controls the amount of vertical space inserted between paragraphs
Questions tagged [parskip]
234 questions
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Parskip: Suppressing parskip in some places
I use the package parskip, but want to suppress the parskip in some places, i.e. after headings inserted by a specific macro.
A negative vspace doesn't work, since parskip's spacing can stretch.
The only workaround I found is using \\ instead of a…
fefrei
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How to change separation space between paragraphs
I think it's probably unnecessary to think of changing the length of skips between paragraphs in the sense that the standard spacing of one skip defined by the parskip package is always fine. But what about if I wanted two skips instead of one, or…
Daniela Diaz
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Why does a paragraph ending on a line break add an extra parskip?
Consider the following example:
\documentclass{article}
\newenvironment{eparskip} {
\parindent0pt
\setlength{\parskip}{1em}
}{
\vspace{1em}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{eparskip}
The paragraphs in this block will have single space and no…
jwalk
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parskip package causing some problems in parbox itemize content
Here is some simplified content to describe my problem
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[margin = 0.7 in]{geometry}
\usepackage{parskip}
\begin{document}
Some notational items:
\begin{itemize}
\item Infinite series are referred to…
user32882
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Avoid parskip overstretching
What I want to archieve:
Layout where \raggedbottom is in effect and parskip stretches the paragraphs as far as it is configured to do. Like so:
\raggedbottom
\setlength{\parskip}{11pt plus 5pt minus 5pt}
I would expect that parskip would stretch…
tim
- 123
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votes
1 answer
Is there a latex package that defines an environment for parskip-like capabilities?
I'm looking for an environment that controls spacing of paragraphs exactly like the parskip package, e.g.
\begin{document}
Here's a paragraph with regular indentation.
Another, etc.
\begin{parskip}
The paragraphs in this block
will have single…
jwalk
- 175
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Parskip messes up vertical spaces
Because of a previous question of mine regarding how can someone typeset a mathematical document I understood that the best way is to make every customization globally. Having tried it I think that this is indeed the best way. But I have a problem…
Adam
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vote
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Parskip messes up levels in a tree generated by chunk and bundle
This document that generates a dummy-tree. However, the right-most branch becomes lowered if \usepackage{parskip} is included (shown in picture further down). I want parskip for other parts. Any suggestion to fix this without removing parskip is…
Olaf
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Enforce no spacing within parskip package
I would like to apply parskip package for some paragraphs, but not other paragraphs within the document. Is there a way to do so?
Currently, if I use \usepackage[indent = 20pt]{parskip}, the setting applies to the whole document. Is there a way to…
ycenycute
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problem with linespacing
First, I'd like to remove the space above the first line due to \baselineskip. This variable can't be given a value lower than the font size. It crashes saying something like "wrong units".
Here is my MWE:
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
…
user1850133
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Options "skip" and "indent" not recognised in package parskip
I get the following error whenever I try to use the option "skip" in package parskip:
! LaTeX Error: Unknown option `skip=10ptplus1pt' for package `parskip'.See the LaTeX manual
or LaTeX Companion for explanation.Type H for immediate…
Stassa Patsantzis
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Change value of parskip only for indented paragraphs
I'd like to have some vertical space between paragraphs, but both \setlength\parskip and the parskip package mess up the spacing for things like theorems and the title.
Is it possible to make Latex add vertical space only right before a paragraph…
user205981
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With an underfull vbox, how to push everything to the top of the page?
I'm preparing some text where pictures shall be placed really "H"ere. Due to the mix of text and images, that actually works pretty well. But I keep one page with not enough content (larger image starts on the next page) and I would love to push the…
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Calculate parskip based on number of lines in an address
Very new to LaTeX. Using the letter class, I need to line up the start of some text at a particular vertical position on the page - the first fold line on a letterpaper so the text is all inside the a z-fold.
I've managed to accomplish this by…
AMG
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