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Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved

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In article <isw-F748A2.21475821032015@news-roam.garlic.com>, isw
<isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <cn57lpF64i7U2@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > On 2015-03-21, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> > > In article <cn3qqpFqcqnU1@mid.individual.net>,
> > >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > >> On 2015-03-20, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> > >> > 
> > >> > Interestingly, the Language & Text/Text option to automatically
> > >> > replace "big" fractions with "small" ones (multiple characters with
> > >> > a single one) *does not work* if the fraction uses a fraction slash.
> > >> 
> > >> That makes sense.
> > >
> > > I hope you're making a funny. I just did a bug report to Apple about it.
> > 
> > I had assumed you were making reference to the System Preferences >
> > Keyboard > Text panel, where you can enter your own substitutions; but
> > now after re-reading, it seems like there is a specific setting
> > somewhere to replace fractions. I don't see that option in this
> > panel on my Mac Pro running 10.10 though:
> > <http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=20u5nnk&s=8>
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> 
> You're looking in the wrong place. Try System Preferences/Language & 
> Text/Text.

It may depend on what version of OS X you're using ... Apple sometimes
moves things (or renames them) when they release new OS versions.

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Searching for "fraction slash" isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-19 20:37 -0700
  Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-20 18:22 +1200
    Re: Searching for "fraction slash" isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 10:59 -0700
  Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-19 22:36 -0700
  Re: Searching for "fraction slash" Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 13:48 +0000
    Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 15:08 -0700
      Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-20 16:40 -0700
        Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-21 13:19 +1200
          Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-20 18:08 -0700
        Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:21 -0700
      Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 00:03 +0000
        Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:20 -0700
          Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 12:48 +0000
            Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-21 21:47 -0700
              Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 18:00 +1200
              Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 12:15 +0000
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-22 08:39 -0700
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 15:47 +0000
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 02:54 +0000
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 16:51 +1300
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-22 21:42 -0700
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 13:25 +0000
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 13:23 +0000
                Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-22 21:27 -0700
      Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-21 13:19 +1200
        Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-20 20:16 -0700
          Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-21 12:40 +0000
          Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 09:57 +1200
            Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-03-21 22:09 -0700
              Re: Searching for "fraction slash" -- solved Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-22 19:19 +1200

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