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On some pages of my document LaTeX introduces a lot of spacing between my headline/paragraphs (around 5 times more than usual).
What is the reason for this and how can I avoid it? It seems it is trying to fill the page until the next chapter starts.
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On some pages of my document LaTeX introduces a lot of spacing between my headline/paragraphs (around 5 times more than usual).
What is the reason for this and how can I avoid it? It seems it is trying to fill the page until the next chapter starts.
spacing
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
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asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
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Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
@daleif I suspect usage ofbegin{figure}[H]which is a common source for these problems.
– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27
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up vote
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up vote
7
down vote
favorite
On some pages of my document LaTeX introduces a lot of spacing between my headline/paragraphs (around 5 times more than usual).
What is the reason for this and how can I avoid it? It seems it is trying to fill the page until the next chapter starts.
spacing
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
On some pages of my document LaTeX introduces a lot of spacing between my headline/paragraphs (around 5 times more than usual).
What is the reason for this and how can I avoid it? It seems it is trying to fill the page until the next chapter starts.
spacing
spacing
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
edited Oct 17 '12 at 15:43
Kurt
33.9k846156
33.9k846156
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
asked Oct 17 '12 at 15:40
John Smith
3813
3813
1
Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
@daleif I suspect usage ofbegin{figure}[H]which is a common source for these problems.
– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27
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show 1 more comment
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Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
@daleif I suspect usage ofbegin{figure}[H]which is a common source for these problems.
– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27
1
1
Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
@daleif I suspect usage of
begin{figure}[H] which is a common source for these problems.– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@daleif I suspect usage of
begin{figure}[H] which is a common source for these problems.– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27
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Probably you are using flushbottom or a document class that uses this as default (book).
This usually happens, if there are large objects (figures, images, tables) that do not float and TeX cannot break them accordingly. Then the large object has to be moved to the next page and the previous page is stretched to obey flushbottom.
If you have many non-floating objects, then raggedbottom helps. It probably hurts less than the overstretched pages. But consider floating objects (figure, table without h).
Then the text area isn't too much interrupted, it is easier for TeX to break the pages and
flushbottom can be kept that means opposite pages have the same bottom border.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
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Probably you are using flushbottom or a document class that uses this as default (book).
This usually happens, if there are large objects (figures, images, tables) that do not float and TeX cannot break them accordingly. Then the large object has to be moved to the next page and the previous page is stretched to obey flushbottom.
If you have many non-floating objects, then raggedbottom helps. It probably hurts less than the overstretched pages. But consider floating objects (figure, table without h).
Then the text area isn't too much interrupted, it is easier for TeX to break the pages and
flushbottom can be kept that means opposite pages have the same bottom border.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
add a comment |
up vote
9
down vote
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Probably you are using flushbottom or a document class that uses this as default (book).
This usually happens, if there are large objects (figures, images, tables) that do not float and TeX cannot break them accordingly. Then the large object has to be moved to the next page and the previous page is stretched to obey flushbottom.
If you have many non-floating objects, then raggedbottom helps. It probably hurts less than the overstretched pages. But consider floating objects (figure, table without h).
Then the text area isn't too much interrupted, it is easier for TeX to break the pages and
flushbottom can be kept that means opposite pages have the same bottom border.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
add a comment |
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
Probably you are using flushbottom or a document class that uses this as default (book).
This usually happens, if there are large objects (figures, images, tables) that do not float and TeX cannot break them accordingly. Then the large object has to be moved to the next page and the previous page is stretched to obey flushbottom.
If you have many non-floating objects, then raggedbottom helps. It probably hurts less than the overstretched pages. But consider floating objects (figure, table without h).
Then the text area isn't too much interrupted, it is easier for TeX to break the pages and
flushbottom can be kept that means opposite pages have the same bottom border.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
Probably you are using flushbottom or a document class that uses this as default (book).
This usually happens, if there are large objects (figures, images, tables) that do not float and TeX cannot break them accordingly. Then the large object has to be moved to the next page and the previous page is stretched to obey flushbottom.
If you have many non-floating objects, then raggedbottom helps. It probably hurts less than the overstretched pages. But consider floating objects (figure, table without h).
Then the text area isn't too much interrupted, it is easier for TeX to break the pages and
flushbottom can be kept that means opposite pages have the same bottom border.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
227k17542895
answered Oct 17 '12 at 16:06
Heiko Oberdiek
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Welcome to TeX.sx! Please add a minimal working example (MWE) that illustrates your problem.
– Corentin
Oct 17 '12 at 15:41
This is usually because of stretching of the page. But with out more details it is hard to say what is going on in your particular case. Is a large piece of math moved to the next page?
– daleif
Oct 17 '12 at 15:44
@daleif I suspect usage of
begin{figure}[H]which is a common source for these problems.– egreg
Oct 17 '12 at 16:08
@egreg yes, I used begin{figure}[H] and also used H for positioning my tables. Are there any alternatives to H when I want to have my images placed after a particular paragraph? What is wrong with it?
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:24
@Corentin + daleif I found this post after searching for "stretching" thanks. It describes my problem and also comes up with a solution.
– John Smith
Oct 17 '12 at 16:27