Session:Xspace – Solution to an annoying TeX quirk
Description | Let's have a look how xspace.sty makes TeX's treatment of whitespace more predictable! |
---|---|
Website(s) | |
Type | Talk |
Kids session | No |
Keyword(s) | software |
Tags | Village:LaTeX |
Processing village | Village:LaTeX |
Person organizing | User:Fröbelsuppe |
Language | de - German, en - English |
Other sessions...
|
Starts at | 2019/08/22 13:00 |
---|---|
Ends at | 2019/08/22 13:15 |
Duration | 15 minutes |
Location | Village:LaTeX |
Starts at | 2019/08/23 17:00 |
---|---|
Ends at | 2019/08/23 17:15 |
Duration | 15 minutes |
Location | Village:LaTeX |
Why does TeX and LaTeX behave seemingly unexpected with spaces after commands? We will have a look how the TeX engine treats whitespace. The package xspace.sty offers a convenient way to regulate this for own macro definitions.
Learn about the way TeX is working inside, and about algorithmic solutions for typographical problems.
Language: English or German, to the audience's taste.