Text Formatting ⇒ line break makes space at start of \noindent environments

[johnjamessmith0]

I just discovered this, and I anticipate that there won't be any solution. If you have this:

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\documentclass{article}

\newenvironment{thingy}{\noindent}{}

\begin{document}

\begin{thingy}
testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing testing
\end{thingy}

\end{document}

You get this space at the start of the first line, even with the \noindent. True, the space goes away if you just the paragraph on the same line in the code as the \begin, but is there any way to get rid of the space without going back through all one's code? I can imagine that this might be extremely annoying in some situations.

[gmedina]

Hi,

use \ignorespaces:

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\newenvironment{thingy}{\noindent\ignorespaces}{}

[johnjamessmith0]

Haha, thanks. I love it when I get forum answers to questions that aren't easily searched. And I hope it's not bad etiquette around here to make a post just to thank someone.

EDIT: All right, I just read the Board Rules and it seems like this is bad etiquette. Whoops!

[gmedina]

Haha, thanks. I love it when I get forum answers to questions that aren't easily searched. And I hope it's not bad etiquette around here to make a post just to thank someone.

You're welcome. I don't think that thanking someone can be considered as bad etiquette

EDIT: All right, I just read the Board Rules and it seems like this is bad etiquette. Whoops!

As I said before, I don't think that it is inappropriate and now that you've marked the problem as solved everything is OK.

[localghost]

[…] EDIT: All right, I just read the Board Rules and it seems like this is bad etiquette. Whoops!

Please tell me where you found that and it will be corrected. It is explicitly written in the rules that an expression of gratitude to the author of a solution is taken for granted.


Best regards
Thorsten

[frabjous]

Sorry for straying off topic, but I think the line in the Board Rules is just poorly worded. Saying that something "is taken for granted" in English can mean that it doesn't need to be said, but I think what is meant is that it goes without saying that a word of thanks is appreciated.

[localghost]

Sorry for straying off topic, but I think the line in the Board Rules is just poorly worded. Saying that something "is taken for granted" in English can mean that it doesn't need to be said, but I think what is meant is that it goes without saying that a word of thanks is appreciated.

That's the problem with the translation of a specific word from one language to another. You sometimes miss the right meaning. I modified that and used another wording. Thanks for this idea.