Index - superscript

[SheilaL]

I'm using V2 with a file first created in V1 (Windows 10). When I created an index, all the letter 'n' (and only that letter) in words becomes superscript. I just noticed the superscript is in the Text Styles titles. Plus the Index Entry size is 20 pt!

[firstdefence]

Any chance you can upload the file or a part of it?

[walt.farrell]

If you're referring to the Superscript option in the Typography settings, that would only affect a few letters, such as n, and some digits, and exactly which are affected would depend on the font you're using.

Did you turn the Superscript option on? If so, just turn it off.

Did the file behave this way in V1, too? If not, can you provide us with both your V1 and V2 file?

[SheilaL]

5 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

If you're referring to the Superscript option in the Typography settings, that would only affect a few letters, such as n, and some digits, and exactly which are affected would depend on the font you're using.

Did you turn the Superscript option on? If so, just turn it off.

Did the file behave this way in V1, too? If not, can you provide us with both your V1 and V2 file?

No, I have not turned on Superscript, and if I had, wouldn't that affect letters other than 'n' and some numbers? I created this index in V2, but when I tried creating one just now in V1 in an older version of the same file, there was no problem. The font is Garamond.

[walt.farrell]

11 minutes ago, SheilaL said:

and if I had, wouldn't that affect letters other than 'n' and some numbers?

It might affect a few letters other than n, but a very small number. The Typography Superscript settings uses the characters in the font itself, and most fonts provide very few true superscript characters.

It would really help if you'd upload a document that shows the problem. And if you have one that behaves differently in V1 than in V2, it would help to see both.

By the way, for Garamond on my system, the only superscript characters are 1, 2, 3, and n, just as we see in your screenshot:

[walt.farrell]

Or, rather than uploading a sample file, please try this:

1. Double-click in one of the index words that's showing a superscript. Say, "alienation", the first word in the index.
2. Go to the Character panel, scroll down to the Typography section, and see if you see something like this (I've marked the Superscript option):
   

[SheilaL]

12 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Or, rather than uploading a sample file, please try this:

1. Double-click in one of the index words that's showing a superscript. Say, "alienation", the first word in the index.
2. Go to the Character panel, scroll down to the Typography section, and see if you see something like this (I've marked the Superscript option):
   

Okay, yes, it does show as your screen shot, and when I click it, 'alienation' goes back to normal. I don't know how that got turned on. Where can I turn it off for the entire index, including numerals? I tried updating the Text Style, but that didn't work.

[Old Bruce]

@SheilaL

Check the Typography.... "thing". View > Show Typography. or click on the tiny ellipsis in the screenshot from Walt, it is under the red line he drew.

There may be some Alternate settings for that font and the language. Make sure you have your cursor in the text while you are looking in the Typography panel.

[SheilaL]

3 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

@SheilaL

Check the Typography.... "thing". View > Show Typography. or click on the tiny ellipsis in the screenshot from Walt, it is under the red line he drew.

There may be some Alternate settings for that font and the language. Make sure you have your cursor in the text while you are looking in the Typography panel.

Okay, got that, changed it to Normal, but it only changes the one word

[SheilaL]

Just now, SheilaL said:

Okay, got that, changed it to Normal, but it only changes the one word

 

[Old Bruce]

Select all the text, not just the one word.

[SheilaL]

2 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

Select all the text, not just the one word.

Okay, that works. Thank you. As a "casual user" I really appreciate the help. 

[walt.farrell]

38 minutes ago, SheilaL said:

Okay, that works. Thank you. As a "casual user" I really appreciate the help. 

It would still be good to see how it got turned on. It seems unlikely you could have done it with a simple click somewhere.

The Index is formatted using a pre-defined Text Style, and you would have to have edited that, or used the Character panel to set the option on.

[SheilaL]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

It would still be good to see how it got turned on. It seems unlikely you could have done it with a simple click somewhere.

The Index is formatted using a pre-defined Text Style, and you would have to have edited that, or used the Character panel to set the option on.

Seems pretty strange. I rarely use the character panel. And why would it happen just in the index?!

[walt.farrell]

42 minutes ago, SheilaL said:

Seems pretty strange. I rarely use the character panel. And why would it happen just in the index?!

That's why it would be good to figure out how it happened.

[kenmcd]

3 hours ago, LondonSquirrel said:

One small question. What is the difference between "Miscellaneous Symbols" and "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows"? They show different things, but it seems quite a small difference.

Those are standard Unicode blocks, not categories selected by Affinity.
Miscellaneous Symbols: 2600 to 26FF
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows: 2B00 to 2BFF

As Unicode grows organically a lot of stuff ends up in odd places (blocks).

[kenmcd]

17 minutes ago, LondonSquirrel said:

Thanks. I noticed afterwards there is the Arrows category too. It's a nice Venn diagram of intersecting names.

Also: Supplemental Arrows-A, Supplemental Arrows-B, etc. It's crazy.

The latest Code Charts (all characters by blocks) is always at this link:
https://www.unicode.org/Public/UCD/latest/charts/CodeCharts.pdf  (103MB)

[SheilaL]

5 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

It would still be good to see how it got turned on. It seems unlikely you could have done it with a simple click somewhere.

The Index is formatted using a pre-defined Text Style, and you would have to have edited that, or used the Character panel to set the option on.

I had not edited either. I was waiting to finish the index before formatting, and this is just 1/3. Should I upload the file (again)? 

[walt.farrell]

22 minutes ago, SheilaL said:

Should I upload the file (again)? 

I don't think you've uploaded it at all; only some screenshots.

[SheilaL]

23 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

I don't think you've uploaded it at all; only some screenshots.

I did upload it a while back when I was having other problems with V1, a week or two ago. 

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