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diff --git a/doc/user/bgr_prec b/doc/user/bgr_prec index 3bd0d57..d26b989 100644 --- a/doc/user/bgr_prec +++ b/doc/user/bgr_prec @@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ @Tag { precise } @Begin @PP -This section offers some tips on placing objects precisely where you -want them. This isn't a subject with any clear boundaries, so the -section is mainly a list of examples, covering the use of the +This section offers some tips on placing objects precisely where you want +them relative to each other. If your problem is to place objects precisely +at some unusual point on the page, you probably need a margin note or the +@Code "@Place" symbol, for which see Section {@NumberOf marginnotes}. +@PP +Precise object placement is not a subject with any clear boundaries, so +this section is mainly a list of examples, covering the use of the @Code {"@OneCol"}, @Code {"@OneRow"}, @Code {"@Wide"}, @Code {"@High"}, @Code {"@HExpand"}, @Code {"@VExpand"}, @Code {"@HShift"}, @Code {"@VShift"}, @Code {"@VStrut"}, @Code {"@OverStrike"}, @Code {"@ZeroHeight"}, @@ -186,5 +190,7 @@ measurement). Some of the symbols described in this section are Lout primitives, described in full detail in the Expert's Guide @Cite { $kingston1995lout.expert }; and that is also the place to look for more information about precise -object placement. +object placement. In particular, the Lout primitives described there +for horizontal and vertical concatenation, @Code "/" and {@Code "|"}, +offer possibilities beyond what has been described here. @End @Section |