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1. Re: How to use bullet number characters in a list?
P Spier Nov 13, 2010 3:21 AM (in response to Geert DD)There are real number fonts that look like this that can be used with a real numbered list.
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2. Re: How to use bullet number characters in a list?
Geert DD Nov 13, 2010 3:48 AM (in response to P Spier)Okay, I found one: Fyra. This works fine for lists up to nine bullets.
On MyFonts.com I found more similar fonts, and they're set up like this:
The numbers 1-0 reside on the standard keys. Two digit numbers 01-99 can be composed out of left and right half circles by using (lowercase) ‘abcdefghij’ for the first digit (left half circle) and ‘lmnopqrstu’ for the second digit (right half circle). The critical pairs (all combinations with 1) can be found in various places. Type ‘!’ for 10, ‘#’ for 11, '$‘ 12, ’%‘ for 13, ’&‘ for 14, ’(‘ for 15, ’)‘ for 16, ’*‘ for 17, ’+‘ for 18, ’,‘ for 19, ’-‘ for 21, ’.‘ for 31, ’/‘ for 41, ’:‘ for 51, ’;‘ for 61, ’?' for 81, ‘_’ for 91.
For manual insertion, that works fine. It seems impossible to automate, though.
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3. Re: How to use bullet number characters in a list?
P Spier Nov 13, 2010 4:45 AM (in response to Geert DD)Well, yes, multidigit numbers can be a problem (anthing over 10 is missing in Wingdings, too). Do you need to go past 9?
There are some tricks you can use anchoring a filled elliptical frame to the start of the paragraph so it overlaps the number and change the blend mode (to get the knoced out type you would use a character syle for the numbers that sets it to [Paper] and fill the ellips with [Black] then set the blending mode to overlay). The ellipse can be saved with an object style that includes the positioning for the anchored object and the blend mode, and it can be inserted uing Find/Change and GREP (Find any character at the start of the paragagraph and replace with formatted clipboard [put the ellips onthe clipbaord first] and found text) at the start of any paragraph that uses a paragraph style that includes numbering, but again, once you get past single digits alignment is going to become an issue.
I've also seen some tricks with custom underlines, I think, though I don't remember off the top of my head how they were done.
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4. Re: How to use bullet number characters in a list?
Marijan Tompa Nov 13, 2010 5:14 AM (in response to Geert DD)Hey!
What do you say about this:
It's done with simple Character Style and Underline
Also, you have to insert space before and after number to get rounded underline working.
Here is my Character Style settings:
Hope that helps!
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tomaxxi
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5. Re: How to use bullet number characters in a list?
peter at knowhowpro Nov 13, 2010 8:38 AM (in response to Geert DD)Geert DD wrote:
Okay, I found one: Fyra. This works fine for lists up to nine bullets.
On MyFonts.com I found more similar fonts, and they're set up like this:
The numbers 1-0 reside on the standard keys. Two digit numbers 01-99 can be composed out of left and right half circles by using (lowercase) ‘abcdefghij’ for the first digit (left half circle) and ‘lmnopqrstu’ for the second digit (right half circle). The critical pairs (all combinations with 1) can be found in various places. Type ‘!’ for 10, ‘#’ for 11, '$‘ 12, ’%‘ for 13, ’&‘ for 14, ’(‘ for 15, ’)‘ for 16, ’*‘ for 17, ’+‘ for 18, ’,‘ for 19, ’-‘ for 21, ’.‘ for 31, ’/‘ for 41, ’:‘ for 51, ’;‘ for 61, ’?' for 81, ‘_’ for 91.
For manual insertion, that works fine. It seems impossible to automate, though.
However you achieve the result manually, I don't think that lists will number automatically, because these are graphics, not true numbers.
A Google search for "circled number fonts" without quotes returned a lot of links, but none seems to have great confidence. Perhaps other search terms will find the magic "bullet" you are looking for.
You can ease the pain a bit by creating a set of the numbers you need and storing them in an InDesign library or simply a standard InDesign file, then copy and paste when you need them.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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