Bowerbird@aol.com wrote:
marcello said:
If we want to eliminate the widows and clubs we must - include `stretchability' in the leading or - have a ragged bottom.
paper-books use the first solution, almost exclusively. so that's the one you want.
"When you are typesetting a document that spans several pages, it's generally best to define \baselineskip so that it cannot stretch or shrink, because that will give more uniformity to pages. A small variation in the distance between baselines -- say only half a point -- can make a substantial difference in the appearence of the type, since it significantly affects the proportion of white to black." ---- Donald E. Knuth, The TeXbook This is my authority. Now I'd like to know yours.
in a purely automated process, copy-fitting is automated.
well, my program controls for widows and orphans, as well as bottom-balancing page-spreads, and yes, it allows the person to change fonts, pagesize, etc.
Man, what are you still doing here? Go sell your wonder program to the big publishing houses and make millions! -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster@gutenberg.org