- From: Glenn Adams <glenn@stonehand.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 95 16:25:08 -0400
- To: www-style@www10.w3.org
FYI, the "Glossary of Typesetting Terms" by Eckersley, Angstadt, et al., 1994, Univ. of Chicago Press, has: Leading. (1) In photocomposition, the amount of vertical space between lines of type, measured from baseline to baseline. In the United States and the United Kingdom the measurement is given in Anglo-American points. Most of Europe uses Didot points, with a few countries such as Germany and Switzerland using the metric system. In phocomposition, leading is synonymous with linefeed, baseline skip, or interline space; for example, 10/12 indicates 10-point type with a 12-point linefeed. The term has a different usage in metal composition, where leading is the extra space added to the body size. (2) With handseet metal type, the thin strip of nonprinting brass, lead, or other material used to create additional white space between lines of type. Personally I prefer to use leading in its original meaning employed with metal type, and to use a different term such as line separation or line spacing to refer to the newer usage. Regards, Glenn
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