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  • I want that all text in columns, footnote (incl. [frame] option), and itemize (and description) are set in a way that word breaks are likely to happen.
  • This is a follow-up to beamer: column + babel + manual hyphenation does not work as expected which teaches us that \rightskip=0pt is the solution and a cross-post, see https://topanswers.xyz/tex?q=3702.
  • Q: How can I modify the default behavior columns, footnote (incl. [frame] option), and itemize (and description) to behave as shown in the manually modified code example?

MWE

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage[english]{babel}


\newcommand{\myPHText}{Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing industries for previewing layouts and visual mockups.}


\begin{document}


\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Frame Title}


\begin{columns}
\column[T]{0.50\textwidth}
%\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText%
\footnote{%
%\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText}%
\footnote[frame]{%
%\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText \myPHText}


\column[T]{0.50\textwidth}
\begin{itemize}
    %\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
    \item \myPHText
    \item \myPHText
\end{itemize}
\end{columns}


\end{frame}


\end{document}

enter image description here

Manually (= Locally) Modified Code with Desired Output

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage[english]{babel}


\newcommand{\myPHText}{Lorem ipsum is placeholder text commonly used in the graphic, print, and publishing industries for previewing layouts and visual mockups.}


\begin{document}


\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Frame Title}


\begin{columns}
\column[T]{0.50\textwidth}
\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText%
\footnote{%
\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText}%
\footnote[frame]{%
\rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
\myPHText \myPHText}


\column[T]{0.50\textwidth}
\begin{itemize}
    \rightskip=0pt % <-- Modified
    \item \myPHText
    \item \myPHText
\end{itemize}
\end{columns}


\end{frame}


\end{document}

enter image description here

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Dr. Manuel Kuehner
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    Did you already try \AtBeginEnvironment or \BeforeBeginEnvironment hooks by any chance? If that works it would be an easy solution. – Marijn Mar 06 '23 at 15:43
  • @Marijn I did not try the hooks. That sounds like a elegant idea. Could you provide an answer accordingly? – Dr. Manuel Kuehner Mar 06 '23 at 16:14
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    I tried it just now and sadly it doesn't work... the patches are applied ok but Beamer seems to move around the commands and contents in such a way that the \rightskip doesn't end up in a position where it actually has any effect. – Marijn Mar 06 '23 at 16:39
  • Thanks, @Marijn for trying. – Dr. Manuel Kuehner Mar 06 '23 at 16:50
  • Wouldn't the sequence \usepackage{ragged2e} \let\raggedright\justifying \justifying in the preamble, work? – cacamailg Aug 13 '23 at 17:09

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