General ⇒ displaymath and top margin

[seson]

Hi,

when I use the displaymath environment, there's a pretty large space between the text. Although I'd like a certain space there, the default one is much to big for me.

Does anyone know how to change it?

Sebastian

[balf]

Modify the default values of that length, which isn't \topmargin (something completely different) but \abovedisplayskip and \belowdisplayskip ; beware there are two other lengths: \abovedisplayshortskip and \belowdisplayshortskip. They're rubber lengths.

Another possibility for a casual use is the command \useshortskip from the nncmath package. Also, one reason for a too large space might be the default \flushbottom for the layout of your document. Try to see what's happening if you set \raggedbottom in your preamble.

B.A.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Sebastian,

additionaly, just in case: do not let empty lines (paragraph breaks) before or after displaymath expressions.

balf already mentioned the lengths before and after math expressions, you can read it in even more detail in this math mode document 11.5 Vertical whitespace.

Stefan

[seson]

Hi,

thanks for your answers.

additionaly, just in case: do not let empty lines (paragraph breaks) before or after displaymath expressions.

That was my problem. Removing all line breaks solved it.
However, I'd really like to make a line break there in my .tex file, as otherwise, the tex-file becomes very messed up. Text and \begin{xyz} directly behind, \end{xyz} and text again. That's not very convenient to read.

Any ideas?

Sebastian

[localghost]

As a matter of fairness, I would appreciate if you would have mentioned that you posted your request in other forums, too [1]. I hate to participate in a race for the fastest answers just to find out that the solution is already given in another forum.

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Best regards
Thorsten¹

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Any ideas?

Just begin the otherwise empty line with a % symbol.

Stefan

[seson]

Thanks Stefan, that was exactly what I was looking for.

Thorsten: Sorry for that, but you didn't really engage in a race as you didn't even give an answer. Also, there was no "solution given in another forum", it was rather a link to this thread [1].

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Sebastian