Diamond-Shaped Glyphs instead of Bullets

[P***@adobeforums.com]

I'm using CS2, Student Edition, with the most current update, on Windows XP SP2. I want to use a diamond-shaped glyph instead of a bullet, and I want to use color. All the diamond-shaped glyphs are hollow, and so when I apply color only the outline is affected. Is there a way to fill a hollow glyph with color? Thanks for any suggestions or guidance.--Pat Wallace

[Ramón_G_Castañ]

Which application? InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop?

Which font?

What platform, Macintosh or Windows.

This sounds more like an application-specific question rather than a typography issue.

[Ramón_G_Castañ]

The short answer is to use a font that has a solid glyph instead of a hollow one.

[D***@adobeforums.com]

I want to use a diamond-shaped glyph instead of a bullet, and I want to
use color.




Am I right in guessing you are a student, Pat? Cause I am going into lecture mode (ignore if you are an experienced designer).

What is the reason for the bullet? If you select an unusual shape and/or color, you are drawing attention to the bullet, beyond what it already demands. Is there a reason for this? Is the glyph used more important than the words that follow it? Is there some reason you want to pull the eye to the bullets, and away from other things on the page?

These are the kinds of questions that an experienced designer asks at every phase of the job. On some occasions they will say yes to them, and use the color or special glyph. More often they will not.

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Another way of looking at this is that the specific punctuation should be seen as the messenger, not the message.

Neil

[D***@adobeforums.com]

Zapf Dingbats has a filled diamond character, Unicode 2666. You'll find it between the Clubs and Hearts glyphs in InDesign's Glyphs palette/panel.

Dave

[M***@adobeforums.com]

Pat, the answer to your question is that a given glyph cannot be "filled." But the glyphs at your disposal will vary from one typeface to another. So try Zapf Dingbats or another font that includes a filled diamond glyph.

[P***@adobeforums.com]

Thanks Dave and Michael, I'll check it out.--Pat

[D***@adobeforums.com]

And note that CS2 does not describe the application you are using. You can do different things in AI, Photoshop, and perhaps InDesign to get the effect you want. Ask how in the forum for that program.