Wrap inline code in PDF export

[ddamato]

Description

I'm trying to write a book using Quarto. It has been mostly a positive experience. Now that I'm trying to render a PDF of the book, there's lots of fun gotchas that took hours to figure out.

• Stop code and blockquotes from breaking between pages.
• Include emojis that aren't in the current fonts.
• Add padding to code blocks.

Thank goodness for several AI chats otherwise I would be nowhere. But this is the last thing I think I'll need, inline code wrapping. AI simply cannot figure out how to update my _quarto.yml to make this work. Everything either breaks the build or does nothing. So, I'm coming to the experts. How do I make this break onto a new line? I'm fine with it either breaking within the inline code or wrapping the whole thing to the next line.

[ddamato]

I might have stumbled upon an answer:

% ---- Inline code handling ----
% Disable default \texttt
\let\oldtexttt\texttt
% Define new inline code macro
\newcommand{\inlinecode}[1]{%
  {\ttfamily\hyphenchar\font=`\- #1}%
}
% Force Pandoc to use \inlinecode instead of \texttt
\renewcommand{\texttt}[1]{\inlinecode{#1}}

Let me know if there's something better than this incantation. Also looks like the code breaking between pages is still there. If I can't figure that out, I'll go searching here or add another discussion.

[ddamato]

Does that mean I have to write something in yet another language?

I wish this was just HTML/CSS...

[mcanouil]

What did you think the code from #13229 (comment) was?

[ddamato]

I have no idea what it is. I'm literally just trying things that AI suggests until something remotely works.

[Steinthal]

Try the hyphenat package:

---
title: "Test"
format: 
  pdf:
    include-in-header: 
      text: |
        \usepackage{hyphenat}
---

## Hyphenation of inline code

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. `$surface_primary_backgroundColor$` accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

[Steinthal]

And for emojis, try the emoji package:

---
title: "Test"
format: 
  pdf:
    include-in-header: 
      text: |
        \usepackage{hyphenat}
        \usepackage{emoji}
---

## Emojis

\emoji{grinning} \emoji{joy} \emoji{green-apple} \emoji{unicorn} \emoji{woman-and-man-holding-hands-light-skin-tone-medium-dark-skin-tone}

This only works when you render to PDF. A general approach probably can be achieved by using shortcuts and a LUA filter.

[fredguth]

Not sure how far in your project you are in, but I have had a much more pleasant experience with typst than LaTex despite years of experience with LaTex.