1/2 symbol

1/2 symbol

[Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky]

Hello,

Easy question: how to get 1/2 symbol without entering math mode (using 
Minion Pro font)?

Best,
Vyatcheslav
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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Easy question: how to get 1/2 symbol without entering math mode  
> (using Minion Pro font)?
>
> Best,
> Vyatcheslav

Have you tried \onehalf or ½ (in mkiv)?

Thomas
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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 04.03.2009 um 10:32 schrieb Thomas A. Schmitz:

> On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Easy question: how to get 1/2 symbol without entering math mode  
>> (using Minion Pro font)?
>
> Have you tried \onehalf or ½ (in mkiv)?


What the combination to get ½ on a mac?

Another way is to use the 'frac' feature.

\definefontfeature[frac][default][script=latn,frac=yes]
\definefont[minion][name:minionproregular*default]

\def\utffrac{\groupedcommand{\setfontfeature{frac}}{}}

\starttext

\minion 1/2 \utffrac{1/2} 1/2 \utffrac{12345/6789} 12345/6789

\stoptext

Wolfgang

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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

> What the combination to get ½ on a mac?

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut; I inserted it via  
the Character Palette.

Thomas

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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Alan BRASLAU]

If you use the Unicode Hex Input keyboard layout: press the Option key and enter four hex digits to specify the hex code of any glyph.

Also, under any layout, when used with other keys, the Option key produces special symbols. The Keyboard Viewer, which users can add to the Input menu in the International pane of System Preferences, shows which keys generate each symbol. I do not know if ½ is included under what layout.

Under X11, this is as simple as COMPOSE+1+2. I do not know how this can be configured on the Mac.


On Wednesday 04 March 2009 10:56:38 Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
> 
> On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> 
> > What the combination to get ½ on a mac?
> 
> Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut; I inserted it via  
> the Character Palette.
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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Hans Hagen]

Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
> 
> On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:
> 
>> What the combination to get ½ on a mac?
> 
> Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut; I inserted it via 
> the Character Palette.

there is a frac feature in some fonts but it might be crappy in some 
fonts in the sense that it has to be applied selectively

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Re: 1/2 symbol

[Wolfgang Schuster]

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

>>> What's the combination to get ½ on a mac?
>>
>> Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut; I inserted it via the
>> Character Palette.
>
> there is a frac feature in some fonts but it might be crappy in some fonts
> in the sense that it has to be applied selectively

The frac feature is available in the Minion font and I showed how to use it
in my previous mail.

Wolfgang
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