Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control

[Jack Dennon]

Thanks for the clarification of widow and orphan.
Something else I try to avoid is the last line of a
paragraph containing only one word. Is there
a name for that mishap?
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Larry Jones wrote:

> Tadziu Hoffmann writes:
> >
> > (Isn't that for orphans?  I thought a widow was
> > the last line of a paragraph on a new page.)
>
> No, you've got them exactly backwards.  A widow is the first line of a
> paragraph at the bottom of the page with the rest of the paragraph on
> the next page; an orphan is the last line of a paragraph at the top of a
> page with the rest of the paragraph on the preceding page.  Think of a
> traditional family tree with parents at the top and children at the
> bottom and the "orphan" part, at least, is clear.
>
> -Larry Jones
>
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