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Spacing regressions
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David Kastrup |
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Spacing regressions |
Date: |
Wed, 01 May 2013 09:36:40 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Probably quite obvious: we have a number of spacing regressions causing
trouble right now. Particularly worryisome are the page layout
regressions: where is the point in "tighter spacing" if we fit less
rather than more material on the same page? Yes, I know there is some
point to it, but it is clear that we are currently having a few rather
heavy-handed regressions messing up things more than before.
The changed rest spacing is in and will need exposure. I am still not
finished with PostScript output (I finally found the "curveto" operator
which should help with somewhat better PDF-convertible PostScript if one
takes a single Bezier curve for each quartercircle of a rounded
rectangle. That loses the perfect circularity but we don't need it
anyway).
But what I am currently working on is basically Stencil::add_to_edge and
hspace/vspace and friends. Coming into shape reasonably nicely, but not
yet finished.
And in the afternoon I am leaving for Poland (one day short since I
booked the bus too late). I hope that I have the next iteration ready
by the end of next week anyway (returning on Monday).
At any rate, the way it is going I find by far our most important task
for 2.18 is getting the page breaking back into reliability. More
important than all microspacing problems which at least only have local
effects.
--
David Kastrup
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