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From: Jinsong Zhao <jszhao@yeah.net>
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Subject: Re: Overfull \hbox (78.88861pt too wide) in paragraph
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:28:04 +0800
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On 2025/3/10 20:15, Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 10/03/2025 09:17, Stefan Ram wrote:
>> Jinsong Zhao <jszhao@yeah.net> wrote or quoted:
>>> The \TeX{} way: \vtop{some codes here}
>>> Overfull \hbox (78.88861pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 3--4
>>
>>    Inside the "vtop" there's a paragraph that wraps to the current
>>    page width. That's way too wide! But we can nip that in the bud
>>    by first tucking the text into an "hbox".
>>
>> \documentclass{article}
>> \begin{document}
>> The \TeX{} way: \vtop{\hbox{some codes here}}
>> \end{document}
> 
> Or you can set the desired width inside the \vtop, eg
> 
>    The \TeX{} way: \vtop{\hsize3cm some codes here}
> 
> But it's hard to know because you don't say what you are trying to do.
> 
> Peter

Thank you so much. Your solution is exactly what I need. I am trying to 
use a minted environment in the \vtop. Since minted environment could 
not be used in LR mode, so \hbox could not be used.

Best,
Jinsong