Text Formatting ⇒ Jump to a certain Position
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Jump to a certain Position
Is it possible to jump to an horizontal position measured from the margin (even if one has begun on a line)? And if so, can the current horizontal position be read off some variable?
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Jump to a certain Position
Sure, you could use textpos, esopic, atbegshi or everyshi for absolute positioning.
Just note that LaTeX is a macro language for typesetting text using styles, an author should not need to manually position text. Perhaps a layout software would be good for such a purpose.
If I need absolute positioning and if I would like to use the current position for referring to that, I would use
TikZ, its
Stefan
Just note that LaTeX is a macro language for typesetting text using styles, an author should not need to manually position text. Perhaps a layout software would be good for such a purpose.
If I need absolute positioning and if I would like to use the current position for referring to that, I would use

current page
node and its overlay
feature.Stefan
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Re: Jump to a certain Position
What would you use to move to the next vertical position without returning to the horizotal home position? I realize it can be solved by measuring the length of the current line and adding it to the next, but was hoping for a more elegant solution.
(I mean the kind of line break that sometimes occurs in poetry.)
(I mean the kind of line break that sometimes occurs in poetry.)