Geraint North wrote:
> I'm attempting to insert a sensible continuation character for program
> listings. I don't want to use "\" or "...", since there is a risk that
> the reader of the document would misinterpret those as characters to be
> typed.
>
> So the effect I'm going for is this:
>
> http://geraintnorth.com/verbatim_break_lines.png
>
> In that mock-up, I have three lines of text, all of which break. The
> arrow indicates that the line is continued.
>
> The Courier typeface doesn't provide the symbols that I want, so I'd
> ideally like to be able to insert the hyphenation character in the
> ZapfDingbats typeface.
WHich assumes all your readers have that font available?
the \ character is (IMHO) far more generally used for this purpose.
If you add a note as to its use prior to the first usage in the document
you may save trouble for readers and clarify any misunderstandings.
regards
--
Dave Pawson
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http://www.dpawson.co.uk
