Command/limitatetext

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Last modified: 2024-07-06

Summary

The command \limitatetext is used to limit text to a certain width.

Settings

\limitatetext{...}{...}{...}
{...} text
{...} dimension
{...} command

Option Explanation
Text
Max. width
Ellipsis character/macro, usually \unknown (…).

Settings list

\limitatetext{...}{...,...}{...}
{...} text
{...,...} dimension
{...} command

Option Explanation
Text
Two values: max. width from front and behind
Ellipsis character/macro, usually \unknown (…).

Description

Examples

Example 1

  • \limitatetext {\input tufte } {2cm} {\unknown}
    
    \limitatetext {\input tufte } {2cm,5mm} {\unknown}
    
    \limitatetext {ton en hans} {2cm,5mm} {\unknown}
    
    \limitatetext {ton en hans zijn eikels} {2cm,5mm} {\unknown}
    
    \limitatetext {ton} {2cm,5mm} {\unknown}
    

Notes

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