Open type fractions

[t***@adobeforums.com]

I am using Warnock Pro in my text. There are some fractions which I need to set. Why are only basic fractions such as 1/2 recognised in the open type fly out menu and not others such as 7/10. There must be an automated way of setting these as well rather than tweaking the numerator and denominator separately and then adjusting kerning between the numerals and stroke?

Can any one enlighten me on this? thanks.

[S***@adobeforums.com]

There's no automatic way. Select the 7 and choose Opentype > Numerator, then select the 10 and choose Opentype > Denominator. if you're setting a lot of fractions you can make Character Styles and give them shortcuts.

[t***@adobeforums.com]

That's what I thought although I found that the process is slightly easier through the glyphs palette where you can select the numerator and denominator options and double click to insert the ones you want. When you have done this once you can change the numerators and denominators locally. You can also insert the solidus(slash) via the glyphs palette without having to mess around with kerning.

[D***@adobeforums.com]

John,

That OTF Fraction feature will do the job for a suitably endowed OTF font. Warnock Pro isn't one of them.

Dave

[J***@adobeforums.com]

Well, actually, the feature you want is the "fraction" feature in the Opentype menu: select the numbers you want turned into a fraction and apply the fraction feature, or us a character styles as Scott says.

Just note: you can't just leave the fraction feature on for all text, because it will format "whole numbers" as if they were fractions; only it apply to the fractions you want.

[J***@adobeforums.com]

Oops! I didn't check that: I thought it was!

But of course you're right: one-half, quarters, thirds and eighths can be handled with the fraction feature, but that seems to be it; others have to be built as Scott describes.

[D***@adobeforums.com]

I started to post the same message as you and then it occurred to me to check.

Here's a useful reference on this topic:

<http://indesignsecrets.com/download-our-guide-to-opentype-fractions.php>

Dave