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My document contains some info graphics in the margin. I realise it by the marginnote package. How do I align the top of an image to the top of the paragraph (\baseline+\height) with different factors in \setstretch?

Here is a MWE:

\documentclass{scrartcl}

% load packages
\usepackage{blindtext, setspace}
\usepackage{marginnote}
\usepackage{showframe}

\renewcommand*{\marginfont}{\tiny}

\begin{document}
\raggedleft

\blindtext

\marginnote{\rule{5mm}{20mm}}
X

\blindtext

\clearpage
\setstretch{1.6}

\blindtext

\marginnote{\rule{5mm}{20mm}}
X

\blindtext

\end{document}

The interesting parts are the top alignment of X to the top of \rule.

A small difference with no setstretch:

No <code>setstretch</code>

And a bigger difference with \setstretch{1.6}:

<code>\setstretch{1.6}</code>

My aim is, to align the top of the X with the top of the image by a length variable, to be independent from different line spaces.

Edit: Unfortunately, I forget one command in my MWE. I add the line \renewcommand*{\marginfont}{\tiny} because I would like to have a solution which is independent of the size of the chosen fontsize in marginnote. I tried to get the correct length in raise= but I failed. Is this possible?

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It is hard to explain the entire story as it is late night, but here is an option using adjustbox macros. We define the macro:

\newcommand{\marginfig}[2][scale=0.1]{%
    \includegraphics[#1,valign=T,raise=\fontcharht\font`X]{#2}
    }

and use it like:

\documentclass{scrartcl}

% load packages
\usepackage{blindtext, setspace}
\usepackage[export]{adjustbox}
\usepackage[fulladjust]{marginnote}
\usepackage{showframe}

\newcommand{\marginfig}[2][scale=0.1]{%
    \includegraphics[#1,valign=T,raise=\fontcharht\font`X]{#2}
    }

\begin{document}
\raggedleft

\blindtext

\marginnote{\marginfig[width=1cm]{example-image-a}}
X

\blindtext

\clearpage
\setstretch{1.8}

\blindtext

\marginnote{\marginfig{example-image}}
X

\blindtext

\end{document}

Here we level the top of the image with the baseline of X and then raise it by the height of X.

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  • Thanks! That look good! Unfortunately, I changed the size of the font in marginnote by \renewcommand*{\marginfont}{\tiny}. In this case, the box is not raised enough. Do you have an idea for this case? I extend my question with this command.
    – Dirk
    Sep 19, 2015 at 9:29
  • Because you are raising the box by \fontcharht\font`\X in the \tiny size. If you put in the preamble \newlength\marginraise \begingroup\normalfont\normalsize\selectfont \global\setlength\marginraise{\fontcharht\font`\X} \endgroup and then change the macro to raise=\marginraise, I think it should work.
    – Manuel
    Sep 19, 2015 at 9:42
  • I tried something similar. Unfortunately, the font selection of \normalfont does not work. Both images are not aligned properly. Do you know why? I think, raise= does not react on the variable. I assigned a fixed value to \marginraise and nothing happens.
    – Dirk
    Sep 19, 2015 at 12:10
  • After trying around some time, I switched the order and put the marginnote inside the adjustbox. Then everything works fine: \newcommand*{\mymarginpic}[1]{\adjustbox{valign=T, raise=\fontcharht\font'X}{\marginnote{\includegraphics[width=\marginparwidth]{#1}}}}
    – Dirk
    Sep 19, 2015 at 13:17
  • I'm not sure, does the swap make sense?
    – Dirk
    Sep 20, 2015 at 8:25

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