Typesetting


The first presses with movable type were set by hand.  This must have been incredibly tedious, but it took centuries until better methods were invented.  Supporting kerning in hand-set type is another level of complexity, one which does not appear to be implemented here.

Linotype allowed a keyboard to pick characters, and then various electronic word processors eventually led us to the present day convenience of Word.

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