Surrounding Context
When you configure a Dictionary view, Reversal Index, Classified Dictionary view or Document view you often see "surrounding context" boxes labelled Before, Between and After.
You can type characters, spaces or symbols in them. What you type is usually visible and uses the Dictionary-Context style.
Additionally, you can also type a Unicode hexadecimal value and then press the shortcut keys Alt+X to convert the value to the corresponding Unicode character or symbol (not available in the Configure Classified Dictionary View or Configure Document View dialog boxes).
Here are some examples (not exhaustive):
|
Type |
Alt+X result |
Note |
|---|---|---|
|
0009 |
|
(tab) |
|
0020 |
• |
(dot, for a space) |
|
061C |
[ALM] |
Arabic Letter Mark |
|
202A |
[LRE] |
Left-to-Right Embedding |
|
202D |
[LRO] |
Left-to-Right Override |
|
202B |
[RLE] |
Right-to-Left Embedding |
|
202E |
[RLO] |
Right-to-Left Override |
|
202C |
[PDF] |
Pop Directional Formatting |
|
2066 |
[LRI] |
Left-to-Right Isolate |
|
2067 |
[RLI] |
Right-to-Left Isolate |
|
2068 |
[FSI] |
First Strong Isolate |
|
2069 |
[PDI] |
Pop Directional Isolate |
|
200B |
[ZWSP] |
Zero-Width Space |
|
200C |
[ZWNJ] |
Zero-Width Non-Joiner |
|
200D |
[ZWJ] |
Zero-Width Joiner |
|
FEFF |
[ZWNBSP] |
Zero Width No-Break Space |
|
200E |
[LRM] |
Left-to-Right Mark |
|
200F |
[RLM] |
Right-to-Left Mark |
|
00A0 |
[NBSP] |
No-Break Space |
|
202F |
[NNBSP] |
Narrow No-break Space |
|
Type |
To |
Note |
|---|---|---|
| \0A | force a new line | You can do this in any Before, Between or After box. |
Tip
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Consider the following for some right-to-left situations:
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Typically, you can simply type a space to separate parts of a dictionary entry. However, if the space could appear between two pieces of left-to-right text that should be ordered with the first one on the right, you need to enter a three-letter sequence: RLMspaceRLM, where RLM is the Unicode character U+200F, the Right-to-left mark.
This sequence acts as a space and it indicates to FieldWorks that the space must be treated as right-to-left. It separates the two chunks of left-to-right text (such as a gloss or a part of speech) so that they follow the paragraph order separately.
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For two spaces, use RLMspacespaceRLM.
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You can use ZEdit to construct a sequence. For example, set ZEdit to UTF8 document, and use the "Insert Characters" command to insert 200F, 0020, 200F. Then, select and copy it to the clipboard, and paste into FLEx.
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You can break strings over several lines for aesthetic or other reasons.
https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/css-escapes has more information. -
Some advanced users can work with custom css override files.
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For additional information, on the Help menu, point to Resources and click Technical Notes on Writing Systems.
Related Topics
Configuring a Classified Dictionary view
Configuring a Reversal Index view
Using the Configure Dictionary dialog box
Related Internet Sites
https://unicode-table.com/en/000A/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-width_space
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-width_non-joiner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-width_joiner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-to-right_mark