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diff --git a/doc/dw-line-breaking.doc b/doc/dw-line-breaking.doc index d1157cd7..ac4f61d6 100644 --- a/doc/dw-line-breaking.doc +++ b/doc/dw-line-breaking.doc @@ -259,7 +259,16 @@ text, hyphenation is differently (less) desirable; this effect can be achieved by enlarging the stretchability, which will lead to a smaller badness, and so make hyphenation less likely. The user can configure the stretchability by changing the preference value -*stretchability_factor*. +*stretchability_factor* (default: 1.0). + +(Comparison to T<sub>E</sub>X: Knuth and Plass describe a method for +ragged borders, which is effectively the same as described here (Knuth +1999, pp. 93--94). The value for the stretchability of the line +is slightly less, 1&nsbp;em (ibid., see also p.&nsbp;72 for the +definition of the units). However, this article suggests a value for +the hyphenation penalty, which is ten times larger than the value for +justified text; this would suggest a larger value for +*stretchability_factor*.) Hyphens |