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Jul 8, 2004, 09:30 AM
 
What is the term for the spacing between lines? I'm trying to convvert my html resume to pdf, but the spacing between lines keeps getting screwed up...

Here are the 2 resumes so you can see what I mean:

www.tyler.mcadams.com/tres.html

www.tyler.mcadams.com/resume.pdf

Thanks... it's been a while since I took a typograhpy class!
     
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Jul 8, 2004, 11:04 AM
 
Leading.

Space between letters is kerning.

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Jul 8, 2004, 12:44 PM
 
Man i was betting kerning... anyway, thx!
     
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Jul 16, 2004, 04:15 PM
 
An easy way to remember is that "leading" comes from the pieces of lead that was placed between the lines of type in the "olden" days. Correct me if this is a falacy, though.
     
   
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