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I know this subject has been mentioned before, but I'm still having a problem in creating a space under a section title. I used the titlesec package and then tried using the command titlespacing{section}...



This is my code. Can anybody help?



documentclass[10pt]{book}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{fullpage}
usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
usepackage{setspace}
usepackage{sectsty}
chapterfont{huge}
sectionfont{Huge}
begin{document}
chapter*{Kapitel 1}
section*{Einleitung}
begin{large}
subsection*{1.1 Motivation}









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  • Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

    – Kurt
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:33













  • Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:56











  • @user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 14 '13 at 14:55











  • @GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 16:16
















46















I know this subject has been mentioned before, but I'm still having a problem in creating a space under a section title. I used the titlesec package and then tried using the command titlespacing{section}...



This is my code. Can anybody help?



documentclass[10pt]{book}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{fullpage}
usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
usepackage{setspace}
usepackage{sectsty}
chapterfont{huge}
sectionfont{Huge}
begin{document}
chapter*{Kapitel 1}
section*{Einleitung}
begin{large}
subsection*{1.1 Motivation}









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  • 1





    Welcome to TeX.SX. A tip: If you indent lines by 4 spaces, then they're marked as a code sample. You can also highlight the code and click the "code" button ({}) or hit Ctrl+K.

    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:05











  • Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

    – Kurt
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:33













  • Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:56











  • @user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 14 '13 at 14:55











  • @GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 16:16














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I know this subject has been mentioned before, but I'm still having a problem in creating a space under a section title. I used the titlesec package and then tried using the command titlespacing{section}...



This is my code. Can anybody help?



documentclass[10pt]{book}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{fullpage}
usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
usepackage{setspace}
usepackage{sectsty}
chapterfont{huge}
sectionfont{Huge}
begin{document}
chapter*{Kapitel 1}
section*{Einleitung}
begin{large}
subsection*{1.1 Motivation}









share|improve this question
















I know this subject has been mentioned before, but I'm still having a problem in creating a space under a section title. I used the titlesec package and then tried using the command titlespacing{section}...



This is my code. Can anybody help?



documentclass[10pt]{book}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{fullpage}
usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
usepackage{setspace}
usepackage{sectsty}
chapterfont{huge}
sectionfont{Huge}
begin{document}
chapter*{Kapitel 1}
section*{Einleitung}
begin{large}
subsection*{1.1 Motivation}






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    Welcome to TeX.SX. A tip: If you indent lines by 4 spaces, then they're marked as a code sample. You can also highlight the code and click the "code" button ({}) or hit Ctrl+K.

    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:05











  • Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

    – Kurt
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:33













  • Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:56











  • @user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 14 '13 at 14:55











  • @GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 16:16














  • 1





    Welcome to TeX.SX. A tip: If you indent lines by 4 spaces, then they're marked as a code sample. You can also highlight the code and click the "code" button ({}) or hit Ctrl+K.

    – Claudio Fiandrino
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:05











  • Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

    – Kurt
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:33













  • Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 13:56











  • @user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 14 '13 at 14:55











  • @GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

    – abdu
    Apr 14 '13 at 16:16








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Welcome to TeX.SX. A tip: If you indent lines by 4 spaces, then they're marked as a code sample. You can also highlight the code and click the "code" button ({}) or hit Ctrl+K.

– Claudio Fiandrino
Apr 14 '13 at 13:05





Welcome to TeX.SX. A tip: If you indent lines by 4 spaces, then they're marked as a code sample. You can also highlight the code and click the "code" button ({}) or hit Ctrl+K.

– Claudio Fiandrino
Apr 14 '13 at 13:05













Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

– Kurt
Apr 14 '13 at 13:33







Your given code is not compiling. Have you tested it? Please make it running. What should begin{large} do? Do you want there a greater space? Package blindtext helps you to include a little dummy text. See on CTAN.

– Kurt
Apr 14 '13 at 13:33















Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

– abdu
Apr 14 '13 at 13:56





Thanks! But sorry I didn't get what you mean. So leave the titlespacing and just use the \ to make the spaces?

– abdu
Apr 14 '13 at 13:56













@user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

– Gonzalo Medina
Apr 14 '13 at 14:55





@user29019 but exactly what kind of space are you trying to get? Exactly how much space do you want after chapter and section?

