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JavaScript implementation of the Knuth-Plass linebreaking algorithm(github.com)

2 points by amai 9 days ago | 3 comments

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amai 9 days ago |

There is an extension of this project with more features here: https://github.com/egilll/tex-linebreak2#limitations-on-webp...

See also the demo: https://egilll.github.io/tex-linebreak2/

amai 9 days ago |

See also https://webkit.org/blog/16547/better-typography-with-text-wr...

discussed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43622703

amai 9 days ago | |

But it has issues, see https://daringfireball.net/2025/04/webkit_textwrap_pretty