>> Ted Harding: >> >>> If you are using ms macros, then there are two number registers >>> to watch out for: \n[PD] "paragraph drop" and \n[DD] "display >>> drop". \n[PD] defines how much vertical space will be inserted >>> before starting a new paragraph. \n[DD] defines how much vertical >>> space will be inserted before *and after* a display. >>> >>> So your .DE followed by .LP will insert \n[DD]+\n[PD] between >>> the bottom of the display and the top of the new paragraph. >> >> Hello, Ted, and thank you for your reply. According to what you >> have said, it is impossible to have the same vertical space before >> and after a display unless the PD register be set to zero. It >> doesn't seem quite right to me. Why the asymmetry? > > It is not an asymmetry. Rather, it is a symmetry (same space above > and below the display, due to \n[DD]). The extra space is coming > from the \n[PD] associated with .LP > > <...>
A big-big thanks for the detailed explanation. Anton
