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Is it acceptable to ask general typesetting questions on TeX.SE, even if not TeX- or LaTeX-related? If not (or maybe even if so), is there another or a better place where such questions belong?

For example, conventions for how to layout text in a document, indentation, etc.

EDIT: Based on comments, I'm trying here on Graphics.SE.

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  • Your question is a little bit confusing. Could you make an example of what you mean?
    – Diaa
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:25
  • @DiaaAbidou - I edited the question.
    – cp.engr
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:28
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    Maybe I should say "typography" instead of "typesetting"?
    – cp.engr
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:29
  • I understand what you mean. I think you should refer to the meta guidelines. Maybe these inquiries are irrelevant, but better you check by yourself.
    – Diaa
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:33
  • @DiaaAbidou, I clarified that I mean on the tex site, not meta.tex site. Would the meta guidelines still (maybe) apply? If so, can you provide a link?
    – cp.engr
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:35
  • I am sorry, I haven't gone through it yet :). Just wait until someone gives you the correct answer for your question.
    – Diaa
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:43
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    I don't think that such questions are very successful here, since they tend to provoke opinion-based answers or are just too broad
    – user31729
    Aug 24, 2016 at 15:44
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    graphicdesign.stackexchange.com has a typography tag. So you could ask there. Depending on what exactly you have in mind, one of the language SXs, Maths.SX, or Academia might also be worth a shot. If your question is very intricately related to (La)TeX you should of course ask here. The examples above however, will probably be a bit too broad for us.
    – moewe
    Aug 24, 2016 at 16:07
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    Related: Where do questions about printing go?
    – Werner Mod
    Aug 25, 2016 at 6:15
  • @moewe: How about transforming your comment into a 'proper' answer? ;-)
    – user31729
    Aug 25, 2016 at 20:22
  • @moewe TeX.SX also has a typography tag, so OP could also ask here. One has to keep in mind though that here one should ask about concrete implementations of typography. For an opinion-based discussion there is also our friendly chat-room.
    – Henri Menke
    Aug 25, 2016 at 22:35
  • @HenriMenke Mhhh, yes that is what I was getting at in my second-to-last sentence. Questions about typography on this page are mostly about implementation and sometimes about TeX-nicalities, but rarely about general typographical advice.
    – moewe
    Aug 26, 2016 at 7:15

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We have a typography tag on this page. The questions there though should be more about how to achieve certain typographical features in TeX or about TeX-nical typography (e.g. a question about whether to use : or \colon). More general typography questions are probably "too broad" or "primarily opinion-based" here.

For more general typography questions you could try Graphic Design Stack Exchange, they also have a dedicated typography tag.

Depending on what exactly the question is about you could also ask at one of the language sites, Maths or Academia

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