Re: microtype for texinfo

[Werner LEMBERG]

>     This would lead to variant output between (dvi)-TeX, pdfTeX
>     and possibly LuaTeX
>
> pdftex and luatex would normally have the same output. Any dvi engine,
> including xetex, would differ.

According to the table on page 6 in the current microtype package,
XeTeX *does* support character protrusion!  Karl, can you please add
that to your patch?  Having a uniform behaviour for all major TeX
engines would be tremendously helpful.

>     I find it hard to judge whether the output is an improvement.

It is, definitely!  The longer the keywords like @code{\FooBarBaz},
the better it is if TeX has more possibilities to break a line.

> Well, I have great enthusiasm for it :).

Me, too.

> So ... please?  It seems harmless if it's off by default.

Actually, given that protrusion is available for all TeX engines, I
suggest to have it *on* be default.


    Werner