Maven (famous) to [email protected] • 26 days agoLife Pro Tip!lemmy.zipimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down138
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minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink13•26 days agoMany applications will automatically convert two hyphens to an em dash. –
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•26 days agoNot my copy of Microsoft Word I was given by work, I can say that much.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•25 days agoSo just make a text replacement. I actually prefer it this way so I can always get the character I want. I have it set up such that \emdash and \endash are replaced by the appropriate characters. I’ve also recently gotten into \hairsp\emdash\hairsp for all my em dash needs. I also set up my phone to replace a ? and ! directly next to each other in both orders with a ‽ It’s great fun if you care about minute details such as these
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•25 days agoThat’s an en dash. This is an em dash: —
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink2•25 days agoYes, I know. I was A) demonstrating what I was talking about, and B) seeing if it would work here (it doesn’t).
Many applications will automatically convert two hyphens to an em dash.
Not my copy of Microsoft Word I was given by work, I can say that much.
So just make a text replacement. I actually prefer it this way so I can always get the character I want. I have it set up such that
\emdash and \endash are replaced by the appropriate characters. I’ve also recently gotten into \hairsp\emdash\hairsp for all my em dash needs.
I also set up my phone to replace a ? and ! directly next to each other in both orders with a ‽
It’s great fun if you care about minute details such as these
Bootleg Office 95?
That’s an en dash. This is an em dash: —
Yes, I know. I was A) demonstrating what I was talking about, and B) seeing if it would work here (it doesn’t).