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TYPOGRAPHER [2 records]

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Record 1 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A function of certain word processing programs that allows the user to add or to delete space between a particular pair of characters based on the final appearance of the text once track kerning is finished.

CONT

JustText also supports track and manual kerning. Track kerning, which controls the amount of space between all letters in a block of text, can radically alter the readability of a block of text. While the decisions made by the original typographer are probably the right ones, particular users may want to add space for their own purposes. JustText also offers a manual kerning facility that allows the user to take out space between a particular pair of letters based on the final appearance of the work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
OBS

En photocomposition, le crénage peut être effectué manuellement ou automatiquement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
OBS

a counting system was developed which measured in units the size of each character, from one to eighteen... These counting keyboards allowed both the typographer and the line caster to operate at greater efficiency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
OBS

les combinaisons binaires (...) qui représentent les lettres, chiffres et signes du texte passent par un système de comptage qui additionne le nombre d'unités qui convient à chacun dans le type de caractère choisi.

Spanish

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