[comp.text.tex] Blank line problem with ^^M=\par

xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang) (02/13/91)

I asked half years ago how to type a poem without typing \par the answer 
I received basically is the same:

* {\catcode`\^^M=\active \def^^M{\hbox{}\par\parindent=0 pt}\parindent=0 pt%
* above line was from baronov@polyof.poly.edu with my modification, i.e. 
* the two \parindent's.

Above macro is useful in typing poetry, address list etc which requires
short lines being single lines. However it has a small problem. The blank
is treated as a line even though it appears at the evry beginning of a 
page. This problem is obvious when one uses two column style, then it looks
something like this:

-------Begining of a page-----------------------------
                       Tom's Mobil [second column]
Frank Mobil            34 Peter Ave
12 John St             BlaBla, VA 23432
Anywhere, NY 12345

or

-------Begining of a page-----------------------------
Tom's Mobil                            
34 Peter Ave           Frank Mobil            
BlaBla, VA 23432       12 John St.     
                       Anywhere, NY 12345

Any solution is greatly appreciated.

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