Re: How to Mimic LilyPond \markup \justify in LaTeX

Gabriel Ellsworth <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:39:32 +0100
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, Gabriel Ellsworth wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
>
>> > As a workaround, I=E2=80=99ve drafted a simple LaTeX file to typeset a
>> > paragraph for me using Knuth-Plass, with formatting identical to
>> > what I use in LilyPond. I used LuaLaTeX as compiler.  Please see the
>> > attached PDF.  The code is below.
>>
>> This is a nice idea!
>>
>
> Thank you, Werner!
>
> I=E2=80=99d like to turn this LaTeX code into a snippet for the Wiki afte=
r I
> refine it with help from this list.
>

Here is a new snippet on the Wiki:

https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Using_LaTeX_to_get_better_typesetting_=
of_justified_text

I hope this is helpful. Please share any relevant feedback!

Gabriel

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"background-color:tran=
sparent">On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, Gabriel Ellsworth wrote:</span></div></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D=
"background-color:transparent">On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, Werner LEMBERG wrote:</=
span></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex">
&gt; As a workaround, I=E2=80=99ve drafted a simple LaTeX file to typeset a=
<br>
&gt; paragraph for me using Knuth-Plass, with formatting identical to<br>
&gt; what I use in LilyPond. I used LuaLaTeX as compiler.=C2=A0 Please see =
the<br>
&gt; attached PDF.=C2=A0 The code is below.<br>
<br>
This is a nice idea!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><span id=3D"m_490572644=
4367427332gmail-docs-internal-guid-4cb62c6e-7fff-72ca-b349-827bbafd2adb"><p=
 dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);bac=
kground-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white=
-space:pre-wrap">Thank you, Werner!</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"l=
ine-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:=
12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpare=
nt;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I=E2=
=80=99d like to turn this LaTeX code into a snippet for the Wiki after I re=
fine it with help from this list.</span></p></span></div></div></blockquote=
><div><br></div><div><span id=3D"gmail-docs-internal-guid-28122944-7fff-09e=
5-08d2-8af4726df230"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,ser=
if;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertic=
al-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here is a new snippet on the Wiki:<=
/span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margi=
n-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Using_LaTeX_t=
o_get_better_typesetting_of_justified_text" style=3D"text-decoration:none">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;background-color:t=
ransparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:bas=
eline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Using_LaTe=
X_to_get_better_typesetting_of_justified_text</span></a></p><br><p dir=3D"l=
tr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-c=
olor:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pr=
e-wrap">I hope this is helpful. Please share any relevant feedback!</span><=
/p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-botto=
m:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(0=
,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:basel=
ine;white-space:pre-wrap">Gabriel</span></p></span></div></div></div>

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