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On 26 June 2017 at 10:31, Thomas Widmann
[...] Is there a way in ConTeXt/LuaTeX to typeset a column repeatedly until it fulfils certain criteria (such as not generating an orphan or a widow)?
Perhaps it would be easier if I didn't think of it as a column, but simply as a box? The only problem I can see with that is that it makes it awkward to handle the fact that long entries will often need to run into the next column.
If the answer is 'no', that's OK. I reckon it might be, given that TeX builds the paragraphs first and then split them to create pages, and I basically want the page builder to be able to rebuild certain paragraphs to make them fit, which goes against TeX's basic design. However, if were is somehow possible with LuaTeX, it would open up a lot of possibilities, and not just for dictionary typesetting. Thomas -- Thomas Widmann Director Complexli Limited +44 789 444 3009