[texhax] \newcommand that spans \begin \end

[Lars Madsen]

E. Krishnan :

> On Sun, 22 May 2005, Joey Coyle wrote:
>
>> So I tried this... but it doesn't work
>>
>> \newcommand{\codeStart}{\begin{Verbatim}[baselinestretch=1,fontsize=\sma
>> ll,frame=lines,numbers=left]}
>> \newcommand{\codeEnd}{\end{Verbatim}}
>
> Try using the command "\CustomVerbatimEnvironment" available in
> the "fancyvrb" package to define your own verbatim environments.
>

This is the right way to go, you could also use listings, which might 
even be better.

Regarding listings and other verbatim material, you cannot for technical 
reasons make shortcuts like you did above. Please read the fancyvrb or the 
listings manuals for more information on how to make your own verbatim 
like environments


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