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As far as I know, the main differences (in the body text) between LaTeX and, say, Word, are the linebreaking algorithm (Knuth-Plass, which is used for both ragg
by creata 1y ago
As far as I know, the main differences (in the body text) between LaTeX and, say, Word, are the linebreaking algorithm (Knuth-Plass, which is used for both ragged-right and justified text) and the microtypography package. Is there anything else that contributes to the quality of LaTeX's output for ordinary English text?
Typst apparently uses Knuth-Plass, but I don't see any information about microtypography.
- stared 1y agoFrom what I see, it is also section breaking, fonts, and general typesetting defaults, such as margins, section, etc (sure, they vary from package to package, and some are ugly, but the default are aesthetically pleasing).
- creata 1y agoOh true, section breaking is also important. And figure placement. Things like default margins, in my opinion, are a lot easier to fix than these other issues.