Split vertical spacing in two continuity pages

I want to construct a macro named vs which typeset a constant vertical spacing, e.g. vs{40em} will get 40em height of white spacing. I know there are many ways -- vskip, vspace, etc... -- to achieve this. But, all these methods fail if encountering pagebreak, as shown in my attached figure produced by the following MWE. Anyone can help me with this?

MWE:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}



begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1...vskip40em

question 2...vskip40em

question 3...vskip40em

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

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MWE:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}



begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1...vskip40em

question 2...vskip40em

question 3...vskip40em

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

add a comment |

MWE:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}



begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1...vskip40em

question 2...vskip40em

question 3...vskip40em

end{document}

enter image description here

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

MWE:

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}



begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1...vskip40em

question 2...vskip40em

question 3...vskip40em

end{document}

enter image description here

spacing

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

edited Mar 13 at 0:38

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

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70638

asked Mar 12 at 7:46

lyl

70638

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lyl

70638

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If you want that the space can be splitted and be in part on one page and in part on the next, you could try a loop with small chunks. E.g.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}

usepackage{xparse}

ExplSyntaxOn

NewDocumentCommandmanyvspace { m }

 {

  par

  int_step_inline:nn{#1}{vspace*{1em}goodbreak}

 }

ExplSyntaxOff 

begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1... manyvspace{30}

question 2... manyvspace{40}

question 3... manyvspace{40}

end{document}

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

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Simply use the * form:

vspace*{4cm}

This answers the question in the title, although looking at your sketch example code, I would have thought you always wanted a question title above the space in which case the space should never fall at the top of the page so dropping space at that point should not be an issue.

Following further comments it seems you don't really want space at all but rather a white paragraph of (say) 5 lines, which may be broken over a page, for which you can do

section*{Some title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}





section*{Some other title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

add a comment |

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If you want that the space can be splitted and be in part on one page and in part on the next, you could try a loop with small chunks. E.g.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}

usepackage{xparse}

ExplSyntaxOn

NewDocumentCommandmanyvspace { m }

 {

  par

  int_step_inline:nn{#1}{vspace*{1em}goodbreak}

 }

ExplSyntaxOff 

begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1... manyvspace{30}

question 2... manyvspace{40}

question 3... manyvspace{40}

end{document}

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

add a comment |

If you want that the space can be splitted and be in part on one page and in part on the next, you could try a loop with small chunks. E.g.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}

usepackage{xparse}

ExplSyntaxOn

NewDocumentCommandmanyvspace { m }

 {

  par

  int_step_inline:nn{#1}{vspace*{1em}goodbreak}

 }

ExplSyntaxOff 

begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1... manyvspace{30}

question 2... manyvspace{40}

question 3... manyvspace{40}

end{document}

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

add a comment |

If you want that the space can be splitted and be in part on one page and in part on the next, you could try a loop with small chunks. E.g.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}

usepackage{xparse}

ExplSyntaxOn

NewDocumentCommandmanyvspace { m }

 {

  par

  int_step_inline:nn{#1}{vspace*{1em}goodbreak}

 }

ExplSyntaxOff 

begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1... manyvspace{30}

question 2... manyvspace{40}

question 3... manyvspace{40}

end{document}

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

If you want that the space can be splitted and be in part on one page and in part on the next, you could try a loop with small chunks. E.g.

documentclass{article}

usepackage{geometry}

geometry{showframe}

usepackage{xparse}

ExplSyntaxOn

NewDocumentCommandmanyvspace { m }

 {

  par

  int_step_inline:nn{#1}{vspace*{1em}goodbreak}

 }

ExplSyntaxOff 

begin{document}

some text.vskip10em

question 1... manyvspace{30}

question 2... manyvspace{40}

question 3... manyvspace{40}

end{document}

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

answered Mar 12 at 9:02

Ulrike Fischer

196k8302689

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

add a comment |

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

Is there a better way to use manyvspace like this: manyvspace{25.4mm}, manyvspace{2cm}, manyvspace{3em}... . That is to say, it's just like vspace(*), but can split white blank(across pages) in two or more pages.

– lyl
Mar 13 at 7:08

add a comment |

Simply use the * form:

vspace*{4cm}

Following further comments it seems you don't really want space at all but rather a white paragraph of (say) 5 lines, which may be broken over a page, for which you can do

section*{Some title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}





section*{Some other title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

add a comment |

Simply use the * form:

vspace*{4cm}

Following further comments it seems you don't really want space at all but rather a white paragraph of (say) 5 lines, which may be broken over a page, for which you can do

section*{Some title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}





section*{Some other title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

add a comment |

Simply use the * form:

vspace*{4cm}

Following further comments it seems you don't really want space at all but rather a white paragraph of (say) 5 lines, which may be broken over a page, for which you can do

section*{Some title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}





section*{Some other title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

Simply use the * form:

vspace*{4cm}

Following further comments it seems you don't really want space at all but rather a white paragraph of (say) 5 lines, which may be broken over a page, for which you can do

section*{Some title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}





section*{Some other title}

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}\

mbox{}

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

edited Mar 12 at 10:43

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

answered Mar 12 at 7:52

David Carlisle

495k4111391887

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

add a comment |

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

Following your suggest, I replace vskip40em with vspace*{40em) , but get a typeset which is not my desire. I just want the vertical spacing can cross pages, that is to say, the top position of the next page can also white blanked.

– lyl
Mar 12 at 8:23

@lyl vspace* will make space at the top of the page if a page break happens befpre it. If you mean that you want 40em of space allows a blank in the middle then that is a different question with a different answer. mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}\mbox{}par will make 4 lines of "space" that can have a page break in the middle.

– David Carlisle
Mar 12 at 10:41

Repeat some times of mbox\, well, it's a hacky trick. Thank you!

– lyl
Mar 13 at 1:07

@lyl I would not see it as a hack at all, rather the most natural markup for that request. You want something that acts like a 5 line paragraph with no text, so a 5 line paragraph with no text seems to be the natural thing to use.

– David Carlisle
Mar 13 at 7:40

add a comment |

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