How can I right-align text in math mode?

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Is there a way to align text, such that the text is on the right side of the page on block math?

I tried using:

$
x = y #h(1fr) text("text on the right")
$

But this will not create any horizontal gap and the text is directly after the equation.

Thanks for the help in advance

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Hello @jw01 , welcome to the forum,

Please see How to properly align math? as this is a duplicate.

3

If the question is specifically about layouting text inside math blocks, answer could also be found here: How do I make the math area take up the whole width of the page?

4

I guess using fixed horziontal spacing works. Do you per chance know why #h(1fr) does not work the same as in plain text?
Even if i use

#show math.equation.where(block: true): set block(width: 100%)

#h(1fr) still does nothing in the math environment. If i use it in text it would take the whole space and would force everything behind it to be on the right side of the page.

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I’d guess this has something to do with relative/fractional lengths being implemented differently when inside of math mode, but i’m not sure why this behavior arises and whether or not it is a bug

6

there’s an open issue for fractional unit spacing in math: Fractional units are broken in math · Issue #5780 · typst/typst · GitHub

What do you think about this solution for the question?

#import "@preview/intextual:0.1.1": flushr, intertext-rule
#show: intertext-rule
$
x = y #h(1fr) flushr("text on the right")
$

bild

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This is a good solution. I hope the fractions problem will get fixed soon, that would be a little easier. Until then i guess i will be using intextual. Thank you

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intextual has a notice about its side effects - which are probably ok, but if they are not you’ll need to apply its intertext-rule only on select equations.

Side Effects :warning:

The show: intertext-rule rule will draw an invisible 100% width line above each math.equation.where(block: true) to determine the boundaries of the container. This affects standard equation alignment in enums/lists and grids/tables with auto width.

In default Typst, block equations in enums/lists will be centered according to the maximum horizontal space required by any enum/list item, however, with the intertext-rule applied, the maximum available width will always be used.