Re: [solved] Problem with a \newdimen inside a \def

David Carlisle <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 20:11:38 +0000
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you are also missing a % after  \vss}

it's after to use \relax rather than % after \kern#1 and \kern#2  as you
need or don't need a space depending on the form of the argument

On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at 20:02, Rodolfo Medina <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Rodolfo Medina <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > Please help with the following simple example to be processed by simply
> `tex
> > test': you can see the phrase `good day' at the end of the document
> behaving
> > differently in two positions supposed to have to behave the same way:
>
>
> It seems to be solved by just adding a `%' symbol just at the right of
> `\kern#1' in the definition of \centerpoint.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rodolfo
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>you are also missing a % after=C2=A0 \vss}=C2=A0</div=
><div><br></div><div>it&#39;s after=C2=A0to use \relax rather than % after =
\kern#1 and \kern#2=C2=A0 as you need or don&#39;t need a space depending o=
n the form of the argument</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_q=
uote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at=
 20:02, Rodolfo Medina &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">rodo=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex">Rodolfo Medina &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rodolfo.medina@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; writes:<br>
<br>
&gt; Please help with the following simple example to be processed by simpl=
y `tex<br>
&gt; test&#39;: you can see the phrase `good day&#39; at the end of the doc=
ument behaving<br>
&gt; differently in two positions supposed to have to behave the same way:<=
br>
<br>
<br>
It seems to be solved by just adding a `%&#39; symbol just at the right of<=
br>
`\kern#1&#39; in the definition of \centerpoint.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Rodolfo<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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