>> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 16:48:29 +0000
>> From: Darrin Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: lyx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: widow and orphan control
>>
>> Is there a latex or lyx package of some kind that adds widow and orphan
>> control?
>>
>> Just in case I am not using standard words:
>>
>> widow: The last line of a paragraph containing seven or less characters.
>>
>> orphan: The last line of paragraph appearing as the first line in a
>> column.
>>
>> These are considered undesireable in some cases and I would like to know
>> if there is any latex or lyx way of automatically removing them.
>>
>> Darrin
>From a previous answer a similar question by Jean-Marc Lasgouttes:
> 1/ The default parameters used by the latex classes for widow/orphans
> might not be the right ones. What I've seen advised is:
> \widowpenalty=10000
> \clubpenalty=10000
> \raggedbottom
> [this should go in the preamble]
> 2/ If you set explicit vertical paragraph spaces, you should ensure
> that they contain enough elasticity. The default Medskip et al do have
> elasticity, '2em' does not.
Further information must be in the TeXBook, I guess, as these question
are basic typographic ones.
Regards
--
Jean-Pierre
