Adobe ENCORE 2 Manual page 105

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Text anti-alias options
Anti-aliasing smooths the jagged edges of text by softening the color transition between the edge pixels of the
characters and the background pixels. Anti-aliasing applies to all the characters in the text block. (To apply anti-
aliasing, see "To change the attributes of characters, words, or paragraphs" on page 97.)
Anti-aliasing options in Character panel
The Text Antialias Mode option in the Character panel has five possible settings:
Turns off anti-aliasing for all characters in the text block.
None
Slightly reduces the jagged edges of the characters, applying the minimal amount of anti-aliasing.
Sharp
Sharpens the edges of the characters.
Crisp
Makes the characters appear heavier.
Strong
Makes the characters appear smoother by softening the transition between the edge pixels and the
Smooth
background.
Asian text options
The Character panel includes several options for formatting Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) characters (also
known as double-byte or multibyte characters). You can toggle the display of these options within the panel by
choosing Show Asian Text Options from the Character Panel menu. (The Character panel menu contains additional
options for Asian text. To apply the Asian text options, see "To change the attributes of characters, words, or
paragraphs" on page 97.)
Asian text options in Character panel
Reduces the space around a character by the specified percentage. Adobe Encore DVD reduces the spacing
Tsume
around both sides of the character equally. The greater the percentage, the tighter the compression between
characters. At 100% (the maximum value), there is no space between the character's bounding box and its em box.
Determines line breaks in Japanese type. Characters that cannot begin a line or end a line are known
Kinsoku Shori
as kinsoku characters. Adobe Encore DVD includes weak and maximum kinsoku sets. The option None turns off
the use of kinsoku shori. The options JIS Weak or JIS Maximum prevent the following characters from beginning or
ending a line: