Dear Knights, Solved (I think): ================ \def\Glyphbox#1#2#3{% \setupframed[frame=off,align=middle,offfset=none] \framed{\cbox{ \bTABLE[align=middle] \bTR \bTD \csname gulistan#1\endcsname \fontchar{#2} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \fontchar{#2} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD #1 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD #3 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE }} } ================ Silly me forgot the #1#2#3... and remembered csname; this is probably my first time ever using it in a macro... We'll see if further issues arise... Best wishes Idris On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:42:28 -0600, Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد wrote:

Dear gang,

I'm trying to setup a definition that uses a natural table and could use some guru help. Here is what I have so far:

=============== \def\Glyphbox{% \setupframed[frame=off,align=middle,offfset=none] \framed{\cbox{ \bTABLE[align=middle] \bTR \bTD \gulistan#1 \fontchar{#2} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD #1 \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD #3 \eTD \eTR \eTABLE }} } ==============

Some issues:

1. '#' is probably active and being used in the internals, so of course I can't directly use it as an argument parameter. How do I work around it?

2. The '#1' at the end of '\gulistan' is meant to complete the name of a defined font, then that same parameter is used as a name in the next row. Am I doing this correctly? I.e., can I use an argument parameter to finish off a command like this? [Yes, my low level TeX is really quite rusty].

3. Once this table is defined correctly it will be used in a larger table, e.g.

========== \bTABLE \bTR \bTD \Glyphbox{}{}{} \eTD \bTD \Glyphbox{}{}{} \eTD \eTR \bTR \bTD \Glyphbox{}{}{} \eTD \bTD \Glyphbox{}{}{} \eTD \eTR \eTABLE ==========

with arguments appropriately filled.

-- Idris Samawi Hamid Professor of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523