Re: Features needed for high-end DTP apps

[Amaury Jacquot <sxpert esitcom org>]

On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 05:28:31PM +0200, Soeren Sandmann wrote:
> Damon Chaplin <damon kendo fsnet co uk> writes:
> 
> > How does TeX's 'glue' relate to the min/max char/word space options in
> > XPress? We should consider InDesign's justification model as well.
> 
> When the line is justified, each glob of glue is expanded or shrunk an
> amount proportional to its expand and shrink potential. TeX uses globs
> of glue as inter-word spacing, but doesn't allow expanding the space
> between characters.
> 
> > Hmm. I didn't know that characters can change when words are hyphenated.
> > I suppose the hyphenation dictionary should contain this extra
> > information where needed. How many words is this needed for?

Also, (I have indesign here) there is a setting that allows for
shrinking the font horizontally on one entire line in case the last word
a) can't be hyphenated at a practical location
b) the word would hang only a little (expressed in a percentage of the
line width) off the side of the column
the shinking allows for the entire line to fit in the column and its
almost not visible.

Amaury