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diff --git a/help/C/pref-profile-char-width.page b/help/C/pref-profile-char-width.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..473f8d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/pref-profile-char-width.page @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="task" + id="pref-profile-char-width"> + + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="index#advanced"/> + <link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/> + <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-09-08" status="review"/> + <revision version="0.2" pkgversion="3.34" date="2020-01-04" status="review"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> + <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> + <years>2014</years> + </credit> + <!--<credit type="copyright editor"> + <name></name> + <email></email> + <years></years> + </credit>--> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <desc>Display ambiguous-width characters as wide instead of narrow.</desc> + + </info> + + <title>Characters look too narrow</title> + + <p>Some characters, such as some Greek letters and Asian logograms, can take + up either one or two cells in a terminal window. These characters are often + referred to as <em>ambiguous characters</em>. By default, these characters + are displayed with a narrow width in <app>Terminal</app>, which looks better + in situations where perfect layout is important, such as in ASCII art. You + can change your profile preferences to display ambiguous characters as wide, + which can be better if you are reading running prose.</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Open the <gui style="tab">Compatibility</gui> tab.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Set <gui>Ambiguous-width characters</gui> to <gui>Wide</gui>.</p> + </item> + </steps> + +</page> |