Re: Layout: vertical space before and after section
On Wednesday 27 January 2010 12:42:37 Daniel Klein wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The package I am working with adds adds large spaces before and after a
> section header. At the moment I add \vspace{-.5cm} before and after the
> section header to equal that out. Is there a way to include the two
> vspace in the definition for section in the layout file? Thanks in advance
>
> \vspace*{-.5}
> \section{Section}
> \vspace*{-.5}
>
> Best,
>
> -Daniel
Daniel,
Be careful. LaTeX, in its infinite wisdom, starts text the same place at the
top and bottom of every page, even if one page has substantially less text
because of how a graphic pagebroke. Be sure that even on tightly packed pages
there's too much space around section headers, before trying to "fix" it.
SteveT
Steve Litt
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Re: Layout: vertical space before and after section
On 01/27/2010 12:42 PM, Daniel Klein wrote:
Hi,
The package I am working with adds adds large spaces before and after a
section header. At the moment I add \vspace{-.5cm} before and after the
section header to equal that out. Is there a way to include the two
vspace in the definition for section in the layout file? Thanks in advance
\vspace*{-.5}
\section{Section}
\vspace*{-.5}
Sort of. You basically need to redefine the \section command to do what
you want, then put that redefinition into a Preamble block in your
layout file. Note that this is not as trivial as it may seem, however.
The usual sort of trick:
\let\oldsec=\section
\renewcommand\section[1]{...\oldsec...}
fails, because of details of how \section works. (In particular, because
of how \section* is handled).
Another possibility is to use the titlesec package, which helps you
customize things like this.
All of that said, if you don't like how your class file does section
headings, why are you using it? This is very much part of what the class
file is.
rh
Layout: vertical space before and after section
Hi,
The package I am working with adds adds large spaces before and after a
section header. At the moment I add \vspace{-.5cm} before and after the
section header to equal that out. Is there a way to include the two
vspace in the definition for section in the layout file? Thanks in advance
\vspace*{-.5}
\section{Section}
\vspace*{-.5}
Best,
-Daniel
