MICROSTATION-TEXT SPACING

Question

Hello, 
 I am using Microstation V8i SS2. 
 I am new to Microstation and trying to understand certain details concerning text. I have been working with the text editor and notice that whenever I add a space between text, sometimes I get a "1/64" and sometimes not. Also, spacing in the finished text appears odd, like larger than required spaces between text sometimes. What does the "1/64" mean and how do I get more even spacing between text?

Dean Burmeister · Accepted Answer

I would guess that is the way the font was built. Note how close the N is to the I in "INVESTIG." Does the look improve if you change the font to Arial or Courier? Just as a test, I assume the font is required by the client. 
 
There is a setting for inter-character spacing, but that applies to everything. 
 
I still believe the 1/64 annoyance is not related to this.

Reginald Wallace · Answer

Very possible this is font specific, but can provide the font resource file that has the "font001" font? 
 
I found this in another discussion where this was brought up: 
 
 communities.bentley.com/.../170773 
 
MS_WORD_PROCESSOR_DISPLAY_RSC_USING_DEFAULT_FONT is kind of a failsafe mechanism, so it's not listed as a normal configuration variable. You can either manually define it in the CFG file of your choice, or you can go to Workspace > Configuration, click the New button, and define it to, for example, 1 (a generic value typically used when it only matters that something is defined, not what it's actually defined as). 
 
Setting this variable might workaround the issue but also I was wondering which version of Internet Explorer you both are using.

Reginald Wallace · Answer

This sounds like the fraction option is turned on under the text style settings. Go to Element>Text_Style pull-down menu. In the textstyle dialog under the "General" tab verify if the fractions option is turned on. You can toggle this option off to see if this changes the behavior. 
 
What text were you typing in when you got the "1/64"?