quark spacing question
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- SLAZ
for some reason when I hit return, the result is a weird line space break. I ahve to hold down shirt/return to get regular line breaks....
why is it doing this? Is it in my preferences? Any help please...
- DSI0
shift returns are like <br's and plain ol returns are like <p's.
maybe you knew that, not sure what you're asking
- SLAZ0
if I open a different document and hit shift, it breaks down to the next line.
in the document I am using right now, when i hit return, it drops down like a line and a half.
For it to only drop one line, I have to press shift+return. But then it stays in the same character style as the previous.
Why is it doing this?
-=S
- DSI0
crap. i dont have quark at the house, but i know what you are talking about. here's a trick i do:
on the line that drops a line and a half, highlight it, and in the area where you can change the font and stuff, look for the place where the arrow goes up and down (the paragraph spacing area) - type in like 5pt and it will push it up and you can tweak it from there.
i know its the ghetto way but its worked for me for years. i hope you know what im talking about, i dont have the app here in front of me.
- brooke0
Use InDesign instead.
- loosepiggy0
Hit command-shift-f and set your space after settings to where you want them to be. If i understand you correctly, you have it set to much to wide of a gap.
- jking760
agree with Brooke
- surfito0
i dont know much on quark, but is this the latest quark version?
that might be due to the implementing of html on quark. its probably doing the same as dream weaver, insterting a new paragraph tag when y ou hit enter. thats for possible html export.
nothing wrong with that, just keep holding shift down and get used to it, i am allready.
i dont know if you can change those settings though.
- unknown0
there are a ton of programs that do that. (such as dreamweaver)
it's normal, don't worry about it.
- silver0
Select text, Style menu -> Format: set space before=0
- Tephlon0
brooke:
I agree that InDesign beats Quark with it's fonts tied behind it's back, but the poor guy has a question about something happening in quark.
Not about what kind of DTP-
program to use....
- Vinney20
Brooke is 100% right. Just dont use it. Chocolate fire guard of a program
- unknown0
that is whats known as a 'soft return'
- bcopeland0
loose piggy ahs the right idea, i haven't used quark for a while but it sounds like its part of your carraige returns or something like that. its an automatyic way of adding a gap before a new paragraph to save you hitting return twice toi get the gap. the soft return should only really be used when your dealing with the intracassies of your typography (like orphans and that)
- huw0
It's in your paragraph formats! Basically they've been set up to put some space after a 'hard' return.
Press apple, shift and F, to enter the formats... then just take out any space after. Easy!!
P.S.
Don't know why anyone knocks Quark?! It rocks!!!
- Vinney20
Don't know why anyone knocks Quark?!
Press apple, shift and F, to enter the formats... then just take out any space after.
Dont get me started on quark
- unknown0
Press apple, shift and F, to enter the formats... then just take out any space after.
just thought I'd join in.
- unknown0
Check if it's lock to baseline grid.
- huw0
Vinney/Rasko
For print/publishing purposes Quark gives you the most control over documents, text styles, layout etc... you just need to know how to use it!
- unknown0
huh? what did I say? I know Ive used quark for years
- huw0
sorry Rasko, It should have just been Vinney that was aimed at!