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What is the difference in effect/appearance of a typeset document between the commands set in the preamble:

\setlength{\parskip}{1.5ex plus.05ex minus.05ex}

and simply \setlength{\parskip}{1.5ex} ?

Are we talking about a special document class? Or just article? — Mensch, Sep 17 '15 at 16:53
might be informative: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/64759/34258 — anderstood, Sep 17 '15 at 16:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '15 at 17:05

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In your first case there is some flexibility in the vertical spacing, where the space is normally 1.5ex but this can stretch or shrink a little if necessary for a best fit on the page. In the second case the spacing if fixed at 1.5ex.

answered Sep 17 '15 at 17:05

Peter Wilson

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