On 7.1.2012 09:57, ext Dave Kemper wrote:
The following is written in the context of typesetting a primarily
continuous-prose work such as a novel.
Some time ago, Steve Izma eloquently posted
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2004-03/msg00091.html) on why
orphans are fine and widows
Hi,
Sverre Slotte wrote:
The web-page http://troff.org/macros.html has (under the To Do
section) this interesting entry:
The -mpm Macro Package B. W. Kernighan and C. J. Van Wyk. Describes
the -mpm macros, a version of -ms that does automatic page balancing.
It was used and acknowledged
Hi.
On Sat, Jan 07, 2012, Pierre-Jean wrote:
Dave Kemper saint.s...@gmail.com wrote:
In professionally typeset novels, when a page is shortened by
one line to eliminate a widow on the following page, bottom-line
alignment is handled in one of two ways (at least, in the novels
where I've
On 08/01/12 08:31:40, Peter Schaffter wrote:
So, dealing with orphans by changing the line spacing, is just
a no other choice solution. You should prefer dealing with
interword and interletter spaces.
Correct. The shortening or lengthening of paragraphs to avoid
widows and orphans
On 07-Jan-2012 Robert Thorsby wrote:
On 08/01/12 08:31:40, Peter Schaffter wrote:
So, dealing with orphans by changing the line spacing, is just
a no other choice solution. You should prefer dealing with
interword and interletter spaces.
Correct. The shortening or lengthening of
On 08/01/12 09:59:46, ted.hard...@wlandres.net wrote:
I've been hesitating about joining in, because (as is
already beginning to emerge) it is potentially a complex
question; and also the kind of solution which should be
preferred is a question of taste, convention, or context,
as well as
On Sun, Jan 08, 2012, Robert Thorsby wrote:
Is there an alternative method that is better/faster/cleaner than
the use of complementary values for \s and \H? For example,
Track kerning, via the .tk request, and word spacing via .ss.
Changing what used to be called the set size of your type (ie
On Sun, Jan 08, 2012, Robert Thorsby wrote:
As everyone knows, when the discussion turns to tracking,
typesetting has assumed the mantle of a black art.
Not really, or, if it is a black art, then it's an essential one
to master, possibly _the_ essential one. No matter where I have
worked,
On Saturday 07 Jan 2012 22:59:46 Ted Harding wrote:
Just a few somewhat random thoughts. I've been through this
sort of thing too often for it to be easy or quick to summarise!
I remember reading (on this list) a PHD thesis by Han The Thanh (of pdfTEX
fame) on micro typography, although the
On 08-Jan-2012 Deri James wrote:
On Saturday 07 Jan 2012 22:59:46 Ted Harding wrote:
Just a few somewhat random thoughts. I've been through this
sort of thing too often for it to be easy or quick to summarise!
I remember reading (on this list) a PHD thesis by Han The Thanh
(of pdfTEX fame)
I remember reading (on this list) a PHD thesis by Han The Thanh (of
pdfTEX fame) on micro typography, although the original is now a
dead link I think I've found it here:-
http://www.pragma-ade.com/pdftex/thesis.pdf
Many thought provoking ideas.
All his ideas (or rather, Hermann Zapf's
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