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!~

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: !~
 
Description: These characters will be printed as a tilde. Please remember that a single tilde is used for a non-breaking space.
 
Example: !~ becomes to ~
 
See: ~, Non-breaking spaces
 

!-

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: !-
 
Description: With these characters you can mark the positions of a word where UDO is allowed to split it up. The example shows how to mark the syllables of "syllabification".
 
Example: syl!-labi!-fi!-cation
 
See: !hyphen
 

!!

Type & position: special character(s), main part
 
Syntax: !!
 
Description: Double exclamation marks are used for splitting the cells of a table row and for multiple indices.
 
Example: !index Level 1 !! Level 2
 
See: Tables, Indices
 

!..

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: !..
 
Description: An exclamation mark followed by two points will be replaced by typographical three points if the destination format allows it to display them. If not UDO will replace them by three normal points.
 
Example: !.. is converted to ...
 

~

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ~
 
Description: The tilde is used for a non-breaking space inside the UDO syntax. If a tilde is used between words UDO won't split up them when breaking lines or calculating the justification.
 
Example: 42~DM, Dr.~Helmut Kohl
 
See: !~, Non-breaking spaces
 

""

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ""
 
Description: Two quotes in a row will be replaced by one typographical quote if the destination format supports typographical quotes. If it doesn't UDO will replace two quotes by one quote.
 
Example: "typographical quotes"
 
See: ("")
 

("")

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ("")
 
Description: If you want to print two quotes you have to insert them between brackets. If you don't UDO will replace the two quotes by a typographical quote.
 
See: ""
 

('')

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ('')
 
Description: If you want to print two apostrophes you have to insert them between brackets. If you don't UDO will replace the two apostrophes by a typographical apostrophe.
 
See: ''
 

(--)

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: (--)
 
Description: If you want to print two minus characters you have to insert them between brackets. If you don't UDO will replace the two minus characters by a short dash.
 
See: --, (---), Dashs
 

(---)

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: (---)
 
Description: If you want to print three minus characters you have to insert them between brackets. If you don't UDO will replace the three minus characters by a long dash.
 
See: ---, (--), Dachs
 

''

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ""
 
Description: Two apostrophes in a row will be replaced by one typographical apostrophe if the destination format supports typographical apostrophes. If it doesn't UDO will replace two apostrophes by one apostrophe.
 
Example: `typographical apostrophes'
 
See: ('')
 

--

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: --
 
Description: Two minus characters in a row will be replaced by a short dash if the destination format supports them. If the destination format doesn't support them UDO will print one normal minus character instead.
 
Example: A short – er, ah – dash.
 
See: (--), Dashs
 

---

Type & position: special character(s), preamble & main part
 
Syntax: ---
 
Description: Three minus characters in a row will be replaced by a long dash if the destination format supports them. If the destination format doesn't support them UDO will print one normal minus character instead.
 
Example: A long — er, ah – dash
 
See: (---), Dashs
 

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