– Gonzalo Medina
Apr 14 '13 at 14:55













@GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

– abdu
Apr 14 '13 at 16:16





@GonzaloMedina yes I tried it, it works. The begin{large} is for the font size of the text. So everything is working till now. But I need create a titlespacing under the 'Einleitung' so between the section title und the text beneath it. I'm a new LaTeX user, I'm writing a scientific thesis. so there would be chapters, section and subsections. I searched in the internet for packages and commands I found things like vspace, titlespacing{section}... but non of them worked, I compile the .tex file through a terminal (ubuntu) but I get no changes.

– abdu
Apr 14 '13 at 16:16










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Using the titlesec package you can use titlespacing* you can change the spacing before and after the title; the syntax of the command is:



titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}


(there's an additional optional argument, but it's not important here). <left> increases the left margin; <before-sep> controls the vertical space before the title; <after-sep> controls the vertical space after the title. (Please refer to the package documentation for further information). A complete example:



documentclass[10pt]{book}
usepackage{titlesec}
usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

titlespacing*{section}
{0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}
titlespacing*{subsection}
{0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}

begin{document}

chapter{Kapitel 1}
lipsum[4]
section{Einleitung}
lipsum[4]
subsection{Motivation}
lipsum[4]

end{document}


enter image description here



I used ex (approximately the height of an "x" in the current font) as the unit for the lengths used, but you can use instead any other valid LaTeX unit (cm, in, mm, pt, among others); you can also use multiples of predefined lengths such as baselineskip:



titlespacing*{subsection}
{0pt}{2baselineskip}{3baselineskip}


I used ex since in this way the space is font-dependent. If you want to change the formatting of the titles, you can also use the same package and its powerful titleformat command.






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  • thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:08













  • @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 12:49











  • pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:16













  • @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:34






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    @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Nov 4 '15 at 23:50



















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If you don't need all the "baggage" of an additional package like titlesec, you can simply modify these aspects of your headings yourself. See this example. I use a few sections and save the original section definition, so we can see a comparison.



I then define and use a section "prelude" prior to the invocation of the original section command. Then I add a "postlude" to the sectioning command. The prelude and the postlude here both add an extra em of vertical space, but you could use it to put in other sectioning highlights like rules, etc.



documentclass{article}
begin{document}
section{First Section}

This is the first line of text. Note the vertical spacing.

section{Second Section}

Observe the spacing prior to and following the sectioning command. Now let me
redefine a few things.

makeatletter
letorigsectionsection
renewcommandsection{@ifstar{starsection}{nostarsection}}

newcommandnostarsection[1]
{sectionpreludeorigsection{#1}sectionpostlude}

newcommandstarsection[1]
{sectionpreludeorigsection*{#1}sectionpostlude}

newcommandsectionprelude{%
vspace{1em}
}

newcommandsectionpostlude{%
vspace{1em}
}
makeatother

section{Next Section}
Did this text drop 1em lower relative to the heading than the prior
section? If so, we have succeeded.

section{Final Section}

And the result is permananent, as you can see.

end{document}


enter image description here






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  • Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:01











  • @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:03











  • Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

    – texfan
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:52






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    @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:55











  • @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

    – texfan
    Aug 10 '16 at 9:49



















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In case anybody wants to adjust the spaces while using KOMAscript -- @gonzalo's answer is not recommended since KOMA and titlesec are incompatible. However, KOMA provides commands to modify the section commands. The command



RedeclareSectionCommand[beforeskip=-5.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex,afterskip=4.3ex plus -.2ex]{section}


modifies the space before and after a section title to similar values.






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    Using the titlesec package you can use titlespacing* you can change the spacing before and after the title; the syntax of the command is:



    titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}


    (there's an additional optional argument, but it's not important here). <left> increases the left margin; <before-sep> controls the vertical space before the title; <after-sep> controls the vertical space after the title. (Please refer to the package documentation for further information). A complete example:



    documentclass[10pt]{book}
    usepackage{titlesec}
    usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

    titlespacing*{section}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}
    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}

    begin{document}

    chapter{Kapitel 1}
    lipsum[4]
    section{Einleitung}
    lipsum[4]
    subsection{Motivation}
    lipsum[4]

    end{document}


    enter image description here



    I used ex (approximately the height of an "x" in the current font) as the unit for the lengths used, but you can use instead any other valid LaTeX unit (cm, in, mm, pt, among others); you can also use multiples of predefined lengths such as baselineskip:



    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{2baselineskip}{3baselineskip}


    I used ex since in this way the space is font-dependent. If you want to change the formatting of the titles, you can also use the same package and its powerful titleformat command.






