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Gulzt
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\neg causes overfull \hbox

Post by Gulzt »

Whenever I use the \neg command I get this badbox warning:
Overfull \hbox (6.03711pt too wide) in paragraph

For example, this code works fine:

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\documentclass[12pt, dutch]{report} % to allow chapter tags
\usepackage{mathtools} % use the floor and ceil operators.
\usepackage{amsmath} % use of the case function
\begin{document}
\[
   U
\]
\end{document}
But this causes an error:

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\[
   \neg U
\]
What can I do to remove the badbox error?

Placing the \neg in an inline math function like so: $\neg U$ works fine however. Though this is not what I seek for in this case. The full function I am writing down is much too big for that.

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Johannes_B
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\neg causes overfull \hbox

Post by Johannes_B »

Badbox warning are worth looking into matter more deeply, but they are not errors.
Your example cannot give the warning, it is simply impossible. A box is overfull if the contents is spilling over the boxes edges, for example the content of a line into the margin.

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\documentclass[12pt, dutch]{report}
\usepackage{mathtools}% already loads amsmath
\begin{document}
\[
	\neg U
\]
\end{document}
Please read about minimal working examples and provide one to use, so we can reproduce that part of your document and give spot-on advice.
The smart way: Calm down and take a deep breath, read posts and provided links attentively, try to understand and ask if necessary.
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Stefan Kottwitz
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Re: \neg causes overfull \hbox

Post by Stefan Kottwitz »

Same for me - no error, no warning.

Please post a minimal example which produces the problem. This may include your whole function and your margin settings, or your complete preamble. Post a complete problem example, which shows the problem but anything unrelated can be removed. And click on Johannes' link. ;-)

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