I've run into a problem using the marginnote package; the vertical position changes if the note is wider than the margin. An MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum,marginnote}
\setlength{\marginparwidth}{0.5in}
\begin{document}
\leavevmode%
\marginnote{Overlong}%
\lipsum[1]
\leavevmode%
\marginnote{Not Overlong}%
\lipsum[1]
\end{document}
The first note, wider than the margin, is set about half a line lower than the second. Using vanilla \marginpar
instead sets both margin notes at the correct vertical position.
How can I get the vertical position to be set consistently using \marginnote
? At this point, I'm using \parbox
es, but then I lose the left/right justification.
Best Answer
The difference is that
\marginnote
issues\hspace{0pt}
before starting to typeset the text of the note, which inserts a legitimate break point; so TeX will use it and the oversized rule will go to the second line; if you try with\unskip
before the oversized rule, it will go in the first line. With\marginpar
the\hspace
is not issued.Without a realistic example it's difficult to say more; an oversized rule will necessarily produce an overfull box and seems to be a little unsensical.