    share|improve this answer
























    • thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:08













    • @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 12:49











    • pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:16













    • @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:34






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      @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Nov 4 '15 at 23:50
















    70














    Using the titlesec package you can use titlespacing* you can change the spacing before and after the title; the syntax of the command is:



    titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}


    (there's an additional optional argument, but it's not important here). <left> increases the left margin; <before-sep> controls the vertical space before the title; <after-sep> controls the vertical space after the title. (Please refer to the package documentation for further information). A complete example:



    documentclass[10pt]{book}
    usepackage{titlesec}
    usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

    titlespacing*{section}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}
    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}

    begin{document}

    chapter{Kapitel 1}
    lipsum[4]
    section{Einleitung}
    lipsum[4]
    subsection{Motivation}
    lipsum[4]

    end{document}


    enter image description here



    I used ex (approximately the height of an "x" in the current font) as the unit for the lengths used, but you can use instead any other valid LaTeX unit (cm, in, mm, pt, among others); you can also use multiples of predefined lengths such as baselineskip:



    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{2baselineskip}{3baselineskip}


    I used ex since in this way the space is font-dependent. If you want to change the formatting of the titles, you can also use the same package and its powerful titleformat command.






    share|improve this answer
























    • thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:08













    • @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 12:49











    • pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:16













    • @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:34






    • 2





      @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Nov 4 '15 at 23:50














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    Using the titlesec package you can use titlespacing* you can change the spacing before and after the title; the syntax of the command is:



    titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}


    (there's an additional optional argument, but it's not important here). <left> increases the left margin; <before-sep> controls the vertical space before the title; <after-sep> controls the vertical space after the title. (Please refer to the package documentation for further information). A complete example:



    documentclass[10pt]{book}
    usepackage{titlesec}
    usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

    titlespacing*{section}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}
    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}

    begin{document}

    chapter{Kapitel 1}
    lipsum[4]
    section{Einleitung}
    lipsum[4]
    subsection{Motivation}
    lipsum[4]

    end{document}


    enter image description here



    I used ex (approximately the height of an "x" in the current font) as the unit for the lengths used, but you can use instead any other valid LaTeX unit (cm, in, mm, pt, among others); you can also use multiples of predefined lengths such as baselineskip:



    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{2baselineskip}{3baselineskip}


    I used ex since in this way the space is font-dependent. If you want to change the formatting of the titles, you can also use the same package and its powerful titleformat command.






    share|improve this answer













    Using the titlesec package you can use titlespacing* you can change the spacing before and after the title; the syntax of the command is:



    titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before-sep>}{<after-sep>}


    (there's an additional optional argument, but it's not important here). <left> increases the left margin; <before-sep> controls the vertical space before the title; <after-sep> controls the vertical space after the title. (Please refer to the package documentation for further information). A complete example:



    documentclass[10pt]{book}
    usepackage{titlesec}
    usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

    titlespacing*{section}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}
    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{5.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{4.3ex plus .2ex}

    begin{document}

    chapter{Kapitel 1}
    lipsum[4]
    section{Einleitung}
    lipsum[4]
    subsection{Motivation}
    lipsum[4]

    end{document}


    enter image description here



    I used ex (approximately the height of an "x" in the current font) as the unit for the lengths used, but you can use instead any other valid LaTeX unit (cm, in, mm, pt, among others); you can also use multiples of predefined lengths such as baselineskip:



    titlespacing*{subsection}
    {0pt}{2baselineskip}{3baselineskip}


    I used ex since in this way the space is font-dependent. If you want to change the formatting of the titles, you can also use the same package and its powerful titleformat command.







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    answered Apr 14 '13 at 21:27









    Gonzalo MedinaGonzalo Medina

    396k4113011568




    396k4113011568













    • thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:08













    • @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 12:49











    • pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:16













    • @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:34






    • 2





      @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Nov 4 '15 at 23:50



















    • thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:08













    • @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 12:49











    • pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:16













    • @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Apr 15 '13 at 13:34






    • 2





      @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

      – Gonzalo Medina
      Nov 4 '15 at 23:50

















    thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:08







    thanks very much! Everything worked, so now I know that I only have to use the titlesec package. I used the cm unit to change the spacing before the chapter and it worked! However I still have a problem, the one with the error. I can ignore it but it bothers while compiling through the terminal. I usually seperate two paragraphs with \ \ and this makes the error I think. Is there a way I can seperate paragraphs?

