Make Latex split things across multiple lines

[DBQ]

Hi everybody.

I have this problem with latex if I do: {\it some very very long sentence which should span multiple lines} the whole sentence ends up on one line and goes right past the margin?

Any ideas on how to make it automatically split across multiple lines?

Thanks You!

[nmaster]

this doesn't really fit in "programming talk"...

try this:


\itshape
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
\normalshape

http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5492

[DBQ]

Thank you, I will give it a try. BTW, the reason I posted it here was because I am writing a program part of which is manipulating latex; should have mentioned that in the beginning ;)

[nmaster]

did it work for you? if so, you should mark this as "SOLVED".