On Mon, 1 May 2000, Garst R. Reese wrote:
> Allan Rae wrote:
> >
> > What happens with a minipage set to \columnwidth? Centred lines should
> > then be centred in the middle of the minipage and you shouldn't need to
> > worry about how wide the widest line of the poem is.
> >
> > Allan. (ARRae)
> Hmm, It was not obvious to me that I could do that in the width field.
> I'll try it.
You need to use a 100 in the percentage input field. The code then puts
{1.00\columnwidth} as the width of the minipage.
> I agree that not all uses of protected spaces can be avoided.
> Maybe a section in the docs "tricks for avoiding protected spaces."
>
> I don't yet know nearly enough to write it but if there were more
> contributions like this one, I would try to compile them.
> Thanks,
> Garst
Come on everybody, send in your tips. We've got a volunteer!
;-)
Allan. (ARRae)
