[OS X TeX] Overfull \hbox errors

[Ernesto Trajano de Lima]

On Oct 24, 2005, at 6:53 AM, Damon Muller wrote:

> Short of re-writing a sentence, or forcing a hyphen, is there any  
> way to
> correct overfull \hbox errors? Something like the '\\' command, but
> which leaves the lines justified.
[...]
> Is there any other way of correcting this error?
>
> I'm using the Memoir document class, if that makes any difference.

I combine \sloppy and \fussy to solve such problems, like this:

\sloppy

This paragraph has an overfull problem.

\fussy

This procedure solves all my problems. I must admit, however, that  
the paragraph isn't as beautifully formated as the others.

Cheers,
Ernesto.

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Ernesto Trajano de Lima
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