Re: Lout formatting questions

[Jeff Kingston]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 19:06:47 +0300 (MSK), Sébastien Pierre wrote:
  > 
  > Hi!
  > 
  > I have already asked this question but had no answer so far :(
  > I have looked inside Lout User Manual for the following features:
  > 
  >    - Specify nested lists beginning and ending gap (to be smaller 
  > than it's parent's)

This gap is called @DisplayGap and you can change it by finding that
option in the setup file.  If you don't want such a global change
then you have to use @RawList and @RawEndList and insert your own
gaps, e.g. //0.5c or whatever.

  >    - Specify beginning and ending gap for @Heading

There are no gaps before or after @Heading, you have to use your
own.  I usually write @CentredDisplay @Heading ... myself.

  > 
  > Moreover I experience strange problems with ligatures when using 
  > GhostScript to generate the PDF files from PostScript. It 
  > happens with Bookman and Palatino, but not with Time. PS output 
  > seems just fine.

No idea, sorry.

  > 
  > Also spacing in @Section titles with AvantGarde seems quite 
  > erratic... At least it doesn't look very good. I can send you PS 
  > and PDF examples if you want. Maybe the AFM files are not good?
  > 

Usually a sign that someone has substituted one font for another.

Jeff Kingston