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(latex.info)Predefined lengths

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Predefined lengths
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   `\width'

   `\height'

   `\depth'

   `\totalheight'

   These length parameters can be used in the arguments of the
box-making commands Note: Spaces & Boxes. They specify the natural
width etc. of the text in the box. `\totalheight' equals `\height' +
`\depth'. To make a box with the text stretched to double the natural
size, e.g., say

   `\makebox[2\width]{Get a stretcher}'