can do it manually of course, but would love the assurance of an automatic solution. I searched the web, but to no avail. Any ideas? I’m on CS2.

Thanks much, and looking forward to the next show.

TJ

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space/comment-page-1#comment-840 Michael Murphy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:35:17 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space#comment-840 Thanks, Thomas. Always glad to hear that feedback and to help people do better work. Thanks, Thomas. Always glad to hear that feedback and to help people do better work.

]]> By: thomas http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space/comment-page-1#comment-835 thomas Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:53:25 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/the-indesigner-episode-31-white-space#comment-835 hi! just watched three or four podcasts from september through october 2007 (i am only that "far") - i greatly appreciate your detailed explanation and information bout some unkown features or great and simple yet effective workarounds one would never encounter, because one's own way to work wouldn't change easily without external inputs like yours. i from now on shall call you the "missing manual" for indesign... have a nice day and keep up you great information on this great application! thomas from austria (with the alps, not the cangaroos ;-)) hi!

just watched three or four podcasts from september through october 2007 (i am only that “far”) – i greatly appreciate your detailed explanation and information bout some unkown features or great and simple yet effective workarounds one would never encounter, because one’s own way to work wouldn’t change easily without external inputs like yours.
i from now on shall call you the “missing manual” for indesign…
have a nice day and keep up you great information on this great application!

thomas from austria (with the alps, not the cangaroos ;-) )

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