Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Note the difference in line breaks with successive application of line break methods. The
first column shows a paragraph with custom hyphenation settings (such as preventing the
hyphenation of capitalized words) and the Adobe Single-line Composer. The middle
column shows the same paragraph with the Adobe Paragraph Composer applied. As you
can see, the right edge is much less ragged. The column on the right shows the paragraph
with both Adobe Paragraph Composer and Balance Ragged Lines applied.
Applying the Adobe Paragraph and Single-line Composers
The density of a paragraph (sometimes called its color) is determined by the composition
method used. InDesign's composition methods consider the word spacing, letter spacing,
glyph scaling, and hyphenation options you've selected and then evaluate and choose the
best line breaks. InDesign provides two options for composing text: the Adobe Paragraph
Composer, which looks at all of the lines in the paragraph, and the Adobe Single-line Com-
poser, which looks separately at each individual line.
