Hello all: I have been looking for some time for a source for the HZ (Hermann Zapf) algorithm which (as I understand) optimizes line breaks for multiple lines, looking for rivers, too many lines in a row ending in hyphens, etc. I think I first saw it referenced in Bringhurst's book, and that it was implemented by a European company that is now out of business. I understand that TeX implemented it or something similar, and that Adobe may have used the TeX algorithm in InDesign. The closest thing I have found to a source for the algorithm itself is that Knuth's "Digital Typography" may have it or at least a discussion of it.
Do any of you have additional information on this, such as how to find the algorithm itself? Is it patented? Along these same lines, I recently acquired a book that may be helpful to others -- James Felici's "The Complete Manual of Typography" (Adobe Press) has a lot of good information both for users and developers. Chapter 10 on H&J was especially useful, and somewhat prompted the above questions. Victor Mote (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Enterprise Outfitters (www.outfitr.com) 2025 Eddington Way Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916 Voice +1 (719) 622-0650, Fax +1 (720) 293-0044 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
