Type is picked out of the case by the thumb and forefinger of the right hand and transferred into the composing stick which is held in the left hand. The composing stick must be 'cupped' in the hand so that the thumb is free to guide the individual letters to their proper position. The composing stick must be titled almost vertically so that the individual letters will fall towards the back and not towards the front open side.
When each line has been set, justification needs attending to. This is an extremly important element in setting and one that can cause some difficulty. Each word has to be divided from other word by a space. The case is provided with six kinds of spaces ranging from an em quad to a hair space. As a line proceeds a thick space should be put between each word: but when the end of the line is reached it may be that the last word makes it too tight.
To avoid this, the thick spaces may have to be replaced by middle and occasionally thin spaces.
Above paragraph has been taken from "Introduction To Printing" by Herbert Simon. Courtesy of Herbert Simon.
When each line has been set, justification needs attending to. This is an extremly important element in setting and one that can cause some difficulty. Each word has to be divided from other word by a space. The case is provided with six kinds of spaces ranging from an em quad to a hair space. As a line proceeds a thick space should be put between each word: but when the end of the line is reached it may be that the last word makes it too tight.
To avoid this, the thick spaces may have to be replaced by middle and occasionally thin spaces.
Above paragraph has been taken from "Introduction To Printing" by Herbert Simon. Courtesy of Herbert Simon.
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