[NTG-context] dirty tricks

[NTG-context] dirty tricks

[Hans Hagen via ntg-context]

Hi,

Here is a new dirty trick:

\starttext

     % we make sure that we get two passes.

     \setupalign[verytolerant]

     % we enable some tracing

     \tracinglousiness1
   % \tracinglousiness2

     this gives the breakpoints that tex considers as it progresses

     \hsize8cm \lousiness 0 \samplefile{ward}

     % let's see what their demerits are

     {\tt \the\lousiness}

     % and overload one of them (index 11)

     \hsize8cm \silliness 11 \samplefile{ward}

     % do how about overloading more (index 11 and 8)

     \hsize8cm \lousiness 2 11 0 8 200 \samplefile{ward}

\stoptext

As the names suggest, it's a bit weird feature but so is \looseness. It 
might evolve from playground into some interfaced feature. Of course 
changing the text gives different results. But then, \looseness also 
assumes a stable paragraph.

Hans

(a byproduct of more advanced experiments)

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