Re: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock

29 Apr 2021

      One thing, I've noticed: 
Lines=40 seems to add more space than strictly necessary.

Why is that?

Example:

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\setupbodyfont[10pt]

\definepapersize[test][width=140mm,height=208mm]
\setuppapersize[test][test]

\setuppagenumbering[location={footer,middle}]

\setuplayout[reset]
\setuplayout[backspace=17mm,
			topspace=19mm,
			header=0mm,
			headerdistance=0mm,
			footerdistance=4mm,
			footer=5mm,
			width=105mm,
			%height=177mm, % does not suffice for a complete line
			height=178mm, % enough for a complete line
			%lines=40, % adds a bit of extra whitespace below the last line
			rightmargin=0mm,
			leftmargin=0mm,
			]

% \setupalign[line]
% \setuptolerance[vertical,verytolerant,stretch]
% \setupinterlinespace[stretch=0.01]

\startsetups[mypenalties]
    \setdefaultpenalties
    \setpenalties\clubpenalties{2}{0}
    \setpenalties\widowpenalties{2}{0}
    \setpenalties\displaywidowpenalties{2}{0}
\stopsetups
\setuplayout[setups=mypenalties]	

%\showframe
\showmakeup
\showsetups

\starttext

\dorecurse{5}{\input knuth\par}

\stoptext

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Von: Maier, Denis Christian (UB)
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. April 2021 10:03
An: 'Hans Hagen' ; mailing list for ConTeXt users 
Betreff: AW: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock
Thanks, Hans. That's really helpful.
Denis
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Von: Hans Hagen 
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. April 2021 17:58
An: mailing list for ConTeXt users ; Maier, Denis
Christian (UB) 
Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock
On 4/28/2021 2:07 PM, denis.maier@ub.unibe.ch wrote:
...
how do you usually calcultate your layouts? For example in this
example, the third value for height is not really helpful as there
will never be a complete line :
you can use
lines=40,
instead of height
Hans
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Re: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock

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