Oct 22, 2011 05:56
12 yrs ago
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Deutsch term
Vereinigte Staaten
Professional experience
Native in: Englisch (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch
LW (abbreviation)
Deutsch > Englisch
Sonstige
Druck und Satz, Verlagswesen
font, line spacing, print settings
Here is the context:
Arial 10 pt, ZAB 13 pt, LW 0
This appears in a corporate handbook of print styles for various items such as faxes, letters, memos, etc.
ZAB is line spacing. What is LW?
Arial 10 pt, ZAB 13 pt, LW 0
This appears in a corporate handbook of print styles for various items such as faxes, letters, memos, etc.
ZAB is line spacing. What is LW?
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 5 | character spacing |
Matthew Fisher (X)
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| 5 +4 | Laufweite = tracking / letter-spacing |
Nicole Schnell
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Change log
Oct 22, 2011 16:31: Nicole Schnell changed "Field (specific)" from "Allgemeines/Konversation/Grußworte/Briefe" to "Druck und Satz, Verlagswesen"
Proposed translations
36 Min.
Selected
character spacing
LW is the abbreviation for Laufweite. The Wikipedia article on Laufweite has a picture showing how this typographic setting is used in OpenOffice (which is similar to Microsoft Office). The corresponding setting in an English edition of Microsoft Word 2003, for example, would be "character spacing".
In the context of fine typography, Laufweite would be translated as "letterspacing", or perhaps "tracking". But a corporate handbook which specifies Arial as the font is surely referring to a word processor setting, for which the term is "character spacing".
In the context of fine typography, Laufweite would be translated as "letterspacing", or perhaps "tracking". But a corporate handbook which specifies Arial as the font is surely referring to a word processor setting, for which the term is "character spacing".
Example sentence:
A character spacing of zero is neither expanded nor condensed.
Titles are sometimes set with expanded character spacing.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I know the technical term is what is specified in the other answer with many 'agrees', but for a corporate handbook for users, only character spacing would be understood by the lay person audience. But I do indeed thank everyone for your input and expertise."
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29 Min.
Nicole Schnell
Vereinigte Staaten
Vereinigte Staaten
Native in Deutsch
Works in field
Vereinigte Staaten
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: Deutsch
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch
Related KudoZ points
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147
Laufweite = tracking / letter-spacing
"Laufweite
Die Laufweite bezeichnet den Abstand zwischen den Zeichen einer Schrift."
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufweite
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"Letter-spacing
In typography, letter-spacing, also called tracking, refers to the amount of space between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text.
Letter-spacing can be confused with kerning. Letter-spacing refers to the overall spacing of a word or block of text affecting its overall density and texture. Kerning is a term applied specifically to the spacing adjustment of two particular characters to correct for visually uneven spacing. Kerning adjusts the letters closer together (negative spacing), tracking adjusts the letters further apart (positive spacing)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter-spacing
CL 5 because these are terms that I have been using in my profession for more than 27 years.
Die Laufweite bezeichnet den Abstand zwischen den Zeichen einer Schrift."
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufweite
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"Letter-spacing
In typography, letter-spacing, also called tracking, refers to the amount of space between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text.
Letter-spacing can be confused with kerning. Letter-spacing refers to the overall spacing of a word or block of text affecting its overall density and texture. Kerning is a term applied specifically to the spacing adjustment of two particular characters to correct for visually uneven spacing. Kerning adjusts the letters closer together (negative spacing), tracking adjusts the letters further apart (positive spacing)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter-spacing
CL 5 because these are terms that I have been using in my profession for more than 27 years.
Peer comment(s):
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: yes, I remember you were an expert in the printing field!
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Thanks, Ingeborg! Please have a nice weekend! :-)
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Murad AWAD
: Ja richtig.
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Thanks, Murad AWAD! Please have a nice weekend, too!
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British Diana
: This will get me a nice weekend as well, I guess?
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Definitely! :-) Thanks and please have a great Sunday! :-)
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Didier Martiny
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