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On paragraphs in TeX/LaTeX

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When writing documents in TeX/LaTeX, it is important to understand how the TeX engine “thinks”. A paragraph is the basic text unit in a document and many TeX/LaTeX commands, when used properly, affect the current paragraph only. TeX provides a set of basic commands controlling the way a paragraphs are typeset. The following article explains … [Read more…]

Correctly typesetting paragraphs in LaTeX

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In LaTeX, paragraphs are ended by leaving a blank line between the end of the previous and the beginning of the next paragraph, never through a combination of end-line (\\) and new-line (\newline) commands.   A standard paragraph   Changing the standard behavior The new paragraph automatically gets indented a little with no extra vertical … [Read more…]