Using color in varwidth environment produces warning and does not work as intended
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Trying to use color in a varwidth environment, I stumbled upon
a warning from the varwidth package. Inspecting the issue and
trying the same with parbox and the minipage environment lead
to the following MWE:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
% color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
% but using color needs leavevmode and breaks varwidth
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
% throws error (twice):
% Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}
test
end{varwidth}% this is line 45
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
produces the following warning twice
Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
As you can see, you can use color within parboxes and minipages,
if you insert a leavevmode, but it breaks the varwidth environment
with a warning. The behavior is similar to a parbox without leavevmode.
Is this (easily) fixable? Are there alternatives to varwidth?
To clarify what I want: I want to use colors in a varwidth environment
that work as intended: placement as in the line without colors.
errors warnings varwidth
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
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Trying to use color in a varwidth environment, I stumbled upon
a warning from the varwidth package. Inspecting the issue and
trying the same with parbox and the minipage environment lead
to the following MWE:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
% color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
% but using color needs leavevmode and breaks varwidth
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
% throws error (twice):
% Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}
test
end{varwidth}% this is line 45
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
produces the following warning twice
Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
As you can see, you can use color within parboxes and minipages,
if you insert a leavevmode, but it breaks the varwidth environment
with a warning. The behavior is similar to a parbox without leavevmode.
Is this (easily) fixable? Are there alternatives to varwidth?
To clarify what I want: I want to use colors in a varwidth environment
that work as intended: placement as in the line without colors.
errors warnings varwidth
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
3,365421
As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once usingletcolor=@gobbleand varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)
– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07
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up vote
3
down vote
favorite
Trying to use color in a varwidth environment, I stumbled upon
a warning from the varwidth package. Inspecting the issue and
trying the same with parbox and the minipage environment lead
to the following MWE:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
% color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
% but using color needs leavevmode and breaks varwidth
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
% throws error (twice):
% Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}
test
end{varwidth}% this is line 45
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
produces the following warning twice
Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
As you can see, you can use color within parboxes and minipages,
if you insert a leavevmode, but it breaks the varwidth environment
with a warning. The behavior is similar to a parbox without leavevmode.
Is this (easily) fixable? Are there alternatives to varwidth?
To clarify what I want: I want to use colors in a varwidth environment
that work as intended: placement as in the line without colors.
errors warnings varwidth
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
3,365421
Trying to use color in a varwidth environment, I stumbled upon
a warning from the varwidth package. Inspecting the issue and
trying the same with parbox and the minipage environment lead
to the following MWE:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
% color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
% color{red}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
% but using color needs leavevmode and breaks varwidth
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
% throws error (twice):
% Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}
test
end{varwidth}% this is line 45
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
produces the following warning twice
Package varwidth Warning: Failed to reprocess entire contents on input line 45.
As you can see, you can use color within parboxes and minipages,
if you insert a leavevmode, but it breaks the varwidth environment
with a warning. The behavior is similar to a parbox without leavevmode.
Is this (easily) fixable? Are there alternatives to varwidth?
To clarify what I want: I want to use colors in a varwidth environment
that work as intended: placement as in the line without colors.
