Creating bullet points

[johne53]

I created this web page which includes some bullet points. I managed to sort out the hanging indent requirement by reading the help file - but for the bullet point graphic I just used a character from my Windows Character Map.

Because the bullet point is just a plain old ASCII character, I'm conscious of the fact that it probably won't look the same on someone else's system. On my (English + Windows) system it looks like a forward facing arrow head - but presumably it might look totally different on a non-English system or a non-Windows system.

Apart from using a number for the bullet index, are there any recommendations for creating bullet points so they'll look the same across different platforms?

[covoxer]

The characters you had used for this page will look correctly on all systems except for those that have no such character in the font. You had used Unicode character, not ASCII. It's code is 9658.

[cursor]

Consider grouping the bullet (text) so that it will be exported as a graphic.

[gwpriester]

You can also use Ctrl Alt B to create a bullet. There are several other symbols that can be created this way including the copyright symbol © using Ctrl Alt C. There are others listed in the Help file (I think).

[johne53]

Consider grouping the bullet (text) so that it will be exported as a graphic.

I tried that approach today. Here's the web page we were originally talking about.

Up near the top, there's some text that says "AAF support for Indamixx and Ardour". If I group that text it gets exported as a graphic, exactly as I expected. However, if I try to group any other text, it still gets exported as text. What could I be doing wrong

Might it be something to do with the text elements being in the same layer? Can you only have one group per layer or something?

[cursor]

The line of text that you're referencing has no bullet. Are you still wondering how to get universally predictable graphic bullets?

[johne53]

No, I think that's already been answered (Ctrl+Alt+B ?). I was just wondering why, when I grouped my text, it didn't get converted to a graphic...

[zaphodeist]

...Might it be something to do with the text elements being in the same layer? Can you only have one group per layer or something?

You can have as many text groups as you like on the same layer

[Spinny]

I managed to sort out the hanging indent requirement by reading the help file

My digging around, reading and forum searching didn't work out so well for me. Am I correct in concluding the way to get bulleted (and numerically indexed) text to indent properly along the left margin is to create the text area for the text itself with the desired left margin, then manually add a separate text or object area to represent the actual number or bullet, and manually position it to appear in the correct place?

Apart from coding the list in an HTML placeholder, that is.

[cursor]

Turn the ruler on, set the indent, use tabs ... and type away.