[COFF] [TUHS] The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature
Chris Torek
torek at elf.torek.net
Sat Nov 7 04:12:20 AEST 2020
>I was referring to why typed papers were traditionally double spaced
>between the lines.
(this seems to have moved to coff@, which I think I am not on)
Ah, the traditional reason for doubling the "leading" (not that
there's any actual chemical-element-Pb lead in typewriting) is
for copy-editing purposes.
I'm not sure if traditional typesetting drafts had increased
leading like this.
Chris
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