Re: [NTG-context] inter-word spacing (initials)

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:30:19 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:

I have the latest ConTeXt and am using mkii.

One used to be able to reduce the spacing after an initial by by typing “.\<space>”, but this no longer seems to work. Compare the inter-word spacing in

\starttext A. E. Samuel\crlf A.\ E.\ Samuel

\stoptext

If the is a difference here, I am having trouble seeing it; and on a typeset page, the gaps after the initials just seem too big.

In general, I find that the spacing after certain characters ---e.g., “)”---has been increased of late. Is this in fact the case? Or should I go back to my old glasses?

Have you tried: \starttext A. E. Samuel\crlf A.~E.~Samuel \stoptext ? Last time I tried, this one worked for me. David