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I typeset the same paper in Libreoffice and in LaTex. Both were in the same font and used the same (MLA) format.

Why is the LaTeX version produce a PDF that is a few lines shorter?

Demi
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    (Well) justified text often results in less whitespace than non-justified or not well justified text. If the LL document is five pages and the LaTeX one only one page, I'd be amazed. If it's a difference of a few lines, direct your admiration to TeX' superior typesetting abilities. – jon Mar 23 '14 at 03:20
  • Both of these are only left justified. BTW this is ~5 lines out of 8-9 pages – Demi Mar 23 '14 at 03:22
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    This cannot be answered definitely, only guesses are possible. I would suspect the output routine of TeX is better. BTW: Same font in Open-/Truetype or Type1? Same margin settings? Edit: An explanation of LaTeX's output routine. – Speravir Mar 23 '14 at 03:39

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