One thing, I've noticed:
Lines=40 seems to add more space than strictly necessary.
Why is that?
Example:
=======================
\setupbodyfont[10pt]
\definepapersize[test][width=140mm,height=208mm]
\setuppapersize[test][test]
\setuppagenumbering[location={footer,middle}]
\setuplayout[reset]
\setuplayout[backspace=17mm,
topspace=19mm,
header=0mm,
headerdistance=0mm,
footerdistance=4mm,
footer=5mm,
width=105mm,
%height=177mm, % does not suffice for a complete line
height=178mm, % enough for a complete line
%lines=40, % adds a bit of extra whitespace below the
last line
rightmargin=0mm,
leftmargin=0mm,
]
% \setupalign[line]
% \setuptolerance[vertical,verytolerant,stretch]
% \setupinterlinespace[stretch=0.01]
\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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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Maier, Denis Christian (UB)
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. April 2021 10:03
> An: 'Hans Hagen' <j.ha...@xs4all.nl>; mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-
> cont...@ntg.nl>
> Betreff: AW: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock
>
> Thanks, Hans. That's really helpful.
>
> Denis
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl>
> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. April 2021 17:58
> > An: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>; Maier, Denis
> > Christian (UB) <denis.ma...@ub.unibe.ch>
> > Betreff: Re: [NTG-context] calculating optimal height of textblock
> >
> > On 4/28/2021 2:07 PM, denis.ma...@ub.unibe.ch wrote:
> >
> > > 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 :
> >
> > you can use
> >
> > lines=40,
> >
> > instead of height
> >
> > Hans
> >
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