RE: Two hyphens do not give en dash

RE: Two hyphens do not give en dash

[Ville Voipio]

> Try adding the --afmpl switch to your texfont command. It switches over
> to the afmpl utility, which does better with preserving ligatures and
> kerns.

Thank you! Now it works.

I added this onto the Wiki page, as well. I did a few other changes
there, as well (mostly according to your suggestions).

- Ville

Re: Two hyphens do not give en dash

[Hans Hagen]

Ville Voipio wrote:
>>Try adding the --afmpl switch to your texfont command. It switches over
>>to the afmpl utility, which does better with preserving ligatures and
>>kerns.
> 
> 
> Thank you! Now it works.
> 
> I added this onto the Wiki page, as well. I did a few other changes
> there, as well (mostly according to your suggestions).

since siep is no longer actively maintaining afm2pl (which is used when --afmpl 
is issued), is there a volunteer on this list who can take over?

Hans


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Re: Two hyphens do not give en dash

[Adam Lindsay]

Ville Voipio said this at Mon, 2 May 2005 20:56:28 +0300:

>I installed a new font (Gentium, TrueType). 
>Everything went relatively smoothly except
>for one thing: When I type -- I really get
>two hyphens instead of the expected en
>dash.
>
>I have been able to work around this by
>using UTF regime and typing the en dash
>into the source file. However, it would
>be easier to use -- and ---. What should
>I do? (Yeah, I know, forget it and be
>happy that the UTF works :)

Hi Ville.

I'll assume you did it as you described on the Wiki (I made some
suggestions on where to move the page).

Try adding the --afmpl switch to your texfont command. It switches over
to the afmpl utility, which does better with preserving ligatures and kerns.
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Two hyphens do not give en dash

[Ville Voipio]

I installed a new font (Gentium, TrueType). 
Everything went relatively smoothly except
for one thing: When I type -- I really get
two hyphens instead of the expected en
dash.

I have been able to work around this by
using UTF regime and typing the en dash
into the source file. However, it would
be easier to use -- and ---. What should
I do? (Yeah, I know, forget it and be
happy that the UTF works :)

TIA,

- Ville