Re: [Boost-docs] Quickbook - Spacing between text and code blocks

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] Quickbook - Spacing between text and code blocks
From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-17 10:59:30

John Maddock wrote:
> Joel de Guzman wrote:
> 
>> Let's fix it. Could anyone point me to a page that exhibits the
>> behavior?
> 
> Not really, but here's an observation:
> 
> If the generated XML produces code listing that look like this:
> 
> <programlisting>
> <phrase role="preprocessor">#define</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">BOOST_MATH_OVERFLOW_ERROR_POLICY</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">ignore_error</phrase>
> <phrase role="preprocessor">#define</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">BOOST_MATH_DISCRETE_QUANTILE_POLICY</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">real</phrase></programlisting>
> 
> Then PDF generation puts an extra blank line at the start of every code 
> block, where as if it's like this:
> 
> <programlisting><phrase role="preprocessor">#define</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">BOOST_MATH_OVERFLOW_ERROR_POLICY</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">ignore_error</phrase>
> <phrase role="preprocessor">#define</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">BOOST_MATH_DISCRETE_QUANTILE_POLICY</phrase> <phrase 
> role="identifier">real</phrase></programlisting>
> 
> Then Voila! no more blank line :-)
> 
> HTML generation seems not to care either way BTW.
> 
> Can quickbook be adjusted to fix this?

Ok. I'll see what I can do. Thanks!

Regards,
-- 
Joel de Guzman
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