Shorten textleftarrow and textrightarrow
I would like the arrows created by textleftarrow and textrightarrow to be 50% and 75% shorter, while leaving the arrow head the same size. I'm using it in a non-math environment; just normal text.
I have consulted the following posts to no avail, because they all seem to be math-based:
- Very short arrow symbol
- Arrows of arbitrary length
mathpazo
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow{} can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
end{document}
arrows polyglossia arrowwithtext
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
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I would like the arrows created by textleftarrow and textrightarrow to be 50% and 75% shorter, while leaving the arrow head the same size. I'm using it in a non-math environment; just normal text.
I have consulted the following posts to no avail, because they all seem to be math-based:
- Very short arrow symbol
- Arrows of arbitrary length
mathpazo
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow{} can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
end{document}
arrows polyglossia arrowwithtext
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it intoensuremath{...}?
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
The arrow produced byensuremath{rightarrow}looks the same astextrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination withensuremath.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
What I meant isdocumentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59
add a comment |
I would like the arrows created by textleftarrow and textrightarrow to be 50% and 75% shorter, while leaving the arrow head the same size. I'm using it in a non-math environment; just normal text.
I have consulted the following posts to no avail, because they all seem to be math-based:
- Very short arrow symbol
- Arrows of arbitrary length
mathpazo
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow{} can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
end{document}
arrows polyglossia arrowwithtext
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
I would like the arrows created by textleftarrow and textrightarrow to be 50% and 75% shorter, while leaving the arrow head the same size. I'm using it in a non-math environment; just normal text.
I have consulted the following posts to no avail, because they all seem to be math-based:
- Very short arrow symbol
- Arrows of arbitrary length
mathpazo
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow{} can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
end{document}
arrows polyglossia arrowwithtext
arrows polyglossia arrowwithtext
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
asked Mar 4 at 17:18
AMLAML
1,3632426
1,3632426
What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it intoensuremath{...}?
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
The arrow produced byensuremath{rightarrow}looks the same astextrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination withensuremath.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
What I meant isdocumentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59
add a comment |
What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it intoensuremath{...}?
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
The arrow produced byensuremath{rightarrow}looks the same astextrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination withensuremath.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
What I meant isdocumentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}
– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59
What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it into
ensuremath{...}?– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it into
ensuremath{...}?– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
The arrow produced by
ensuremath{rightarrow} looks the same as textrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination with ensuremath.– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
The arrow produced by
ensuremath{rightarrow} looks the same as textrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination with ensuremath.– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
What I meant is
documentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
What I meant is
documentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59
add a comment |
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You can use the trimclip package for this.
The clipbox* command removes portions of your text outside the box specified by 4 coordinates:
clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow
will leave the right 75% of the arrow. Similarly,
clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow
will leave the left 75% of the arrow. Adjust as desired.
Here's the code:
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
usepackage{trimclip}
newcommand{shorttextrightarrow}{clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow}
newcommand{shorttextleftarrow}{clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
Why shorttextrightarrow can't I figure this out shorttextleftarrow ?
end{document}
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
Sandy GSandy G
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You can use the trimclip package for this.
The clipbox* command removes portions of your text outside the box specified by 4 coordinates:
clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow
will leave the right 75% of the arrow. Similarly,
clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow
will leave the left 75% of the arrow. Adjust as desired.
Here's the code:
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
usepackage{trimclip}
newcommand{shorttextrightarrow}{clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow}
newcommand{shorttextleftarrow}{clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
Why shorttextrightarrow can't I figure this out shorttextleftarrow ?
end{document}
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
Sandy GSandy G
2,8621322
add a comment |
You can use the trimclip package for this.
The clipbox* command removes portions of your text outside the box specified by 4 coordinates:
clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow
will leave the right 75% of the arrow. Similarly,
clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow
will leave the left 75% of the arrow. Adjust as desired.
Here's the code:
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
usepackage{trimclip}
newcommand{shorttextrightarrow}{clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow}
newcommand{shorttextleftarrow}{clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
Why shorttextrightarrow can't I figure this out shorttextleftarrow ?
end{document}
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
Sandy GSandy G
2,8621322
add a comment |
You can use the trimclip package for this.
The clipbox* command removes portions of your text outside the box specified by 4 coordinates:
clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow
will leave the right 75% of the arrow. Similarly,
clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow
will leave the left 75% of the arrow. Adjust as desired.
Here's the code:
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
usepackage{trimclip}
newcommand{shorttextrightarrow}{clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow}
newcommand{shorttextleftarrow}{clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
Why shorttextrightarrow can't I figure this out shorttextleftarrow ?
end{document}
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
Sandy GSandy G
2,8621322
You can use the trimclip package for this.
The clipbox* command removes portions of your text outside the box specified by 4 coordinates:
clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow
will leave the right 75% of the arrow. Similarly,
clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow
will leave the left 75% of the arrow. Adjust as desired.
Here's the code:
%XeLaTeX
documentclass[11pt]{book}
usepackage{polyglossia}
usepackage{trimclip}
newcommand{shorttextrightarrow}{clipbox*{{.25width} 0pt {width} {height}} textrightarrow}
newcommand{shorttextleftarrow}{clipbox*{0pt 0pt {.75width} {height}} textleftarrow}
begin{document}
Why textrightarrow can't I figure this out textleftarrow ?
Why shorttextrightarrow can't I figure this out shorttextleftarrow ?
end{document}
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
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2,8621322
answered Mar 4 at 23:37
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What prevents you from using a math-based solution and wrapping it into
ensuremath{...}?– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:15
The arrow produced by
ensuremath{rightarrow}looks the same astextrightarrow. I don't see in those examples how to shorten it in combination withensuremath.– AML
Mar 4 at 19:41
What I meant is
documentclass{article} newcommand{veryshortarrow}[1][3pt]{ensuremath{mathrel{% hbox{rule[dimexprfontdimen22textfont2-.2ptrelax]{#1}{.4pt}}% mkern-4muhbox{usefont{U}{lasy}{m}{n}symbol{41}}}}} begin{document} averyshortarrow b end{document}– marmot
Mar 4 at 19:47
It's got potential. Thank you. Looking for the arrow head to be the same size and also a left arrow.
– AML
Mar 4 at 19:59