\let \def \relax ?

\let \def \relax ?

[Steffen Wolfrum]

Hi,

for reasons of consistency I'd like to define a kind of master-line.
So I have everywhere the same proportions even when changing this master value.

My idea was 

\def\MyGrid{15pt}

and to use it for example like

width=1.5\MyGrid


But this doesn't work (error massage mentions problem with units).


What is the right syntax for definitions like this?

Steffen

P.S. I'd like to use it in ConTeXt, but I guess this way of defining is pure TeX, right?

Re: \let \def \relax ?

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Thursday, September 25, 2003 Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

> Hi,

> for reasons of consistency I'd like to define a kind of master-line.
> So I have everywhere the same proportions even when changing this master value.

> My idea was 

> \def\MyGrid{15pt}

> and to use it for example like

> width=1.5\MyGrid


> But this doesn't work (error massage mentions problem with units).


> What is the right syntax for definitions like this?

\newdimen\MyGrid
MyGrid=15pt

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta