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by donb
Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:53 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Esperanto dictionary working in Mellel
Replies: 0
Views: 3128

Esperanto dictionary working in Mellel

For quite a while after the appearance of the more recent versions of Mac OS X., there was no Esperanto dictionary available for use with the computer that functioned satisfactorily. More recently, however, I discovered that there is a new version of Cocoa Aspell which not only works with Snow Leopa...
by donb
Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:27 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Images inside text
Replies: 1
Views: 2164

Re: Images inside text

> I have a problem: When inserting images inside text in between sections of text, I have noticed that if I add text to one of these sections so the paging is different, the images are tending to cover parts of these texts. > Is there a way to anchor these images to be always where they were inserte...
by donb
Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:34 am
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Page numbering question
Replies: 7
Views: 7998

Re: Page numbering question

Set up the Page Palette as follows: Odd Page.jpg Even pages.jpg In the Layout Menu choose Page Style and in the sub-menu that appears choose Regular & Page. In your manuscript on the first page of your chapter click in the footer and choose from the Insert Menu: Page Variables and then from the ...
by donb
Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:27 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Mac Symbol font not working?
Replies: 7
Views: 6194

Re: Mac Symbol font not working?

I strongly suggest you get hold of the shareware program called PopChar X from Macility.com. It costs 29.99 euros (that's around $41.60 American) and is invaluable, since it shows you all the letters and symbols installed in your computer and lets you click on desired ones to insert them into your d...
by donb
Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:31 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Error creating PDF
Replies: 5
Views: 4002

Re: Error creating PDF

My version of Yehudit is copyrighted 2000 by OakTree Software Inc.

If it would be of any help, I would be happy to send a copy of the font if you write to me directly at donbroadribb@westnet.com.au, and give me your email address for me to send it to.

Don Broadribb
by donb
Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:18 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Error creating PDF
Replies: 5
Views: 4002

Yehudit

This is strange. I tried writing a tiny text, using Verdana for English and Yehudit for Hebrew, and turned it into a pdf with no difficulty. Apple's application FontBook claims that Yehudit is embeddable, so presumably that is not the cause of your problem.

Don Broadribb
by donb
Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:42 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Feature request - jumping around the document
Replies: 2
Views: 3507

Re: Feature request - jumping around the document

This may or may not be what you want: Scroll to Selection (command j): This allows you to find your way back to where you have left your cursor, if you have scrolled to some other section of your text to see what it says. Pressing command-j takes you back to the position your cursor is in. Another m...
by donb
Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Style Variations, Keys, and Keyboards
Replies: 3
Views: 3071

Re: Style Variations, Keys, and Keyboards

You can always change Apple's default shortcuts by simply clicking on the shortcut and typing in a new one, or leaving it blank.

Don Broadribb
by donb
Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:40 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: The Styles challenge
Replies: 4
Views: 3744

Re: The Styles challenge

I suggest you study the styles parts of the Mellel Tutorial for Beginners, available from the Mellel website.

Don Broadribb
by donb
Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:41 am
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Feature request: set paragraph background color
Replies: 5
Views: 5940

Re: Feature request: set paragraph background color

Have you considered using the Markers in Mellel, which can color a whole paragraph if so desired?

Don Broadribb
by donb
Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Footnotes shortecuts
Replies: 3
Views: 3271

Re: Footnotes shortecuts

This is odd, because my copy of Mellel 2.7.2 shows this:
Footnote shortcut.jpg
In any event, I suggest you select Edit Note Attributes and if the shortcut is not listed there you can choose it:


Don Broadribb
by donb
Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Double spaces
Replies: 2
Views: 2824

Re: Double spaces

In the Paragraph Menu click on Edit Regular and change the linespacing to 2:
Paragraph Menu.jpg
Don Broadribb
by donb
Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:26 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Page numbers, leading periods in TOC?
Replies: 6
Views: 8215

Re: Page numbers, leading periods in TOC?

You must first click on the tab mark on the ruler and that will make the tabs lead section of the palette live.

Don Broadribb
by donb
Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Page numbers, leading periods in TOC?
Replies: 6
Views: 8215

Re: Page numbers, leading periods in TOC?

I will add this to the Tutorial! 1.Arrange your blank page the way you want for your TOC, place a reverse tab in the ruler at the far right. In the Margins & Tab palette select Lead: dot. Select Tab Lead.jpg 2.Set this as your TOC paragraph style.] Paragraph Style Window.jpg 3.In the Autotitles,...
by donb
Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:47 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: auto title font
Replies: 1
Views: 3149

Re: auto title font

When setting up an auto-title, the first thing to do is to make a character style and then a paragraph style for that particular auto-title type. When you set up a paragraph style, in the paragraph style choose what character style you want (this includes, font, color, and all the rest). So, for exa...