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Is this really a problem? In how many texts does this occur? It seems quite unlikely. Show me a book where this has happened.
by virb 14y ago
Is this really a problem? In how many texts does this occur? It seems quite unlikely. Show me a book where this has happened.
- daeken 14y agoI see it all the time on my Kindle at least (I don't read paper books anymore, due to nerve damage in my wrists). That said, I actually quite enjoy seeing 'rivers' in text, for whatever odd reason.
- anigbrowl 14y agoSo do I. I'm rather annoyed at this attempt to engineer them away.
- PavlovsCat 14y agoAh, but remember that this sword cuts both ways! That is, these methods can also be used to ensure a given text is displayed with the maximum possible river amount and length.
- anigbrowl 14y agoOK, you've convinced me :-)
- kenko 14y agoYou are unlikely to see many books where this has happened, because professionals try to make sure that it doesn't, and fiddle with things if it does.
- mistercow 14y agoI'm pretty sure I've seen it in plenty of books, and it's pretty distracting.
- jamesjporter 14y agoProbably the result of someone at the publisher not being willing to pay for good graphic design. My Dad is a graphic designer who typesets a lot of books, they really do go over every page fiddling and optimizing to make it look good.