+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | drawbox | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Abbreviation: �|\db�% Parameters: �|text�% �|Description:�% A box is a grouping of rules into a square or rectangle. You can draw a box with the \drawbox markup. The parameter for this markup is the material to be put inside the box. Any grouping less than a paragraph can be boxed, including letters, sentences, figures, or tables. �|Example:�% To draw a box around an "a", you would enter: Draw a box around \drawbox{a} +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | ..... | | Draw a box around . . | | ..... | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ �|Example:�% If you want to draw an empty 1 inch square (plus the box "rule size" and "mat size") you could enter, \db{\vrule width 0pt height 1in \vrule width 1in height 0pt depth 0pt} .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . which prints: .............. �|Notes:�% Do not use this markup with \monospace or around \settabs or \halign. Paragraphs cannot be boxed with \drawbox unless each one is put in a vertical box (see \vbox). Use the \paragraphbox markup instead.