Jean-Pierre Coulon <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010, Robin Fairbairns wrote:
> 
> > what's the concept of "ugly" in a tex source?
> 
> Simply the need for my calculating the half of the distance between
> systems before I know this distance! IMO trial-and-error is even
> uglier!
> 
> > instead:
> >  \leavevmode\vskip0pt plus2fill

perhaps:
  \null\vskip0pt plus1fill

(\null was what i was trying to remember, before)

> >  \lineskip0pt plus1fill
> > [...]
> 
> This gives too big a top space. Could you please explain how I can adjust
> the spaces?
> 
> >> Incidentally the first \vskip does not do its job.
> 
> I can work around by saying \centerline{~} before this \vskip.

the same thing (in effect) as \null does: an invisible hbox on the main
vertical list.  \leavevmode actually starts a line, though it doesn't
seem to matter here.
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