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Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control
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Jack Dennon |
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Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control |
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Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:04:02 -0800 |
Thanks for the clarification of widow and orphan.
Something else I try to avoid is the last line of a
paragraph containing only one word. Is there
a name for that mishap?
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Larry Jones wrote:
> Tadziu Hoffmann writes:
> >
> > (Isn't that for orphans? I thought a widow was
> > the last line of a paragraph on a new page.)
>
> No, you've got them exactly backwards. A widow is the first line of a
> paragraph at the bottom of the page with the rest of the paragraph on
> the next page; an orphan is the last line of a paragraph at the top of a
> page with the rest of the paragraph on the preceding page. Think of a
> traditional family tree with parents at the top and children at the
> bottom and the "orphan" part, at least, is clear.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
> I've never seen a sled catch fire before. -- Hobbes
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- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control?, Ralph Corderoy, 2003/01/02
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Ken Deen, 2003/01/04
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2003/01/04
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/01/04
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/01/06
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2003/01/08
- Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/01/09
Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control, Ken Deen, 2003/01/04