10pt text size, no chapternewpage odd

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lispref/elisp.texi b/lispref/elisp.texi
index 3def70e9868..4daa32e61ec 100644
--- a/lispref/elisp.texi
+++ b/lispref/elisp.texi
@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@
 * Elisp: (elisp).       The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
 @end direntry
 
+@c So that anyone making the printed manual gets the version we have
+@c tuned to avoid bad line breaks, etc.
 @smallbook
-@setchapternewpage odd
-@finalout
+
+@c per rms and peterb, use 10pt fonts for the main text, mostly to
+@c save on paper cost.  Also, do not declare @setchapternewpage odd,
+@c for the same reason. Do this inside @tex for now, so the
+@c last-released makeinfo does not complain.
+@tex
+@fonttextsize 10
+\global\hbadness=6000 % don't worry about not-too-underfull boxes
+@end tex
 
 @c Combine indices.
 @synindex cp fn