Editing mojikumi settings


    You must create a new mojikumi set to change mojikumi settings. In a new mojikumi set, you can edit the settings for spacing that you use a lot, such as the spacing between a period and subsequent opening parenthesis. For example, you might create an interview format in which you want to have an em dash before a question, and answers enclosed in parentheses.

To create a new mojikumi set:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Choose Type > Mojikumi Settings.
    • Choose Mojikumi Settings from the Mojikumi Set pop-up menu in the Paragraph palette.
  2. Click New in the Mojikumi Settings dialog box.
  3. Enter a name for the new mojikumi set, specify the existing set on which the new set will be based, and click OK.
  4. Choose Use Percentage (%) or Bu from the Units pop-up menu.
  5. Specify Desired, Minimum, and Maximum values for each option. The Minimum value is used to compress lines for kinsoku (specify a value less than the Desired value). The Maximum value is used to spread lines for fully justified text (specify a value greater than the Desired value).
  6. Tip iconDepending on the character type, you can specify the same values for Desired, Minimum, and Maximum if you don't want to change the spacing.

  7. Click Save or OK to save the settings. Click Cancel if you don't want to save the settings.
  8. Tip iconWhen you compose Japanese text with a lot of half-width spaces or roman parentheses, problems relating to text composition increase. We recommend that you avoid using roman parentheses, and use full-width parentheses for Japanese composition. Only use roman parentheses when using relatively long English sentences in Japanese text, or when a more serious problem results if you don't use roman parentheses.

To export a mojikumi set:

    In the Mojikumi Settings dialog box, click Export. Select a location for the file, enter a file name, and click Save.

    Illustrator saves the file in MJK format.

To import a mojikumi set:

    In the Mojikumi Settings dialog box, click Import. Select an MJK file, and click Open.

To delete a mojikumi set:

    In the Mojikumi Settings dialog box, choose a mojikumi set from the Mojikumi pop-up menu, and click Delete. All the text to which the mojikumi set was applied will return to default settings.

    Note: You cannot delete predefined mojikumi sets.