Synopsis:
\shortstack[position]{line 1 \\ ... }
Produce a vertical stack of objects.
This labels the y axis.
\put(0,0){\vector(1,0){4}} % x axis \put(0,0){\vector(0,1){2}} % y \put(-0.25,2){\makebox[0][r]{\shortstack[r]{$y$\\ axis}}}
For a short stack, the reference point is the lower left of the stack. In the above example the \mbox & \makebox puts the stack flush right in a zero width box so in total the short stack sits slightly to the left of the y axis.
The valid positions are:
r
Make objects flush right
l
Make objects flush left
c
Center objects (default)
Separate objects into lines with \\
. These stacks are short in that, unlike in a tabular
or array
environment, here the rows are not spaced out to be of even heights. Thus, in \shortstack{X\\o\\o\\X}
the first and last rows are taller than the middle two. You can adjust row heights either by putting in the usual interline spacing with \shortstack{X\\ \strut o\\o\\X}
, or by hand, via an explicit zero-width box \shortstack{X \\
\rule{0pt}{12pt} o\\o\\X}
or by using \\
’s optional argument \shortstack{X\\[2pt] o\\o\\X}
.
The \shortstack
command is also available outside the picture
environment.
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