On 27/03/14 13:41:32, Doug McIlroy wrote:
Neither column of the side-by-side display looks very good to me. The
normal-spacing column is definitely thin. The reduced-spaceing column
is patchy--thick in places and thin (by comparison) in others. I
prefer unjustified text to either. Besides having more uniform
density, it offers landmarks--the profile of the right margin--to
help the eye maintain vertical focus. Justification of narrow columns
is a kind of circus trick, like that of the dog in Dr. Johnson's
famous quip. [Google Johnson "hinder legs"]
With respect, Doug, I think you are missing the point.
The debate about whether ragged text is to be preferred to justified is
for another time. The discussion here is about what is the better
method (or best method) to be used for justifying text.
Many people prefer ragged text, and that is fine. But there are
occasions when justifying text is necessary. For those cases let us
find the method of doing so that is good/better/best.
Robert
