From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com ([148.163.158.5]:42555 "EHLO mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752979AbcIDPEp (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Sep 2016 11:04:45 -0400 Received: from pps.filterd (m0098417.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.16.0.17/8.16.0.17) with SMTP id u84F2m0R137897 for ; Sun, 4 Sep 2016 11:04:32 -0400 Received: from e33.co.us.ibm.com (e33.co.us.ibm.com [32.97.110.151]) by mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 258btxymjq-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 04 Sep 2016 11:04:32 -0400 Received: from localhost by e33.co.us.ibm.com with IBM ESMTP SMTP Gateway: Authorized Use Only! Violators will be prosecuted for from ; Sun, 4 Sep 2016 09:04:31 -0600 Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 08:04:28 -0700 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Subject: Re: [PATCH] treewide: Add \noindent where necessary Reply-To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com References: <20160904095821.GO3663@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <269e7880-07e9-43f6-70c9-b1d321b3e442@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <269e7880-07e9-43f6-70c9-b1d321b3e442@gmail.com> Message-Id: <20160904150428.GV3663@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Sender: perfbook-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Akira Yokosawa Cc: perfbook@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 11:53:53PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote: > On 2016/09/04 02:58:21 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 08:44:27AM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote: > >> >From e11254e95c6d33eaf999a1e1c4831af2e141fb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > >> From: Akira Yokosawa > >> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 08:01:50 +0900 > >> Subject: [PATCH] treewide: Add \noindent where necessary > >> > >> Since commit 213f584cd55b ("Add a few epigraphs") and following > >> commits, implicit no-indentation of first paragraph of a Chapter > >> has been lost. > >> > >> This commit adds explicit "\noindent" after \epigraph{}s. > >> > >> It also adds "\noindent" where some environment is used just > >> after "\section{}", "subsection{}", or "subsubsection{}. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa > > > > Good eyes! I honestly had not noticed. > > Well, now I know why. In the two-column layout, there was no change > in indentation of the first paragraph of a chapter... > I suppose you mostly see the two-column layout so it's natural you > didn't see any difference. > > I don't know why, but when you specify "twocolumn" option to the "book" > documentclass, the first paragraph of a chapter *is* indented. > > I noticed the difference in perfbook-1c.pdf first, and wrongly assumed > it was also the case in two-column layout. > > Sorry for my confusion. > > I have no idea if the behavior of twocolumn option is intended or not. > > So the addition of epigraphs actually made the indentation consistent > in both two-column and one-column layout. > > I can resubmit a patch that only changes at the first paragraphs of > sections. > > > > > But wouldn't it make more sense to fix the epigraph package? For that > > matter, what exactly are the rules regarding epigraphs and indentation > > of first paragraphs and chapters? > > \epigraph{} command does have this side-effect in one-column layout. > I found several examples where people use \noindent after \epigraph{}, > but there seems to be no strong rules here. > > So just doing consistently can be said of as the rule. > It's the editor's call, I think. When there is no clear rule, as in this case, we should let the tool (in this case, LaTeX) be our guide. ;-) Thanx, Paul