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2

I'm trying to define a new command similar to

newcommand {mainv} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

However, I want to have some negative preceding vertical space. I know that vspace adds vertical space after the text. Is there a similar command that can add vertical space before the text?

The command that will provide the following output will be:

main {This text is written using command main}

mainv {This text is written using command mainv}

where main is defined as

newcommand {main} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

spacing paragraphs

share|improve this question

edited Jul 12 '16 at 18:59

Mahdi

asked Jul 11 '16 at 1:43

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Could you provide an image of what you mean?
  
  – Werner
  Jul 11 '16 at 4:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Werner I added a sample text which is written in MS Word. The preceding space of second line is reduced.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 11 '16 at 4:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Can you also show the command usage that would provide the required output?
  
  – Werner
  Jul 11 '16 at 5:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Werner Sure. It would be something like main {This text is written using command main} mainv {This text is written using command mainv}
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 12 '16 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  How is the macro main defined?
  
  – Mico
  Jul 12 '16 at 18:32
  

  
  
  
  

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2

I'm trying to define a new command similar to

newcommand {mainv} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

However, I want to have some negative preceding vertical space. I know that vspace adds vertical space after the text. Is there a similar command that can add vertical space before the text?

The command that will provide the following output will be:

main {This text is written using command main}

mainv {This text is written using command mainv}

where main is defined as

newcommand {main} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

spacing paragraphs

share|improve this question

edited Jul 12 '16 at 18:59

Mahdi

asked Jul 11 '16 at 1:43

MahdiMahdi

3751411

migrated from stackoverflow.com Jul 12 '16 at 15:37

This question came from our site for professional and enthusiast programmers.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Could you provide an image of what you mean?
  
  – Werner
  Jul 11 '16 at 4:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Werner I added a sample text which is written in MS Word. The preceding space of second line is reduced.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 11 '16 at 4:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Can you also show the command usage that would provide the required output?
  
  – Werner
  Jul 11 '16 at 5:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Werner Sure. It would be something like main {This text is written using command main} mainv {This text is written using command mainv}
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 12 '16 at 15:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  How is the macro main defined?
  
  – Mico
  Jul 12 '16 at 18:32
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 5 more comments

I'm trying to define a new command similar to

newcommand {mainv} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

However, I want to have some negative preceding vertical space. I know that vspace adds vertical space after the text. Is there a similar command that can add vertical space before the text?

The command that will provide the following output will be:

main {This text is written using command main}

mainv {This text is written using command mainv}

where main is defined as

newcommand {main} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

spacing paragraphs

share|improve this question

edited Jul 12 '16 at 18:59

Mahdi

asked Jul 11 '16 at 1:43

MahdiMahdi

3751411

newcommand {mainv} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

main {This text is written using command main}

mainv {This text is written using command mainv}

newcommand {main} {parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

share|improve this question

edited Jul 12 '16 at 18:59

Mahdi

asked Jul 11 '16 at 1:43

MahdiMahdi

3751411

share|improve this question

edited Jul 12 '16 at 18:59

Mahdi

asked Jul 11 '16 at 1:43

MahdiMahdi

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MahdiMahdi

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Something like this?

documentclass{article}



newcommandmain{parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

newcommandmainV{vspace{-10pt}main}



begin{document}



main Some text

main Some text

main Some text

mainV some other, overlapping text

end{document}

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answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

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3

It is not completely clear to me what you are trying to achieve and why do you want to overlap lines, so I’ll stick to the question “Is there a command that can add vertical space before a line of text?”.

The pdfTeX engine has a vadjust pre primitive that can conveniently be used for this. See the following MWE.

% My standard header for TeX.SX answers:

documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 

                                 % declare the paper format.



usepackage[T1]{fontenc}         % Not always necessary, but recommended.

% End of standard header.  What follows pertains to the problem at hand.



makeatletter



newcommand*vspacebeforeline[1]{%

    ifvmode % if in vertical mode, act as "vspace{#1}"

        vskip #1

        vskip z@skip

    else

        @bsphack

        vadjust pre {%

            @restorepar

            vskip #1

            vskip z@skip

        }%

        @esphack

    fi

}



makeatother









begin{document}



Here is some nonsensical text, written for the sole purpose of filling up at

least one line.  Well, after all I~think that two lines would be even better.

