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+#lang typed/racket/base
+(require (for-syntax racket/base racket/syntax))
+(provide (prefix-out world: (all-defined-out)))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (define-parameter name val)
+  (define name (make-parameter val)))
+
+(define-syntax (define-key-and-parameter stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ name keyname val)
+     (with-syntax ([name-key (format-id #'name "~a-key" #'name)]
+                   [name-default (format-id #'name "~a-default" #'name)])
+       #'(begin
+           (define name-key keyname)
+           (define-parameter name-default val)))]))
+
+(define-key-and-parameter measure 'measure 300)
+
+
+(define-key-and-parameter font-size 'size 13)
+(define-key-and-parameter font-name 'font "Triplicate T4")
+(define-key-and-parameter font-weight 'weight 'normal)
+(define-key-and-parameter font-style 'style 'normal)
+(define-key-and-parameter font-color 'color "black")
+(define-key-and-parameter font-background 'background "none")
+
+(define-key-and-parameter column-count 'column-count 2)
+(define-key-and-parameter column-gutter 'column-gutter 30)
+
+
+(define max-quality 100)
+(define adaptive-quality 50)
+(define draft-quality 20)
+(define-key-and-parameter quality 'quality max-quality)
+
+
+(define-key-and-parameter horiz-alignment 'x-align 'left)
+(define-key-and-parameter leading 'leading (floor (* (font-size-default) 1.4)))
+
+
+(define-key-and-parameter paper-width 'paper-width (* 8.5 72))
+(define-key-and-parameter paper-height 'paper-height (* 11 72))
+
+(define line-looseness-key 'looseness)
+(define width-key 'width)
+(define horiz-alignment-last-line-key 'x-align-last-line)
+(define word-break-key 'word-break)
+(define no-break-key 'nb)
+(define before-break-key 'bb)
+(define ascent-key 'ascent)
+(define height-key 'height)
+(define unbreakable-key 'no-break)
+
+
+(define line-index-key 'line-idx)
+(define total-lines-key 'lines)
+(define page-index-key 'page-idx)
+(define column-index-key 'column-idx)
+
+(define x-position-key 'x)
+(define y-position-key 'y)
+
+(define page-key 'page)
+
+(define soft-hyphen #\u00AD)
+(define hyphens-and-dashes (list "-" "–" "—" (format "~a" soft-hyphen)))
+(define spaces '(" "))
+(define empty-string '"")
+
+(define mergeable-quad-types '(char run word))
+
+
+
+(define-parameter default-word-break-list  '(nb "" bb "-"))
+
+(define-parameter optical-overhang 0.8)
+
+(define line-looseness-tolerance 0.05) ; 0.04 seems to be the magic point that avoids a lot of hyphenation
+(define hyphen-limit 1) ; does not work with first-fit wrapping
+(define minimum-last-line-chars 5)
+(define allow-hyphenated-last-word-in-paragraph #t)
+(define allowed-overfull-ratio 1.015)
+(define last-line-can-be-short #t)
+(define use-optical-kerns? #t)
+(define use-hyphenation? #t)
+
+(define new-line-penalty 5000)
+(define hyphen-penalty 5000)
+
+(define hanging-chars '("." "-" "," "‘" "’" "“" "”" "'" "\"" ")" "(" "[" "]" "{" "}" ":" ";"))
+
+(define minimum-lines-per-column 4)
+(define min-first-lines 2)
+(define min-last-lines 2)
+(define default-lines-per-column 36)
+
+(define-parameter logging-level 'info)
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