>> [randomly distributed padding] was even worse because it >> led one to perceive false phrase boundaries at the wider spaces. >> The text became maddening to read. Only then did I try alternating >> left- and right-padding, which has stood the test of time.
> Huh. I wonder what it would have looked like if you weighted the padding > to happen more often after punctuation, taking advantage of the phrase > boundaries. Definitely worth a try. There's even an inadvertent example in the first line above. Doug
