On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:30:19 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote: > I have the latest ConTeXt and am using mkii. > > One used to be able to reduce the spacing after an initial by by > typing “.\<space>”, but this no longer seems to work. Compare the > inter-word spacing in > > \starttext > A. E. Samuel\crlf > A.\ E.\ Samuel > > \stoptext > > If the is a difference here, I am having trouble seeing it; and on a > typeset page, the gaps after the initials just seem too big. > > In general, I find that the spacing after certain characters ---e.g., > “)”---has been increased of late. Is this in fact the case? Or should > I go back to my old glasses?
Have you tried: \starttext A. E. Samuel\crlf A.~E.~Samuel \stoptext ? Last time I tried, this one worked for me. David ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
