4 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hilatex.ini b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hilatex.ini
index 0eb306ef18b..f74f17983e0 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hilatex.ini
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hilatex.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% $Id$
+% $Id: hilatex.ini 62436 2022-03-05 17:45:17Z karl $
 % Karl Berry, 2022. Public domain.
 \scrollmode
 \let\dumpprimitiveforhilatex\dump % regain control after latex.ltx
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiltxpage.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiltxpage.tex
index 04573fbdad1..17f2b2828c7 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiltxpage.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiltxpage.tex
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@
 % copyright holders.
 
 \ifhint
+% Usefull settings for HINT files
+\pretolerance=1000
+\tolerance=2000
+\emergencystretch=16pt
+\overfullrule=0pt
 \textwidth=\hsize
 \textheight=\vsize
+% HINT page template for footnotes and topinserts
 \newinsert\topins
 \skip\topins=0pt % no space added when a topinsert is present
 \count\topins=1000 % magnification factor (1 to 1)
@@ -68,11 +74,3 @@
   }
 }% end page template
 \fi
-
-% the footins had this:
-%    \before = 
-%     {\vskip 0pt plus 1filll\vskip 9pt plus 4pt minus 2pt
-%      \kern -3pt
-%      \hrule width 5em
-%      \kern 2.6pt}
-%  }
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiplainpage.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiplainpage.tex
index 98255e913c9..b552595fcd9 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiplainpage.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hiplainpage.tex
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 % copyright holders.
 
 \ifhint
+% Usefull settings for HINT files
+  \pretolerance=1000
+  \tolerance=2000
+  \emergencystretch=16pt
+  \overfullrule=0pt
+% HINT page template for footnotes and topinserts
   \dimen0=1.25\hsize
   \advance\dimen0 by -9pt
   \dimen1=1.25\vsize
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hitex.ini b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hitex.ini
index 5c7f45d5b0a..f1b08dac54b 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hitex.ini
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hitex.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% $Id$
+% $Id: hitex.ini 62436 2022-03-05 17:45:17Z karl $
 % Karl Berry, 2022. Public domain.
 %\input plain.tex
 \input etex.src