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At 06:01 AM 5/23/2002 +0200, Denis B. Roegel wrote:

>When trying the following example
>
>\definestartstop
>   [stars]
>   [commands={\inleft{\hbox to 
> \leftmarginwidth{\leaders\hbox{$\stars$}\hfill}}},
>    before=\blank,
>    after=\blank]
>
>
>\startstars
>{\em Hasselter Juffers} are sweet cookies but the name is no
>coincidence. On July 21 in 1233 the {\em Zwartewaterklooster}
>(Blackwater Monastery) was founded. The monastery was meant
>for unmarried girls and women belonging to the nobility of Hasselt.
>These girls and women were called {\em juffers}.
>\stopstars
>
>
>I obtained:
>
>! TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [grouping levels=255].
>\next ... \hsize \!!widtha \raggedcommand \bgroup

Well, this on eis no bug, you use \stars (plural instead of \star) and 
\definestartstop also defines \stars, so you nest the commands.

Hans
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