Specifying maximum width of a frame

Specifying maximum width of a frame

[Aditya Mahajan]

Hi,

  I want to specify the maximum width of a frame. If the size of the 
box is smaller than the maximum width, I want a tight box. Something 
like

\frame[maxwidth=5cm,align=middle]{Small} should give

+-----+
|small|
+-----+

while \frame[maxwidth=5cm,align=middle]{A very very long line that is 
split at 5cm} should give

+----------------------+
|   A very very long   |
|  line that is split  |
|      at 5cm          |
+----------------------+

Is there something builtin that does this, or do I need to play with 
scratchbox cum suis.

Aditya

Re: Specifying maximum width of a frame

[Hans Hagen]

Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   I want to specify the maximum width of a frame. If the size of the 
> box is smaller than the maximum width, I want a tight box. Something 
> like
>
> \frame[maxwidth=5cm,align=middle]{Small} should give
>
> +-----+
> |small|
> +-----+
>
> while \frame[maxwidth=5cm,align=middle]{A very very long line that is 
> split at 5cm} should give
>
> +----------------------+
> |   A very very long   |
> |  line that is split  |
> |      at 5cm          |
> +----------------------+
>
> Is there something builtin that does this, or do I need to play with 
> scratchbox cum suis.
>   
that's a braindead extension; however, it will be 'autowidth=force' (default value is yes) because otherwise we get conflicts with existing maxwidth usage 

Hans 

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