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COMPOSITION DRAPEAU [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Lines of type set at different lengths which align on one side (left or right) and are ragged on the other.

OBS

Type set flush on the left and ragged on the right is said to be "ragged right" or, less commonly "justified left", whereas type set flush on the right and ragged on the left is said to be "ragged left".

OBS

Since type set "ragged left" is rarely seen, the terms "ragged right" (or "justified left") are considered by many authors to be synonymous with unjustified type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Lignes successives, inégales, dont l'alignement n'est réalisé que d'un seul côté (soit à gauche, soit à droite), l'autre côté de la composition étant irrégulier.

OBS

Lorsqu'on parle de «composition en drapeau», on se réfère habituellement à la composition non justifiée à droite se présentant à peu près comme les textes dactylographiés ordinaires.

Spanish

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