Trouble aligning text

Question

I'm having trouble aligning some text for math definitions that I am writing in LaTeX.

Here's what I currently have:

\newcounter{defctr}
\newenvironment{defn}
{\noindent
  \refstepcounter{defctr}
  \textbf{Definition \thesubsection.\thedefctr:}
}{\par\noindent%
  \ignorespacesafterend}
\counterwithin*{defctr}{subsection}

In some cases, this works fine. However, there are a few instances in which it does not work in the way I want it to. Here is an example of the command not working properly:

The "definition" is not aligned with the rest of the text.

Welcome to TeX.SE! What happens if you affix % (the comment character) immediately after \refstepcounter{defctr}? — Mico, Jul 01 '18 at 23:19
@Mico That solves my problem! Thank you so much! What does the % do? — , Jul 02 '18 at 00:44
See What is the use of percent signs (%) at the end of lines? — Alan Munn, Jul 02 '18 at 02:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '18 at 04:13

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Use like this

\newcounter{defctr}

\newenvironment{defn}%

{\noindent%

\refstepcounter{defctr}%

\textbf{Definition \thesubsection.\thedefctr:}%

}{\par\noindent%

\ignorespacesafterend}%

answered Jul 02 '18 at 04:13

Mu30 murugans2katgmail

2,155

give % at end of line – Mu30 murugans2katgmail Jul 02 '18 at 04:14
1

Please fix the formatting of your answer. – Johannes_B Jul 02 '18 at 05:12

Trouble aligning text

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