How can I prevent indent on paragraphs with run-in headings?

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1

My body paragraphs are indented. Run-in headings then also indent. How do I prevent this (aside from manually removing indenting on every body paragraph which follows a run-in heading)?

2

I think your question is distinct enough that it warrants its own topic; this way people can better find it by the title. Feel free to change it if I didn’t get it right :slight_smile:

Could you add an example of the layout you have? That will help us find the necessary changes to make it work.

3

This seems to work in this simple example:

#set par(first-line-indent: (amount: 2em, all: true))

#show par: it => {
  if it.first-line-indent == (amount: 0pt, all: false) { return it }
  let children = it.body.at("children", default: none)
  if children == none or children.len() == 0 { return it }
  let child = children.first().at("child", default: none)
  if child == none { return it }
  if child.func() != box { return it }
  let body = child.at("body", default: none)
  if body == none { return it }
  if body.func() == figure and body.kind == "h2" {
    return par(first-line-indent: 0pt, it.body)
  }
  return it
}

#show heading.where(level: 2): it => box(
  figure(kind: "h2", supplement: none, it.body))

= A
#lorem(30)

== A1
#lorem(30)

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Surely there’s a better way :slight_smile:

4

Yes, you’ve summed up my problem correctly. Here’s my MWE:

#show heading.where(level: 1): it =>     upper(it.body)
#set par(first-line-indent: 1em)

= Heading
#lorem(20)

= Heading
#lorem(20)

Gives me:
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I want it to look like:
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The suggested solution looks clever, also much more complicated than it seems like it ought to be. Particularly if I have more than one style of run-in heading (which I generally do).

I agree, there should be an easier way.

5

Ah your problem is actually a bit different from what I thought: you’re not using first-line-indent: (all: true, ...). Then you can solve it by making sure that the headings are always in a “first paragraph” after a block:

#show heading.where(level: 1): it => block() + upper(it.body)

You can adjust the block() parameters to tune the spacing.

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