39 lines
1.4 KiB
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39 lines
1.4 KiB
TeX
\chapter{Formatting Paragraphs} % (fold)
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\label{sec:formatting-paragraphs}
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\section*{Ragged alignment}
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\label{sec:ragged-alignment}
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By default, \LaTeX{} sets continuous text in full justification.
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However, we can also switch to ragged alignment by using the commands
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\mintinline{tex}|\raggedright|, \mintinline{tex}|\raggedleft|, and
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\mintinline{tex}|\centering|.
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These commands influence the environment that they are used in, e.\,g., the
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\texttt{document} environment. Correspondingly, the text within the whole
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document is affected.
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Alternatively, we can use dedicated environments in order to influence the
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formatting
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of certain paragraphs (\cref{lst:ragged-alignment}).
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\example{lst:ragged-alignment}{formatting-paragraphs/ragged-alignment}{Ragged
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alignment}
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\section*{Indentation and spacing}
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\label{sec:indents-and-parskips}
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Usually, we illustrate a new paragraph by indenting the first line of it
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(\mintinline{tex}{\parindent}).
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Alternatively, paragraph spacing, i.\,e., vertical space between paragraphs,
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can be used (\mintinline{tex}{\parskip}).
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For both variants, there are adjustable parameters:
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\begin{minted}{tex}
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\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
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\setlength{\parskip}{1em
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plus .5em % admissible stretch
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minus .5em % admissible shrink
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}
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\end{minted}
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\noindent We can use \mintinline{tex}{\noindent} to turn off the indentation for only one
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paragraph.
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For the first paragraph after a heading, there is usually no indentation.
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