Horizontal spacing around text string in a displayed math environment












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documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

newcommandeqtext[1]{hspace{1.0em}text{#1}hspace{1.0em}}

begin{document}

[x = y eqtext{if and only if} y=x.]

end{document}


What should the horizontal spacing be in this situation? In my example it is 1.0em.



This is a stylistic question so I’m not sure if it belongs here.






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    I would simply use text{ if and only if }

    – David Carlisle
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documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

newcommandeqtext[1]{hspace{1.0em}text{#1}hspace{1.0em}}

begin{document}

[x = y eqtext{if and only if} y=x.]

end{document}


What should the horizontal spacing be in this situation? In my example it is 1.0em.



This is a stylistic question so I’m not sure if it belongs here.






math-mode spacing







share|improve this question




















  • 3





    I would simply use text{ if and only if }

    – David Carlisle
    4 hours ago














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documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

newcommandeqtext[1]{hspace{1.0em}text{#1}hspace{1.0em}}

begin{document}

[x = y eqtext{if and only if} y=x.]

end{document}


What should the horizontal spacing be in this situation? In my example it is 1.0em.



This is a stylistic question so I’m not sure if it belongs here.






math-mode spacing







share|improve this question
















documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

newcommandeqtext[1]{hspace{1.0em}text{#1}hspace{1.0em}}

begin{document}

[x = y eqtext{if and only if} y=x.]

end{document}


What should the horizontal spacing be in this situation? In my example it is 1.0em.



This is a stylistic question so I’m not sure if it belongs here.






math-mode spacing




math-mode spacing






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  • 3





    I would simply use text{ if and only if }

    – David Carlisle
    4 hours ago














  • 3





    I would simply use text{ if and only if }

    – David Carlisle
    4 hours ago








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I would simply use text{ if and only if }

– David Carlisle
4 hours ago





I would simply use text{ if and only if }

– David Carlisle
4 hours ago










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I'd say that the typographically appropriate amount of whitespace around the text string depends both on the contents of the text string as well as on what comes before and after the string.



E.g., if the text string consists of "if and only if" and the material before and after the string is as simple as x=y and y=x, an ordinary interword space is just fine:



x=y text{ if and only if } y=x 

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} % note: entire line is arg. of text


If, in contrast, the math expressions before and/or after the string are a bit more complex than x=y, a bit more whitespace, say in the amount of quad, may make the material to read. See, e.g., the third line of the following screenshot -- which actually contains two instances of text, with two different amounts of whitespace.



enter image description here



documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

begin{document}

begin{gather*}

x=y text{ if and only if } y=x \

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} \

frac{x^2}{y^2}ne0 quadtext{if and only if}quad xne0 text{ and } yne0\

end{gather*}

end{document}





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I'd say that the typographically appropriate amount of whitespace around the text string depends both on the contents of the text string as well as on what comes before and after the string.



E.g., if the text string consists of "if and only if" and the material before and after the string is as simple as x=y and y=x, an ordinary interword space is just fine:



x=y text{ if and only if } y=x 

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} % note: entire line is arg. of text


If, in contrast, the math expressions before and/or after the string are a bit more complex than x=y, a bit more whitespace, say in the amount of quad, may make the material to read. See, e.g., the third line of the following screenshot -- which actually contains two instances of text, with two different amounts of whitespace.



enter image description here



documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

begin{document}

begin{gather*}

x=y text{ if and only if } y=x \

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} \

frac{x^2}{y^2}ne0 quadtext{if and only if}quad xne0 text{ and } yne0\

end{gather*}

end{document}





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I'd say that the typographically appropriate amount of whitespace around the text string depends both on the contents of the text string as well as on what comes before and after the string.



E.g., if the text string consists of "if and only if" and the material before and after the string is as simple as x=y and y=x, an ordinary interword space is just fine:



x=y text{ if and only if } y=x 

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} % note: entire line is arg. of text


If, in contrast, the math expressions before and/or after the string are a bit more complex than x=y, a bit more whitespace, say in the amount of quad, may make the material to read. See, e.g., the third line of the following screenshot -- which actually contains two instances of text, with two different amounts of whitespace.



enter image description here



documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

begin{document}

begin{gather*}

x=y text{ if and only if } y=x \

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} \

frac{x^2}{y^2}ne0 quadtext{if and only if}quad xne0 text{ and } yne0\

end{gather*}

end{document}





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  • Is it possible to edit the command so that it automatically puts a good amount of space?

    – simple jack
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I'd say that the typographically appropriate amount of whitespace around the text string depends both on the contents of the text string as well as on what comes before and after the string.



E.g., if the text string consists of "if and only if" and the material before and after the string is as simple as x=y and y=x, an ordinary interword space is just fine:



x=y text{ if and only if } y=x 

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} % note: entire line is arg. of text


If, in contrast, the math expressions before and/or after the string are a bit more complex than x=y, a bit more whitespace, say in the amount of quad, may make the material to read. See, e.g., the third line of the following screenshot -- which actually contains two instances of text, with two different amounts of whitespace.



enter image description here



documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

begin{document}

begin{gather*}

x=y text{ if and only if } y=x \

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} \

frac{x^2}{y^2}ne0 quadtext{if and only if}quad xne0 text{ and } yne0\

end{gather*}

end{document}





share|improve this answer













I'd say that the typographically appropriate amount of whitespace around the text string depends both on the contents of the text string as well as on what comes before and after the string.



E.g., if the text string consists of "if and only if" and the material before and after the string is as simple as x=y and y=x, an ordinary interword space is just fine:



x=y text{ if and only if } y=x 

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} % note: entire line is arg. of text


If, in contrast, the math expressions before and/or after the string are a bit more complex than x=y, a bit more whitespace, say in the amount of quad, may make the material to read. See, e.g., the third line of the following screenshot -- which actually contains two instances of text, with two different amounts of whitespace.



enter image description here



documentclass{report}

usepackage{amsmath}

begin{document}

begin{gather*}

x=y text{ if and only if } y=x \

text{$x=y$ if and only if $y=x$} \

frac{x^2}{y^2}ne0 quadtext{if and only if}quad xne0 text{ and } yne0\

end{gather*}

end{document}






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