[latexrefman-commits] r370 - in /trunk: ChangeLog latex2e.texi

[jhefferon at domain.hid]

Author: jhefferon
Date: Tue Jun 23 23:16:35 2015
New Revision: 370

URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman?rev=370&view=rev
Log:
\flushbottom

Modified:
    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/latex2e.texi

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman/trunk/ChangeLog?rev=370&r1=369&r2=370&view=diff
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--- trunk/ChangeLog	(original)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog	Tue Jun 23 23:16:35 2015
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-06-23  Jim Hefferon  <jhefferon at domain.hid>
+
+	* latex2e.texi (\flushbottom, \raggedbottom): Expand definition.
+	Change word from `declaration' to `command'.
+
 2015-06-22  Jim Hefferon  <jhefferon at domain.hid>
 
 	* latex2e.texi (\twocolumn): Expand definition of the two-column

Modified: trunk/latex2e.texi
URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman/trunk/latex2e.texi?rev=370&r1=369&r2=370&view=diff
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--- trunk/latex2e.texi	(original)
+++ trunk/latex2e.texi	Tue Jun 23 23:16:35 2015
@@ -1276,12 +1276,21 @@
 
 @findex \flushbottom
 
-The @code{\flushbottom} declaration makes all text pages the same
-height, stretching the vertical space where necessary to fill out the
-page.  Note that you can change the height of a single page
+The @code{\flushbottom} command can go at any point in the document
+body.  It makes all later pages the same height, stretching the vertical
+space where necessary to fill out the page.
+
+If @TeX{} cannot satisfactorily stretch the vertical space in a page
+then you get a message like @samp{Underfull \vbox (badness 10000) has
+occurred while \output is active}.  You can change to
+ at code{\raggedbottom} (see below).  Alternatively, you can try to adjust
+the @code{textheight} to be compatible, or you can add some vertical
+stretch glue between lines or between paragraphs, as in
+ at code{\setlength at domain.hid plus0.1ex@}}.  In a final editing
+stage you can adjust the height of individual pages
 (@pxref{\enlargethispage}).
 
-This is the default if you select the @code{twocolumn} document class
+This is the default only if you select the @code{twoside} document class
 option (@pxref{Document class options}).
 
 
@@ -1291,9 +1300,14 @@
 @findex \raggedbottom
 @cindex stretch, omitting vertical
 
-The @code{\raggedbottom} declaration makes all pages the natural
-height of the material on that page.  No rubber lengths will be
-stretched.
+The @code{\raggedbottom} command can go at any point in the document
+body.  It makes all later pages the natural height of the material on
+that page; no rubber lengths will be stretched.  Thus, in a two-sided
+document the facing pages may be different heights.  See also
+ at code{\flushbottom} above.
+
+This is the default unless you select the @code{twoside} document class
+option (@pxref{Document class options}).
 
 
 @node Page layout parameters