On Fri, 2004-11-05 at 10:53, Timothy Pick wrote:
LaTeX wraps at 66 characters.
However, if I recall correctly that 66 character count does not include spaces (which are not characters as far as TeX is concerned). You also have to factor in the difference between a monospace font[1], which we are talking about when we say â72 charactersâ, and a proportional font that LaTeX and Web browsers use [2].
The actual line-breaking algorithm in TeX is a bit more complex than âbreak at 66 charactersâ, as characters are added and removed from lines to achieve the best overall look for the document. Packages, such as
You are right. I guess the 66 is more of an average or rule of thumb than a limit, since tex does other stuff (like hyphenation at proper places and justification etc). I do remember counting characters of a few lines of a book and other things when I read that and they did seem to be close to this number. Can't remember if I counted the spaces or not...
Cheers, Tim