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:08















    @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 12:49





    @abdu Yes, using two consecutive \ commands will result in errors. You can use parbigskip instead at the end of each paragraph. Another option would be to load the parskip package which automatically suppresses indentation and increases separation between paragraphs. Yet another option would be to switch to the document class scrreprt and use its parskip features.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 12:49













    pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:16







    pasbigskip worked. I tried the parskip package by defining the skip length: setlength{parskip}{0pt} and then typing parskip between the paragraphs, but I got errors while compiling.

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:16















    @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:34





    @abdu The idea with the parskip package is just to load it; no need to set parskip nor to explicitly call parskip. You don't need the line setlength{parskip}{0pt} (you can delete it) and you don't need to use parskip in your document.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Apr 15 '13 at 13:34




    2




    2





    @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Nov 4 '15 at 23:50





    @Adam_G texdoc texbytopic (or The TeXbook) and search for glue. The answer to tex.stackexchange.com/q/64756/3954 can also give you an explanation.

    – Gonzalo Medina
    Nov 4 '15 at 23:50











    19














    If you don't need all the "baggage" of an additional package like titlesec, you can simply modify these aspects of your headings yourself. See this example. I use a few sections and save the original section definition, so we can see a comparison.



    I then define and use a section "prelude" prior to the invocation of the original section command. Then I add a "postlude" to the sectioning command. The prelude and the postlude here both add an extra em of vertical space, but you could use it to put in other sectioning highlights like rules, etc.



    documentclass{article}
    begin{document}
    section{First Section}

    This is the first line of text. Note the vertical spacing.

    section{Second Section}

    Observe the spacing prior to and following the sectioning command. Now let me
    redefine a few things.

    makeatletter
    letorigsectionsection
    renewcommandsection{@ifstar{starsection}{nostarsection}}

    newcommandnostarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandstarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection*{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandsectionprelude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }

    newcommandsectionpostlude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }
    makeatother

    section{Next Section}
    Did this text drop 1em lower relative to the heading than the prior
    section? If so, we have succeeded.

    section{Final Section}

    And the result is permananent, as you can see.

    end{document}


    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer


























    • Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:01











    • @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:03











    • Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

      – texfan
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:52






    • 3





      @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:55











    • @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

      – texfan
      Aug 10 '16 at 9:49
















    19














    If you don't need all the "baggage" of an additional package like titlesec, you can simply modify these aspects of your headings yourself. See this example. I use a few sections and save the original section definition, so we can see a comparison.



    I then define and use a section "prelude" prior to the invocation of the original section command. Then I add a "postlude" to the sectioning command. The prelude and the postlude here both add an extra em of vertical space, but you could use it to put in other sectioning highlights like rules, etc.



    documentclass{article}
    begin{document}
    section{First Section}

    This is the first line of text. Note the vertical spacing.

    section{Second Section}

    Observe the spacing prior to and following the sectioning command. Now let me
    redefine a few things.

    makeatletter
    letorigsectionsection
    renewcommandsection{@ifstar{starsection}{nostarsection}}

    newcommandnostarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandstarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection*{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandsectionprelude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }

    newcommandsectionpostlude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }
    makeatother

    section{Next Section}
    Did this text drop 1em lower relative to the heading than the prior
    section? If so, we have succeeded.

    section{Final Section}

    And the result is permananent, as you can see.

    end{document}


    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer


























    • Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:01











    • @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:03











    • Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

      – texfan
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:52






    • 3





      @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:55











    • @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

      – texfan
      Aug 10 '16 at 9:49














    19












    19








    19







    If you don't need all the "baggage" of an additional package like titlesec, you can simply modify these aspects of your headings yourself. See this example. I use a few sections and save the original section definition, so we can see a comparison.



    I then define and use a section "prelude" prior to the invocation of the original section command. Then I add a "postlude" to the sectioning command. The prelude and the postlude here both add an extra em of vertical space, but you could use it to put in other sectioning highlights like rules, etc.



    documentclass{article}
    begin{document}
    section{First Section}

    This is the first line of text. Note the vertical spacing.

    section{Second Section}

    Observe the spacing prior to and following the sectioning command. Now let me
    redefine a few things.

    makeatletter
    letorigsectionsection
    renewcommandsection{@ifstar{starsection}{nostarsection}}

    newcommandnostarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandstarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection*{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandsectionprelude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }

    newcommandsectionpostlude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }
    makeatother

    section{Next Section}
    Did this text drop 1em lower relative to the heading than the prior
    section? If so, we have succeeded.

    section{Final Section}

    And the result is permananent, as you can see.

    end{document}


    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer















    If you don't need all the "baggage" of an additional package like titlesec, you can simply modify these aspects of your headings yourself. See this example. I use a few sections and save the original section definition, so we can see a comparison.



