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Originally Posted by ElaHuguet
@Ath:
You're the pickiest typesetter I've met, more so than me even (which is saying a lot, lol), I'd love to have your opinion on the file.
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Are you sure about this? (Donning combat cap ...)
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which is vertical/page justification, so that when it fixes widows/orphans, it doesn't leave an empty line or two at the bottom?
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I don't know of any automatic tool, though I don't see any reason why one couldn't be written. I typically try: (a) look for paragraphs with very long last lines -- and change spacing to allow wider spaces -- may give you a line more; (b) look for paragraphs with short last lines -- and try to squeeze spacing -- loses one a line; (c) make column a little wider -- 1 pt is invisible, and 2 pt is difficult to see. That together with (a) and (b) tends to do the trick. If not, add an empty line at previous heading/subjeading. If nothing works, accept it. (Tweaking line spacing is a no-no: it's far too noticeable.)
For (a) and (b), dependning on tool, I also try tweaked paragraph setups. For instance, if normal para allows space in range 80% to 133% with 100% as default, using 75%-95%-120% may shorten it, and 85%-105%-135% may make it longer. Tweaking spaces manually (changing a word space to something narrower, or vice versa) can also help. But at some point, enough is enough.