[texhax] \newcommand
Phil Parker
phil at math.twsu.edu
Thu Sep 25 16:21:30 CEST 2003
On 09/25/2003 at 03:42 PM, Barbara Beeton <bnb at ams.org> wrote:
>control sequences containing @ signs are "internal" ones,
>and must be given special attention. the fix, fortunately,
>is simple. two possibilities:
> - put your new command in a file named whatever.sty and
> then \usepackage{whatever}
> - leave the definition in the preamble of your document
> and surround it by the commands
> \makeatletter
> ...
> \makeatother
in reference to the following command which does not work as-is in a
preamble.
>\newcommand{\mybox}[2]{%
> \setlength{\unitlength}{1pt}
> \makeatletter
> \begin{picture}(\strip at pt\linewidth,#1)
> \put(0,0){\framebox(\strip at pt\linewidth,#1)[tl]{#2}}
> \end{picture}
> \makeatother}
If the entire thing is enclosed in \makeatletter...\makeatother (or
equivalently put in a style file), then the \makeatletter...\makeatother
inside the command (lines 3 and 7 above) is not necessary, correct?
--
Phil Parker
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