    I then define and use a section "prelude" prior to the invocation of the original section command. Then I add a "postlude" to the sectioning command. The prelude and the postlude here both add an extra em of vertical space, but you could use it to put in other sectioning highlights like rules, etc.



    documentclass{article}
    begin{document}
    section{First Section}

    This is the first line of text. Note the vertical spacing.

    section{Second Section}

    Observe the spacing prior to and following the sectioning command. Now let me
    redefine a few things.

    makeatletter
    letorigsectionsection
    renewcommandsection{@ifstar{starsection}{nostarsection}}

    newcommandnostarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandstarsection[1]
    {sectionpreludeorigsection*{#1}sectionpostlude}

    newcommandsectionprelude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }

    newcommandsectionpostlude{%
    vspace{1em}
    }
    makeatother

    section{Next Section}
    Did this text drop 1em lower relative to the heading than the prior
    section? If so, we have succeeded.

    section{Final Section}

    And the result is permananent, as you can see.

    end{document}


    enter image description here







    share|improve this answer














    share|improve this answer



    share|improve this answer








    edited Apr 15 '13 at 10:59

























    answered Apr 15 '13 at 10:51









    Steven B. SegletesSteven B. Segletes

    153k9193402




    153k9193402













    • Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:01











    • @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:03











    • Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

      – texfan
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:52






    • 3





      @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:55











    • @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

      – texfan
      Aug 10 '16 at 9:49



















    • Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

      – abdu
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:01











    • @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Apr 15 '13 at 11:03











    • Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

      – texfan
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:52






    • 3





      @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

      – Steven B. Segletes
      Aug 9 '16 at 13:55











    • @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

      – texfan
      Aug 10 '16 at 9:49

















    Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:01





    Hey thanks for your answer Steven. But I think I'll use the titlesec package just because I know how it works now. And since I'm using the report class I need chapters sections and subsections it's makes more sense to use the titlesec package. But thanks a lot, I'll save your code and try to use it in the future! =)

    – abdu
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:01













    @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:03





    @abdu. I understand completely. It's just one more option, depending on the particular need.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Apr 15 '13 at 11:03













    Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

    – texfan
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:52





    Nice! How would this work if I wanted to do the same for subsection*'s?

    – texfan
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:52




    3




    3





    @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:55





    @texfan If you take my source and do a global search and replace from section to subsection, recompile and see the result.

    – Steven B. Segletes
    Aug 9 '16 at 13:55













    @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

    – texfan
    Aug 10 '16 at 9:49





    @StevenB.Segletes Ah ok, I thought maybe there was a way to do both at once, but this works, thanks :)!

    – texfan
    Aug 10 '16 at 9:49











    0














    In case anybody wants to adjust the spaces while using KOMAscript -- @gonzalo's answer is not recommended since KOMA and titlesec are incompatible. However, KOMA provides commands to modify the section commands. The command



    RedeclareSectionCommand[beforeskip=-5.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex,afterskip=4.3ex plus -.2ex]{section}


    modifies the space before and after a section title to similar values.






    share|improve this answer




























      0














      In case anybody wants to adjust the spaces while using KOMAscript -- @gonzalo's answer is not recommended since KOMA and titlesec are incompatible. However, KOMA provides commands to modify the section commands. The command



      RedeclareSectionCommand[beforeskip=-5.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex,afterskip=4.3ex plus -.2ex]{section}


      modifies the space before and after a section title to similar values.






      share|improve this answer


























        0












        0








        0







        In case anybody wants to adjust the spaces while using KOMAscript -- @gonzalo's answer is not recommended since KOMA and titlesec are incompatible. However, KOMA provides commands to modify the section commands. The command



        RedeclareSectionCommand[beforeskip=-5.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex,afterskip=4.3ex plus -.2ex]{section}


        modifies the space before and after a section title to similar values.






        share|improve this answer













        In case anybody wants to adjust the spaces while using KOMAscript -- @gonzalo's answer is not recommended since KOMA and titlesec are incompatible. However, KOMA provides commands to modify the section commands. The command



        RedeclareSectionCommand[beforeskip=-5.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex,afterskip=4.3ex plus -.2ex]{section}


        modifies the space before and after a section title to similar values.







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