And now, we use our new command exactly herevspacebeforeline{18pt plus 6pt 

minus 6pt}, followed by a few other words to end the test.



vspacebeforeline{3pt}



It can be used in vertical mode, too.



end{document}

This is the output it produces:

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Learn something everyday :)
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Gustavo. I'll try this solution later today, but I guess it does what I'm looking for.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 13 '16 at 15:47
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

Unless you are trying to overlap lines, I would venture to guess you're looking for the variable baselineskip or baselinestretch? But you probably don't want to change those variables directly because other macros scale off of them.

baselineskip: A parameter that tells TeX the distance between baselines.

or linespread

e.g. set line spread for next font change: linespread{1.5}selectfont

Otherwise, yeah, just manipulating the space around vertical boxes, vspace{<natural height> plus <stretching> minus <shrinking>} is your tool.

To get yourself on the right track

• Why does changing baselinestretch not change line spacing?


• Is baselineskip automatically defined?


• 
  Lengths and when to use them (my personal favorite)

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks a lot for your explanation. There is a lot of useful information in your answer. Sorry I can't up-vote yet.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mahdi No prob. Yea without a working example from you, it's a shot in the dark, but I see you're new here.
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

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2

Something like this?

documentclass{article}



newcommandmain{parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

newcommandmainV{vspace{-10pt}main}



begin{document}



main Some text

main Some text

main Some text

mainV some other, overlapping text

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

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add a comment | 

2

Something like this?

documentclass{article}



newcommandmain{parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

newcommandmainV{vspace{-10pt}main}



begin{document}



main Some text

main Some text

main Some text

mainV some other, overlapping text

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

12.8k55585

add a comment | 

Something like this?

documentclass{article}



newcommandmain{parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

newcommandmainV{vspace{-10pt}main}



begin{document}



main Some text

main Some text

main Some text

mainV some other, overlapping text

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

12.8k55585

documentclass{article}



newcommandmain{parnoindenthspace*{0pt}ignorespaces}

newcommandmainV{vspace{-10pt}main}



begin{document}



main Some text

main Some text

main Some text

mainV some other, overlapping text

end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

12.8k55585

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

12.8k55585

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:04

Willie WongWillie Wong

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3

It is not completely clear to me what you are trying to achieve and why do you want to overlap lines, so I’ll stick to the question “Is there a command that can add vertical space before a line of text?”.

The pdfTeX engine has a vadjust pre primitive that can conveniently be used for this. See the following MWE.

% My standard header for TeX.SX answers:

documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 

                                 % declare the paper format.



usepackage[T1]{fontenc}         % Not always necessary, but recommended.

% End of standard header.  What follows pertains to the problem at hand.



makeatletter



newcommand*vspacebeforeline[1]{%

    ifvmode % if in vertical mode, act as "vspace{#1}"

        vskip #1

        vskip z@skip

    else

        @bsphack

        vadjust pre {%

            @restorepar

            vskip #1

            vskip z@skip

        }%

        @esphack

    fi

}



makeatother









begin{document}



Here is some nonsensical text, written for the sole purpose of filling up at

least one line.  Well, after all I~think that two lines would be even better.

And now, we use our new command exactly herevspacebeforeline{18pt plus 6pt 

minus 6pt}, followed by a few other words to end the test.



vspacebeforeline{3pt}



It can be used in vertical mode, too.



end{document}

This is the output it produces:

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Learn something everyday :)
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Gustavo. I'll try this solution later today, but I guess it does what I'm looking for.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 13 '16 at 15:47
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

It is not completely clear to me what you are trying to achieve and why do you want to overlap lines, so I’ll stick to the question “Is there a command that can add vertical space before a line of text?”.

The pdfTeX engine has a vadjust pre primitive that can conveniently be used for this. See the following MWE.

% My standard header for TeX.SX answers:

documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 

                                 % declare the paper format.



usepackage[T1]{fontenc}         % Not always necessary, but recommended.

% End of standard header.  What follows pertains to the problem at hand.



makeatletter



newcommand*vspacebeforeline[1]{%

    ifvmode % if in vertical mode, act as "vspace{#1}"

        vskip #1

        vskip z@skip

    else

        @bsphack

        vadjust pre {%

            @restorepar

            vskip #1

            vskip z@skip

        }%

        @esphack

    fi

}



makeatother









begin{document}



Here is some nonsensical text, written for the sole purpose of filling up at

least one line.  Well, after all I~think that two lines would be even better.

And now, we use our new command exactly herevspacebeforeline{18pt plus 6pt 

minus 6pt}, followed by a few other words to end the test.



vspacebeforeline{3pt}



It can be used in vertical mode, too.



end{document}

This is the output it produces:

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Learn something everyday :)
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:29
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Gustavo. I'll try this solution later today, but I guess it does what I'm looking for.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 13 '16 at 15:47
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

It is not completely clear to me what you are trying to achieve and why do you want to overlap lines, so I’ll stick to the question “Is there a command that can add vertical space before a line of text?”.

