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		metageek on Dec 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Knuth and Plass line breaking algorithm in JavaScr... For those who don't know the algorithm, here's a bunch of links about it in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_wrap#Knuth.27s_algorithm

bramstein on Dec 6, 2010 [–]

I would also highly recommend "Digital Typography" by Knuth. It contains a more detailed description of the algorithm as well as many interesting historical and technical chapters on TeX, MetaFont and computer typesetting in general.

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