Adding space between punctuation and superscript with GREP

I would solve the problem (and in fact use this method in every book I typeset), but using kerning.

Peter Kahrel has a kerning script: https://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/kern.html

I also talk about this on a video that I did on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4YPcTK91xw

Hi,

Simplistically:

• Insert a Grep style:

[”‘!](?=~j\d)

char Style: “tracking +200” (sample)

• Then just play this regex:

Find: [”‘!](?=\d)
Replace by: $0~j

Best,
Michel, for FRIdNGE

Yes, unfortunately Peter Kahrel’s script doesn’t work with different fonts. I may have a different solution for you with another script. I will try and remember to check that for you.

so I checked my older kerning script which is no where near as efficient as Peter’s and unfortunately that won’t solve your problem so your “cheat” was the best solution.

As Jacquouille la Fripoulle [“Okay! ……”] in the movie “The Visitors” or Gaston Lagaffe [“M’enfin! …”] in the comic strip of the same name, I thought Raphael would launch his famous call: ” Akiwa! … “, but not this time! ;-)

Simplistic view:

Adjust the kerning value between ” or ‘ or ! and a number when the font used is Arial and the number is superscript!

// by FRIdNGE [October 2018]

//————————————————–
var myFindWhat = “[”‘!]\\d”,
myAppliedFont = “Arial”,
myKerning = 500,
myCharPosition = Position.SUPERSCRIPT;
//————————————————–

app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = myFindWhat;
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedFont = myAppliedFont;
myFound = app.activeDocument.findGrep();
var F = myFound.length, f,
myCounter = 0;
for ( f = 0; f < F ; f++ ) {
if ( myFound[f].insertionPoints[1].kerningValue != myKerning && myFound[f].characters[1].position == myCharPosition ) {
myFound[f].insertionPoints[1].kerningValue = myKerning;
myCounter++
}
}
app.findGrepPreferences = null;

alert(“Done! … [” + myCounter + “]\rby FRIdNGE, october 2018”)

Have a good day! ;-)