No space inside Brakets or punctuation marks...

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Guys, sorry for this ... I know this is a really MINOR thing BUT ... Is it possible to set Studio so that it does NOT put a white space between punctuation marks, brakets&Co? I do not know in english, but in Italian is it wrong to write " word " ... it should be "word". So &laquo;this one is correct&raquo; and &laquo;_this one is not_&raquo;. 
 I use Quick insert quite a lot but every time I have to remove internal spaces

Can we set this somewhere in Studio and fix this little thing? 
 Many thanks. Pietro

Nora Díaz · Accepted Answer

Hi Pietro, 
 Regarding the filetype, have you updated your Studio to the latest CU? Go to Help - Check for Updates. 
 I agree with Paul: creating QuickInserts for what you have shown in your list might not be a good investment of your time, as they are bound to each filetype and you can easily get those characters in other ways. If you love customizations (as do I), then my suggestion would be to use AutoHotkey instead for this specific need. An AutoHotkey script will work across all filetypes and is easy to grow and customize. 
 For example, you could type the letters qt (or any letter combination of your choosing) and have the quotation pair be inserted and move the cursor inside the quotation mark pair, or type the letters num and have that be changed to N.&ordm;.

I'm attaching a script with these two hotstrings to get you started, along with instructions on how to use it. Autohotkey script.zip

Nora Díaz · Answer

You're using the French quotes QuickInsert, which is preset to have the necessary spaces. You can create your own custom QuickInserts, with any characteristics you'd like. 
 
 You will need to close and then reopen your file to see the new QuickInsert element in the ribbon.

Paul · Answer

PIETRO SFERRINO 
 In addition to the suggestion from Nora Díaz this might be helpful: 
 https://multifarious.filkin.com/2014/02/23/quicker-inserts/

Paul · Answer

PIETRO SFERRINO said: I will try to do a custom char-list for that kind of files and I will see ... But it really takes time ... 
 PIETRO SFERRINO 
 Yes, it does take time, so why would you even do it? It makes some sense for some things like tag pairs (although AHK will manage this as well), and you only have one of those in your list. But for placeables there are much better ways to handle it that will work across all filetypes. 
 What's more if you have any problems with Studio and need to do a reset (it happens!) you'll need to repeat the process for each filetype, or at the very least import the customised filetypes if you are backing them up? Please do back them up!

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No space inside Brakets or punctuation marks...

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