% File:      settobox.sty
% Version:   2000/09/07 v1.1
% Author:    Heiko Oberdiek <oberdiek@ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
%
% Function:  Command for getting box sizes.
%
% Copyright: Copyright (C) 2000 Heiko Oberdiek.
%
%   This program may be distributed and/or modified under
%   the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License,
%   either version 1.2 of this license or (at your option)
%   any later version. The latest version of this license
%   is in
%     http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
%   and version 1.2 or later is part of all distributions
%   of LaTeX version 1999/12/01 or later.
%
% Use:
%   For easier reusing of boxes, that can be saved
%   with `\sbox' or environment `lrbox' commands
%   are defined similar to \settowidth ...
%     \settoboxwidth
%     \settoboxheight
%     \settoboxdepth
%     \settoboxtotalheight
%   They all take two arguments:
%     \settobox...{<LaTeX length>}{<LaTeX box name>}
%
% Example:
%   \newsavebox{\mybox}
%   \newlength{\mylength}
%   \sbox{\mybox}{Hello World}
%   \settoboxwidth{\mylength}{\mybox}
%
% History:
%   2000/02/11 v1.0:
%     * First public release, written as answer in the
%       newsgroup `de.comp.text.tex' in the thread
%       `Die Hoehe von Minipages und Bild', date: 2000/02/11.
%   2000/09/07 v1.1:
%     * Documentation added.
%     * CTAN release.
%
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}%
\ProvidesPackage{settobox}[2000/09/07 v1.1 Getting box sizes (HO)]
\newcommand*{\settoboxwidth}[2]{\setlength{#1}{\wd#2}}
\newcommand*{\settoboxheight}[2]{\setlength{#1}{\ht#2}}
\newcommand*{\settoboxdepth}[2]{\setlength{#1}{\dp#2}}
\newcommand*{\settoboxtotalheight}[2]{%
  \setlength{#1}{\ht#2}%
  \addtolength{#1}{\dp#2}%
}
\endinput