errors warnings varwidth
errors warnings varwidth
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
3,365421
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
3,365421
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
3,365421
asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
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asked Nov 17 at 19:01
nox
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As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once usingletcolor=@gobbleand varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)
– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07
add a comment |
As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once usingletcolor=@gobbleand varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)
– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07
As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once using
letcolor=@gobble and varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07
As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once using
letcolor=@gobble and varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07
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You could use textcolor:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
or an additional group:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
Example:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
parbox[t]{4em}{
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
parbox[t]{4em}{
textcolor{red}{test}
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
abc
\
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
Result:
answered Nov 17 at 23:34
esdd
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Starting a minipage or parbox with color always has the side effect of producing a blank line at the top. You can solve the issue by using
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}% <--- don't forget
test
end{minipage}
However this doesn't work for varwidth. You can instead start the coloring outside the varwidth environment:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
newenvironment{colorvarwidth}[1]
{leavevmodecolor{#1}varwidth}
{endvarwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{colorvarwidth}{red}[t]{4em}
test
end{colorvarwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
answered Nov 17 at 23:48
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
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up vote
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You could use textcolor:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
or an additional group:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
Example:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
parbox[t]{4em}{
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
parbox[t]{4em}{
textcolor{red}{test}
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
abc
\
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
Result:
answered Nov 17 at 23:34
esdd
57.6k34485
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
You could use textcolor:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
or an additional group:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
Example:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
parbox[t]{4em}{
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
parbox[t]{4em}{
textcolor{red}{test}
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
abc
\
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
Result:
answered Nov 17 at 23:34
esdd
57.6k34485
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
You could use textcolor:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
or an additional group:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
Example:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
parbox[t]{4em}{
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
parbox[t]{4em}{
textcolor{red}{test}
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
abc
\
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
Result:
answered Nov 17 at 23:34
esdd
57.6k34485
You could use textcolor:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
or an additional group:
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
Example:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
parbox[t]{4em}{
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
test
end{varwidth}
abc\
parbox[t]{4em}{
textcolor{red}{test}
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
textcolor{red}{test}
end{varwidth}
abc
\
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmode
color{red}
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
color{red}
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{varwidth}[t]{4em}
leavevmode
{color{red}
test}
end{varwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
Result:
answered Nov 17 at 23:34
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Starting a minipage or parbox with color always has the side effect of producing a blank line at the top. You can solve the issue by using
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}% <--- don't forget
test
end{minipage}
However this doesn't work for varwidth. You can instead start the coloring outside the varwidth environment:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
newenvironment{colorvarwidth}[1]
{leavevmodecolor{#1}varwidth}
{endvarwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{colorvarwidth}{red}[t]{4em}
test
end{colorvarwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
answered Nov 17 at 23:48
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up vote
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down vote
Starting a minipage or parbox with color always has the side effect of producing a blank line at the top. You can solve the issue by using
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}% <--- don't forget
test
end{minipage}
However this doesn't work for varwidth. You can instead start the coloring outside the varwidth environment:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
newenvironment{colorvarwidth}[1]
{leavevmodecolor{#1}varwidth}
{endvarwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{colorvarwidth}{red}[t]{4em}
test
end{colorvarwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
answered Nov 17 at 23:48
egreg
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add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
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down vote
Starting a minipage or parbox with color always has the side effect of producing a blank line at the top. You can solve the issue by using
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}% <--- don't forget
test
end{minipage}
However this doesn't work for varwidth. You can instead start the coloring outside the varwidth environment:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
newenvironment{colorvarwidth}[1]
{leavevmodecolor{#1}varwidth}
{endvarwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{colorvarwidth}{red}[t]{4em}
test
end{colorvarwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
answered Nov 17 at 23:48
egreg
698k8518573126
Starting a minipage or parbox with color always has the side effect of producing a blank line at the top. You can solve the issue by using
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}% <--- don't forget
test
end{minipage}
However this doesn't work for varwidth. You can instead start the coloring outside the varwidth environment:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{xcolor}
usepackage{varwidth}
newenvironment{colorvarwidth}[1]
{leavevmodecolor{#1}varwidth}
{endvarwidth}
begin{document}
begin{tabular}{lll}
verb|parbox| & verb|minipage| & verb|varwidth| \
%without color, everything works as expected.
parbox[t]{4em}{
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
}abc &
begin{minipage}[t]{4em}
leavevmodecolor{red}%
test
end{minipage}
abc &
begin{colorvarwidth}{red}[t]{4em}
test
end{colorvarwidth}
abc
end{tabular}
end{document}
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As Henny Youngman used to say, don't do that. You could always run the data twice (environ package), once using
letcolor=@gobbleand varwidth and save the width, then again using parbox using the computed width. (Actually, I think that is sort of how varwidth works.)– John Kormylo
Nov 17 at 19:07