The pdfTeX engine has a vadjust pre primitive that can conveniently be used for this. See the following MWE.

% My standard header for TeX.SX answers:

documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 

                                 % declare the paper format.



usepackage[T1]{fontenc}         % Not always necessary, but recommended.

% End of standard header.  What follows pertains to the problem at hand.



makeatletter



newcommand*vspacebeforeline[1]{%

    ifvmode % if in vertical mode, act as "vspace{#1}"

        vskip #1

        vskip z@skip

    else

        @bsphack

        vadjust pre {%

            @restorepar

            vskip #1

            vskip z@skip

        }%

        @esphack

    fi

}



makeatother









begin{document}



Here is some nonsensical text, written for the sole purpose of filling up at

least one line.  Well, after all I~think that two lines would be even better.

And now, we use our new command exactly herevspacebeforeline{18pt plus 6pt 

minus 6pt}, followed by a few other words to end the test.



vspacebeforeline{3pt}



It can be used in vertical mode, too.



end{document}

This is the output it produces:

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

% My standard header for TeX.SX answers:

documentclass[a4paper]{article} % To avoid confusion, let us explicitly 

                                 % declare the paper format.



usepackage[T1]{fontenc}         % Not always necessary, but recommended.

% End of standard header.  What follows pertains to the problem at hand.



makeatletter



newcommand*vspacebeforeline[1]{%

    ifvmode % if in vertical mode, act as "vspace{#1}"

        vskip #1

        vskip z@skip

    else

        @bsphack

        vadjust pre {%

            @restorepar

            vskip #1

            vskip z@skip

        }%

        @esphack

    fi

}



makeatother









begin{document}



Here is some nonsensical text, written for the sole purpose of filling up at

least one line.  Well, after all I~think that two lines would be even better.

And now, we use our new command exactly herevspacebeforeline{18pt plus 6pt 

minus 6pt}, followed by a few other words to end the test.



vspacebeforeline{3pt}



It can be used in vertical mode, too.



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

answered Jul 12 '16 at 19:11

GuMGuM

16.8k2559

2

Unless you are trying to overlap lines, I would venture to guess you're looking for the variable baselineskip or baselinestretch? But you probably don't want to change those variables directly because other macros scale off of them.

baselineskip: A parameter that tells TeX the distance between baselines.

or linespread

e.g. set line spread for next font change: linespread{1.5}selectfont

Otherwise, yeah, just manipulating the space around vertical boxes, vspace{<natural height> plus <stretching> minus <shrinking>} is your tool.

To get yourself on the right track

• Why does changing baselinestretch not change line spacing?


• Is baselineskip automatically defined?


• 
  Lengths and when to use them (my personal favorite)

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks a lot for your explanation. There is a lot of useful information in your answer. Sorry I can't up-vote yet.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mahdi No prob. Yea without a working example from you, it's a shot in the dark, but I see you're new here.
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

Unless you are trying to overlap lines, I would venture to guess you're looking for the variable baselineskip or baselinestretch? But you probably don't want to change those variables directly because other macros scale off of them.

baselineskip: A parameter that tells TeX the distance between baselines.

or linespread

e.g. set line spread for next font change: linespread{1.5}selectfont

Otherwise, yeah, just manipulating the space around vertical boxes, vspace{<natural height> plus <stretching> minus <shrinking>} is your tool.

To get yourself on the right track

• Why does changing baselinestretch not change line spacing?


• Is baselineskip automatically defined?


• 
  Lengths and when to use them (my personal favorite)

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks a lot for your explanation. There is a lot of useful information in your answer. Sorry I can't up-vote yet.
  
  – Mahdi
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Mahdi No prob. Yea without a working example from you, it's a shot in the dark, but I see you're new here.
  
  – Jonathan Komar
  Jul 12 '16 at 19:07
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Unless you are trying to overlap lines, I would venture to guess you're looking for the variable baselineskip or baselinestretch? But you probably don't want to change those variables directly because other macros scale off of them.

baselineskip: A parameter that tells TeX the distance between baselines.

or linespread

e.g. set line spread for next font change: linespread{1.5}selectfont

Otherwise, yeah, just manipulating the space around vertical boxes, vspace{<natural height> plus <stretching> minus <shrinking>} is your tool.

To get yourself on the right track

• Why does changing baselinestretch not change line spacing?


• Is baselineskip automatically defined?


• 
  Lengths and when to use them (my personal favorite)

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279

answered Jul 12 '16 at 18:25

Jonathan KomarJonathan Komar

6,70633279