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Old 12-26-2008, 08:46 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
I think the default is the same as for any hyphenated word...
I just made a test file and you are right. I wonder if some default or functionality have changed recent versions of LaTeX. Or maybe it is just my memory that is broken



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That would, of course, be a great improvement. But there are two remaining "problems":

- If you are going to use a small screen or a large font, the lines are going to be shorter than what's usual in printed books.

- If top-quality typography is desired, one has sometimes to add some manual tweaks here and there, or even rewrite a passage (to avoid long, hyphenated words, to add a couple of lines and prevent a widow...). This is fine if you are going to typeset once and for all, but it's not feasible for a reflowable text.

Both these things mean, in my opinion, that for ebooks one has to allow for more flexibility and be a bit more permissive than with printed books. Still, I agree there's room for improvement and we should try to get the best possible result.
I agree.

I think you have to accept a certain amount of underfull and overfull hboxes. But wouldn't it be fun to have counters for underfull and overfull hboxes displayed when reading the text...
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