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Which font expansion parameters are ideal for different fonts?
Following up on this question Set font expansion so that distortion is not noticeable I think a list of fonts and their respective ideal stretch and shrink parameters is missing. This would be a great ...
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Should I load microtype with pdflatex?
Should I always load the microtype package with pdflatex?
Could it produce unwanted effects a naive user (like me) might ignore?
Are there any known issues as for compatibility with other packages?
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Letterspacing titles with LuaLaTeX
I'm using LuaLaTeX to write my thesis and I've been learning about typography thanks to Robert Bringhurst's "The elements of typographic style". Problem is I can't replicate the letterspacing used in ...
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Mimicking the Microtype documentation
One of the nicest LaTeX examples I have seen is the Microtype documentation.
The .dtx file is available here and I have been trying to recreate a document looking like this. Unfortunately it's not ...
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Set font expansion so that distortion is not noticeable
In a comment to The kerning option of microtype Karl Karlsson writes:
Most of the typographers agree, that Font expansion distorts the font.
Personally, I see it, and I agree - the distortion is ...
