Re: a question of hyphenation policy

2024-08-29 Thread G. Branden Robinson
Hi Robert, At 2024-08-30T16:29:03+1000, Robert Thorsby wrote: > I wouldn't call myself a typographer but I refuse to allow hyphens to > break, usually via '.hy 0' or by using '\%'. I then kern the tripe out > of any offending line, often using Ted Harding's "poor man's kerning" > trick. Ooh, that

Re: a question of hyphenation policy

2024-08-29 Thread Robert Thorsby
Hi Branden, On 30/8/24 15:22, G. Branden Robinson wrote: I need guidance from real typographers. GNU troff has long borne the following feature. I presume that this is configurable because it becomes uncomfortable for the reader to see a river of hyphens at the right margin. My question is: s

a question of hyphenation policy

2024-08-29 Thread G. Branden Robinson
I need guidance from real typographers. GNU troff has long borne the following feature. groff(7): .hlm Set the consecutive automatically hyphenated line limit to -1 (the default), meaning “no limit”. .hlm n Set the consecutive automatically hyphenated line limi