>>>>> "MO" == Marcel Oliver <[log in to unmask]> writes: MO> 2. There may be situations where letterspacing is MO> required (by some higher power), and TeX/LaTeX is MO> not well equipped to satisfy such demands. Why? TeX/LaTeX is well equipped for such tasks. If one needs it, one needs a font that's specially designed for this demand (ligatures must be taken care of, etc.) Then one switches the font for emphasis, just like wo do normally. VF files might be a first step towards such fonts, though I'm rather sure that stems must be changed if we change glyph distances. Joachim PS: On the topic of typographical quality, Marcel wrote MO> At least the books by Taeubner Verlag do it like this. If you mean the Informatik-Reihe -- they don't typeset at all, but take camera-ready copy from the authors. I don't know about other series, but I would not take the output of a computer books publisher as a shining example for typesetting. Several well-known large publishing houses belong to my customers -- many producers there (responsible for house styles, etc.!) don't even know what a Geviert (german for `quad') is... Neither would I take the Duden as a model, as brought up by Richard. By explicit will of its authors its content is descriptive, not prescriptive. Books like `Kaeufers Setzerlehrbuch', used for education of Typesetter's Masters (correct? Setzermeister), books by Tschichold, Aicher, Morris, etc., are better to learn from. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Joachim Schrod Email: [log in to unmask] Net & Publication Consultance GmbH Tel.: +49-6074-861530 Roedermark, Germany Fax: +49-6074-861531