Re: customizing the extra spaces

2009-07-21 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Pol wrote: > I should set a shortcut for "Insert->Formatting->Horizontal Space" with a > given parameter, to enter a space with pre-defined length. Is that > possible? Yes, the according lfun is space-insert hspace 1.5cm (or whatever the length is) Jürgen

Re: customizing the extra spaces

2009-07-20 Thread Pol
Helge Hafting wrote: > Nonbreaking spaces are usually not needed that often. How come > you find them too visible? Are you using lots of them to get "extra > space" somewhere? There are usually better ways of getting > extra space. "Insert->Formatting->Horizontal Space" lets you > insert spaces of

Re: customizing the extra spaces

2009-07-20 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Helge Hafting wrote: Nonbreaking spaces are usually not needed that often. How come you find them too visible? Are you using lots of them to get "extra space" somewhere? There are usually better ways of getting extra space. "Insert->Formatting->Horizontal Space" lets you ins

Re: customizing the extra spaces

2009-07-20 Thread Helge Hafting
Pol wrote: Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. That is not a "extra space", but a "non-breaking space". It is used for things like "Mr. Somebody" where you don't w

Re: customizing the extra spaces

2009-07-18 Thread rgheck
On 07/18/2009 05:03 AM, Pol wrote: Is it possible to change the mark for extra space (ctrl-space)? How to change its color as well, independently from the TeX code color? I would that mark less visible. You can't do this---except by changing the code itself. rh