how to make this GREP-style?

[stekker]

hi everyone,

can anybody invent a GREP-style for this text line?

first bit of the line is Meta BOLD/8,5 pt - then an arrow in WINGDINGS/6 pt - the rest of the text behind the arrow is in Meta NORMAL/7,5 pt.

see image below:

that would be great!

thanks,

karien

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi Karien,

Is it a single para?

What is the text before Grep style? (screenshot with invisible metachars)

… It seems to be simple with 2 nested styles or 2 grep styles!

(^/)

[Jongware]

You cannot format the Wingdings arrow (triangle) if there is not already a character for it. And it must be the correct Wingdings character too.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi Jongware,

Obviously, not truly easy with Wingdings! … but with Wingdings 3. Personally, I won't do it! [just for comment]

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[stekker]

hi,

there is an TAB before the arrow.

see below:

I use Wingdings 3 for the arrow. is that OK?or rather not?

the previous typesetter used this, so I have to follow his example...

grretings,

K

[Sandee Cohen · Accepted solution]

As long as you can type in the up/down arrows into the text, you can format it easily, I can do it with a Nested style and a GREP Style.

Then create two GREP styles. One for the Arrow up and the other for the arrow down. These only apply the color.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Sandee,

If I clearly count: 3 nested styles and 2 grep styles! 

(^/)

[Sandee Cohen]

Math was never my strong suit. However, I didn't realize there's no tab after the arrow, so that would have to be adjusted.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Maybe Maths, but you're singing apparently well! Not me! 

[stekker]

thanks to all of you!

I think it's about time that I give myself a 'GREP-style course' as a X-maspresent...

or are there very useful sites or online courses?

k

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Sandee's solution is wrong in your case, simply because Zapf Dingbats has not this kind of glyph (it was just a sample for me!).

You just need 2 grep styles (as I said above) [I've chosen for the triangle "Minion Pro" basic font]:

If you want to play it with nested styles, just do it with 2 ones (as I said too above);

If you want to learn Grep, begin by reading Master Peter Kahrel's books:  Peter Kahrel - O'Reilly Media

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[stekker]

hi obi-wan,

thanks for your reply. I'll try it out.

but as I showed in my first example: the first part of my paragraph is bold 8,5 pt en the text behind the arrow is normal 7,5 pt.

so there's also a difference there.

your screenshots are very helpful. I see that you have the options: "jusau'à" and ''sur", which I don't seem to have in my dutch version. I have only 2:

which means "jusqu'à" and "au maximum".

did you create "sur" yourself?

greetings,

k

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

First, define a para style with settings as you only have the text after the triangle.

So: Meta Normal 7,5 pt.

Then, include more options in the 2 char styles you use:

Bold-Blue:  Meta Bold 8,5 pt

Minion Pro Triangle: Minion Pro 6 pt (sample)

On the last point:

(^/)

[stekker]

thanks obi,

strange translations in Indesign.