Text Formatting ⇒ Paragraph Spacing around Equations

[Cham]

I'm having a spacing problem around my equations. Frequently, the text spacing is too small below an equation. Sometimes, it's too large above the equation. Is there a way to tell LaTeX to use a constant spacing around all equations ?

I'm currently using the following commands in my preamble :

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\documentclass[12pt,letterpaper,twoside]{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[french]{babel}

\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{setspace}
\setstretch{1.1}

\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{upgreek}
\usepackage{tensor}

\usepackage{microtype}

\raggedbottom

\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}

\pagestyle{headings}

\usepackage{anysize}
\marginsize{1.5in}{1in}{0.5in}{0.5in}

[localghost]

Read Section 11.5.1 of the »Math mode« document.


Thorsten

[Cham]

I'm not sure to understand. If I add the following code in my preamble, and edit the numbers, it doesn't change anything :

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\abovedisplayskip=12pt plus 3pt minus 9pt
\abovedisplayshortskip=0pt plus 3pt
\belowdisplayskip=12pt plus 3pt minus 9pt
\belowdisplayshortskip=7pt plus 3pt minus 4pt

I understand that the vertical spacing isn't the same if the last line above the equation is short or long (this is a good thing). But the vertical space below the equation isn't always the same, even when the next text line is long.

Here's an example of the problem :

spacing.jpg (77.77 KiB) Viewed 10026 times

[localghost]

As the document says these are the predefined values of those length registers. So it shouldn't surprise that nothing changes. The document has an explicit example in the same section.

[Cham]

As the document says these are the predefined values of those length registers. So it shouldn't surprise that nothing changes. The document has an explicit example in the same section.

Well, did you saw the example I gave above ? The spacing isn't the same below the equations...

[localghost]

Well, did you saw the example I gave above ? The spacing isn't the same below the equations...

I can't see any example. Only an attached picture. If you always want equidistant spaces, set all lengths to the same fixed value without tolerances that allow the spaces to be compressed or stretched.

[Cham]

I can't see any example. Only an attached picture. If you always want equidistant spaces, set all lengths to the same fixed value without tolerances that allow the spaces to be compressed or stretched.

The picture illustrates the problem I'm talking about.

What should be the proper command to set all lengths to a constant value ?

[localghost]

The picture illustrates the problem I'm talking about. […]

A picture is something to look at but nothing to test solutions.

[…] What should be the proper command to set all lengths to a constant value?

Following the link in my last reply you would have found out that the \setlength command is the way to go. This by the way is also suggested in every basic LaTeX documentation.

[Cham]

Following the link in my last reply you would have found out that the \setlength command is the way to go. This by the way is also suggested in every basic LaTeX documentation.

I already tried it, and it doesn't change anything. The problem (as shown on my picture) stay the same.

EDIT : Sorry, I need some specific example how to use this command.

[localghost]

[…] Sorry, I need some specific example how to use this command. :oops:

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