calculating optimal height of textblock

28 Apr 2021

      Hi,

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 :

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\setupbodyfont[10pt]

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

\setuplayout[reset]
\setuplayout[backspace=17mm,
                                          topspace=19mm,
                                          header=0mm,
                                          footerdistance=4mm,
                                          footer=5mm,
                                          width=105mm,
                                          %height=174mm,
                                          height=178mm,
                                          %height=177mm, % does not suffice for a complete line
                                          rightmargin=0mm,
                                          leftmargin=0mm,
                                          ]

\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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How do you do this usually? Any best-practices? Hints? Trial and error seems to work ok, but maybe there is a more efficient method...

Best
Denis

denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch

Hans Hagen

denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch

denis.maier＠ub.unibe.ch

Hans Hagen

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