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SebastiaoV
SebastiaoV
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May 7, 2022
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GREP - change regular space to small or minum space

  • May 7, 2022
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Hi people 

I have a GREP command to convert all numbers inside parenthesis in superscript notes.

 

 

I would like to change the regular separation space of the superscript to a small space so it is no so distant from the word. I mean this space in the image




so if i can change it to this smaller space

 

 
How can i do that?

Any help or ideas?

Thanks 1000!

 

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Correct answer m1b

The problem is you have added \r but the actual text has a period. Try removing the \r and let me know how it goes.

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Scott Falkner
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Scott FalknerCommunity Expert
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May 8, 2022

You could use this in a GREP style as part of a paragraph style. Make a character style that uses horizontal scaling at, maybe, 50% and apply that with the GEP Style.

    m1b
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    m1bCommunity Expert
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    May 7, 2022

    Hi @SebastiaoV, I'd go for something like this:

    Find what:

     

    \s?\((\d{1,2})\)

     

    Change to:

     

    \x{2009}$1

     

     

    In the Find What, the \s? means match a whitespace character or not, so will match kibutz (3) as well as kibutz(3). I've changed your + to "{1,2}" which means match 1 or 2 digits, so it will match (3) and (30) but not (2022). Just an idea.

     

    In the Change To, the \x{2009} is a unicode for a thin space. Other unicode values for narrow spaces can be found here. Basically \x{2004} to \x{200A} — higher code points = thinner spaces (\x{200B} is zero-width).

    - Mark

      SebastiaoV
      SebastiaoVAuthor
      Known Participant
      May 7, 2022

      Thanks for the good advice m1b
      The code looks very interesting but I might be doing something wrong since i get the sign "No matches" when applying it 😉

      how can solve it?

      Thanks!


       

      m1b
      Community Expert
      m1bCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      May 8, 2022

      The problem is you have added \r but the actual text has a period. Try removing the \r and let me know how it goes.

      brian_p_dts
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      brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 7, 2022

      Are you using the Footnote/Endnote tool? If so, the find is:

       

      \h(?=~F)

       

        SebastiaoV
        SebastiaoVAuthor
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        May 7, 2022

        Not really using the footnote tool but thanks for the tip 😉
        They send me the Word file with the footnotes as numbers inside parenthesis, for example: (6) and that GREP command will convert them all as superscript. The only thing is that they get a bit far a part from the text with a regular space. 

         

         

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