[OS X TeX] Re: The microtype mystery

[Leo]

On 2010-08-15 22:11 +0100, George Gratzer wrote:
> Typeset time as reported by "time":
>
> real	0m2.595s
> user	0m2.527s
> sys	0m0.063s
>
> that is, 3 secs. pdf file is 4.4 MB.
>
> Now if I use the microtype package( the book  is now 3 pages shorter):
>
> real	0m35.443s
> user	0m35.155s
> sys	0m0.115s
>
> typesetting is over 35 secs. pdf file is 4.6 MB.
>
> My iMac has 8GB memory; the whole ms with illustrations is 
> tiny in comparison: about 40 MB.

This seems to be similar to something¹ I observed quite some time ago.
My workaround is to use letterspace while drafting and use microtype at
final stage.

Cheers,
Leo


Footnotes: 
¹  http://tinyurl.com/373jzlj