[texhax] Punctuation around inline diagrams

[Lars Madsen]

Andy Farnell wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> I have a problem that needs a little careful explanation as follows.
> 
> Within my text I use diagrams as if they were words. Each diagram is a
> small iconic box corresponding to a software object. I will refer to them
> here as {object}.
> 
> Where an {object} is followed by a comma or period and is typeset so that
> it appears at the end of a line, the punctuation often appears at the start
> of the next line. Example:
>  
> ----
> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur....so using this method the {object},
> which contains the code, will be created automatically. Ut enim ad minim 
> veniam, quis nostrud exercitation....
> 
> will be typeset as 
>  
> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur....so using this method the {object}
> , which contains the code, will be created automatically. Ut enim ad minim 
> veniam, quis nostrud exercitation....
> 
> -----
> 
> I would like to bind any comma, semicolon or period more tightly to the {object}
> or increase the penalty for starting a line with punctuation.
> 
> Thankyou for any suggestions.
> 
> Andy Farnell
> 
> 

how is {object} created? minimal example? It would appear that there are 
spurious spaces somewhere

/daleif