Is there a nice way to overlay text in the space of one character?
So if text is overlaid as I described it would almost result in a black square.
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You could use soul, for example:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{soul}
\makeatletter
\def\SOUL@soeverytoken{\rlap{\the\SOUL@token}}
\makeatother
\newcommand{\stack}[1]{%
\let\space\relax% no space desired
\so{#1}}
\begin{document}
\stack{S}
\stack{So}
\stack{So if this text}
\stack{So if this text is stacked as I described it would almost result to a black square.}
\end{document}
answered Sep 3, 2011 at 17:47
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This is exactly what I was looking for but in my case the text is input from a file. Like
\stack{\input{Text}}but this results to File not found error.– user7630Sep 3, 2011 at 18:21 -
@user7630: You did not mention this in your question. However, in order to avoid mixing topics, I suggest posting a follow-up question such as "How can I use
\inputwithin arguments" or "... withinsoularguments".– Stefan Kottwitz ♦Sep 3, 2011 at 18:42 -
this is kind of kludgy, and can be handled more elegantly as a loop, but i'll leave that nicety to someone else.
\rlap{a}\rlap{b}\rlap{c}\rlap{d}...z
(where z is the final glyph in the string) will have the effect of setting the successive glyphs on top of one another. (i interpret that as what you mean by "stack", rather than setting the glyphs as a "tower" with one above the other.)
answered Sep 3, 2011 at 17:35
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1The
mathtoolspackage provides similar macros to\rlap,\llapand\clapin math mode:\mathrlap,\mathllapand\mathclap. See this post: Can I use \clap, \rlap and \llap in math mode? or consider reading A complement to\smash,\llap, and\rlap.– Werner ♦Sep 3, 2011 at 17:43