[pstricks] Name conflicts with multido and the fltpoint package

[D. P. Story]

Yes, that trick can be used effective. Many thanks.

dps

On 13 Jan 2006 at 14:29, Jean-Côme Charpentier wrote:

> dpstory at uakron.edu wrote:
> > The recent version of multido implements two macros named \fpAdd and
> > \fpSub
> > 
> > \fpAdd{num1}{num2}{command}
> > \fpSub{num1}{num2}{command}
> > 
> > The floating point package, which we use to create animations for
> > out AcroTeX Presentation Bundle (APB) uses the fltpoint package. 
In
> > that package, there is defined
> > 
> > \fpAdd{command}{num1}{num2}
> > \fpSub{command}{num1}{num2}
> > 
> > Same functionality, but different argument order.
> > 
> > Here is a typically usage from one of our animation files
> > 
> > 
\multido{\i=1+1}{41}{\frame\fpAdd{\xi}{\xi}{\myDelta}\fpAdd{\ai}{\ai
> > }{\myDeltaA}}
> > 
> > The first LaTeX error is
> > 
> > ! Argument of \multido at temp has an extra }.
> > 
> > 
> > Any solutions? I know, switch to fp package.
> 
> \documentclass[...]{...}
> ...
> \uespackage{fp}
> \let\FPADD\fpAdd
> \let\FPSUB\fbSub
> \usepackage{multido}
> ...
> 
> And use \FPADD and \FPSUB rather than \fpAdd and \fpSub.
> 
>    Jean-Côme Charpentier
> 
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