[Jsesh-general] Re: Vertical position of small glyphs

[ROSMORDUC S. <ro...@iu...>]

pd a =E9crit :

> JSesh has always positioned short glyphs standing by themselves in a =20
> cadrat on the baseline.  (Most modern texts I have seen make them=20
> float  centered between the top line and the base line.  I went=20
> looking for  original images of horizontal writing but have not found=20
> enough to  determine which way is authentic.
>
> Is there a particular reason you use this non-symmetric convention?
>
> -Paul Dickson

In fact, you can meet both conventions in texts. JSesh's convention is=20
more faithfull to the usual rendering of texts whose original is in=20
hieratic; on the other hand, texts whose original is in hieroglyphs=20
would usually center signs (but then, "lone small signs" are unusual in=20
actual hieroglyphic texts, for cadrats would rather be filled).

You can however switch from "signs on baselines" to centered signs in=20
the "View" menu. I know it's probably not the better place, but I  will=20
correct this when I introduce a "text  layout" menu.
(It might also be subject to a preference settings).  As an aside, if=20
you feel some of the menu entries might get better names in english, or=20
if you want to correct my english in the documentations, feel free to do=20
so (probably by private mails, as most of those messages would be of=20
little interest for the generic JSesh mailing list reader).

Regards,

S. Rosmorduc