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I would like to make a table where I can add 1em of space after many (but not all) rows. The rows vary in height (because they contain content of varying lengths). I am attempting to add the extra space by "adding glue" (I think that's the term) after each line break, i.e., \ [1em].

This used to work, on my older computer (I think MacTeX 2016), but now that I've installed LaTeX on my new machine (MacTeX 2018), this isn't working. So maybe I've installed something wrong, or am using a different version of something...

What this seems to do is add 1em of space from the bottom of the first line of each row, so if the row is only one line high to begin with, nothing appears to happen.

Can anyone shed light on what is happening here, and suggest a solution? Thank you!

MWE:

documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

usepackage{longtable}

usepackage{tabu}



newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedright}p{1in}}

newcolumntype{R}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}p{5.5in}}



begin{document}



begin{longtable}{ @{} L @{} R @{} }



One & Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! \ [1em]



Two & Entry that only spans one line, correctly has 1em space after it. \ [1em]



Three & Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! \ [1em]



Four & Another short entry... \



end{longtable}



end{document}

For me, this looks like:

If you wanted the space for all rows, simplest not to use the \ optional argument but to adjust the table spacing eg

documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

usepackage{longtable}

%usepackage{tabu}

usepackage{array,}



newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedright}p{1in}}

newcolumntype{R}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}p{5.5in}}



begin{document}



setlengthextrarowheight{1em}

begin{longtable}{ @{} L @{} R @{} }



One & Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! \ 



Two & Entry that only spans one line, correctly has 1em space after it. \ 



Three & Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! \ [1em]



Four & Another short entry... \



end{longtable}



end{document}

For one-off spacing adjustments teh addlinespace command from booktabs could be used

documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

usepackage{longtable}

%usepackage{tabu}

usepackage{array,booktabs}



newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedright}p{1in}}

newcolumntype{R}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}p{5.5in}}



begin{document}



begin{longtable}{ @{} L @{} R @{} }



One & Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! \ 



addlinespace[1em]



Two & Entry that only spans one line, correctly has 1em space after it. \ 



addlinespace[1em]



Three & Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! \ 



Four & Another short entry... \



end{longtable}



end{document}

You can use addlinespace from booktabs, setting (locally) its default value to 1em:

documentclass[letterpaper, 11pt]{article}

usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}

usepackage{longtable,booktabs}

usepackage{tabu}



newcolumntype{L}{>{raggedright}p{1in}}

newcolumntype{R}{>{raggedrightarraybackslash}p{5.5in}}



begin{document}

{setlength{defaultaddspace}{1em}

begin{longtable}{ @{} L @{} R @{} }



One & Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! Long entry, long enough to span two lines! \

addlinespace



Two & Entry that only spans one line, correctly has 1em space after it. \ [1em]



Three & Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines! Long entry, long enoughto actually span three lines! Long entry, long enough to actually span three lines!

\

addlinespace



Four & Another short entry... \



end{longtable}

}

end{document}