On Fri, Aug 30, 2024, Douglas McIlroy wrote: > > However, no matter what you do, you simply *cannot* end the last line > > of a column or page with a hyphen.predicting > > Alas, it happens regularly in real life. > ... > Back to Branden's original question. I woulld expect the hyphenation count > to be zero at the top of a column or page.
I concur with Doug on both points. As to squishing type to avoid hyphens (pseudo condensing), it is a strategy to be used at the utmost end of need. Small adjustments to letter- and word-spacing are always preferable. mom has macros to facilitate both (plus letter-pair kerning). Not sure about the other macro packages. That said, no matter how you tighten or loosen a line, it must not be noticeable. -- Peter Schaffter https://www.schaffter.ca