GeneralWhat does "Bad Box(es)" mean? Are they bad?

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Successful
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What does "Bad Box(es)" mean? Are they bad?

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Simple question. What does "Bad Box(es)" mean? and why do I have 9 of them? is that bad?

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What does "Bad Box(es)" mean? Are they bad?

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Hi,

those bad boxes could be overfull or underfull boxes. Have a look here: (La)TeX makes overfull lines.
I doesn't need to be bad, sometimes it's hardly visible, but it would be good to check those warnings.

Stefan
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