Em and En Dashes Are Reversed on PostScript Printer (59406)
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This article was previously published under Q59406 SUMMARY
The PostScript printer driver version 3.2 prints em dashes and en
dashes incorrectly. The em dash (ALT+0150) displays correctly on the
screen but prints as a short dash. The en dash (ALT+0151) also
displays correctly on screen but prints as a long dash. You can print
an em (long) dash by entering the code for an en dash and then
entering at least two spaces before typing the text that follows it.
If you use the em code to get an en dash, it leaves a space before the
text that follows the dash.
MORE INFORMATION
An em dash is a typographer's term for a dash that measures one "em"
long and is approximately as wide as it is tall. An en dash is half as
long as an em dash.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Windows 3.0
PostScript printer driver version 3.2. This problem was corrected and does
not occur in later versions.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/10/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB59406 |
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