Command/setupspacing

\setupspacing

Syntax

\setupspacing[...]
[...]	fixed equal spaces everywhere packed equal spaces between words, equal slightly larger spaces after punctuation broad more space after some punctuation

Description

Setup the spacing rules. Punctuation, for this command, is the set . ? ! : ; ,.

Example

\def\X{\blackrule[width=0.1cm]}

\setupspacing[fixed]
So \X? \X! \X. \X: \X; \X, \X{} (fixed) 

\setupspacing[packed]
So \X? \X! \X. \X: \X; \X, \X{} (packed)

\setupspacing[broad]
So \X? \X! \X. \X: \X; \X, \X{} (broad)

\stopcolumns

See also

• \setupalign for more spacing-related settings
• spac-hor.mkiv for the source code

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