The image at the following address shows what we have so far, and what we would like to get:
http://my.execpc.com/~hripka/Fractions.jpg
I am using Quark 6.5.
What I can’t figure out is how to designate a different character for the slash. The script calls for ASCII character 47 which looks like ( / ). We would prefer a slash that looks like the character that you get when you enter option shift 1 ( â„ ).
Also, when a measurement is a mix of a whole number and a fraction we would like the script to delete the hyphen that separates them without deleting hyphens throughout the document. It can’t be “delete hyphens whenever there is number-hyphen-number” because elsewhere in the copy we say “3-4 minutes” and we don’t want those hyphens deleted. Because of layout styles, substituting another character is not an option.
While researching bulletin boards on this subject, I read much discussion about using a superscript functionality for the numerator, but using the percentage method for the denominator. An advantage to this method would be scripting something that commands a hyphen to be deleted when it precedes a superscript number.
Because this script will need to be tweaked project by project to work with the font selected, the ability to easily adjust percentages, tracking and baseline shifting to make a personalized script would be very important.
Thank you for any attention you may provide on this matter, and for any resources/direction you may be able to provide.
–Herbert Ripka
Greendale, WI