14 Jul
2006
14 Jul
'06
8:55 a.m.
Say I have a box, e.g. \setbox\thebox=\vbox{....} with dimensions \wd \thebox etc. What then is the most efficient and economic (in terms of complexity and speed) way to generate a colored background for it? I know I can use \framed, but this I wish to avoid because it seems overly complex for this simple task and may have side effects in terms of alignment issues. Is the best perhaps using a metapost graphic? and if so, what is best MPgraphic, useMPgraphic, reuseMPgraphic, etc.? Hans van der Meer