I'm sure there's something I'm missing, but I'm trying to create blank lines between sections of verse and my distribution won't buy it. I have tried empty lines with '\\', '\newline' and '\linebreak', and get back the message 'There's no line here to end' and\or nothing (no empty line).
Any suggestions?
S.
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Linebreaks in verse environment
How about using the \vspace command or the optional argument of the \\ comand?. Take a look at the following example:
By the way, the verse package could be of interest to you.
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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’\\[10em]
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
\newpage
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’\\
\vspace{2cm}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
\end{document}
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Re: Linebreaks in verse environment
Thanks — this looks good.
I realised can also use \bigskip et cetera (rusty on LaTeX) — but I will look at the Verse package.
Vspace looks good: flexible.
S.
I realised can also use \bigskip et cetera (rusty on LaTeX) — but I will look at the Verse package.
Vspace looks good: flexible.
S.
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Linebreaks in verse environment
I did try same as you Sekantombi \{ldots}
and took me a 'wee' time to figure it out (rightfully ! ;P).
Last line should omit
Could be as 'simple' as this;
and took me a 'wee' time to figure it out (rightfully ! ;P).
Last line should omit
\\
to get the blank lineCould be as 'simple' as this;
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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
\newpage
\begin{verse}
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
There was an old party of Lyme \\
Who married three wives at one time. \\
When asked: ‘Why the third?’ \\
He replied: ‘One’s absurd, \\
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
\end{verse}
\end{document}
Last edited by cgnieder on Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.