Re: Syntax question for LaTeX newenvironment

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From: Lennart Staflin
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 16:41

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>>>>> On 23 Jul 92 17:34:38 GMT, edavid@lri.lri.fr (Erwan David) said:
Erwan> 	Just put in a .sty file 
Erwan> \def\@boxenv[#1]{\fbox{#1}}
Erwan> \newenvironment{boxit}{ <beginning stuff>  \@boxenv[}{] <end stuff> }

That will not work.  TeX will not be able to parse the argument to
\@boxenv, the closing ] is not "visible" until \end{boxit} has been
expanded.

Something that does work is:

\newenvironment{boxit}{\setbox0\hbox\bgroup}{\egroup\fbox{\box0}}


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From: les@IDA.LiU.SE (Lennart Staflin)
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Subject: Re: Syntax question for LaTeX newenvironment
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Date: 26 Jul 92 16:41:52 GMT
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