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\ProvidesFile{ltlength.dtx}
             [1995/08/11 v1.1b LaTeX Kernel (Lengths)]
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\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\GetFileInfo{ltlength.dtx}
\title{\filename}
\date{\filedate}
 \author{%
  Johannes Braams\and
  David Carlisle\and
  Alan Jeffrey\and
  Leslie Lamport\and
  Frank Mittelbach\and
  Chris Rowley\and
  Rainer Sch\"opf}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
 \DocInput{\filename}
\end{document}
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%     {Create file ltcntlen from parts of ltmiscen and ltherest.}
% \changes{v1.1a}{1994/05/19}
%     {Extract file ltlength from ltcntlen.}
% \changes{v1.1b}{1995/08/11}
%     {Doc typos fixed for latex/753}
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% \section{Lengths}
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% \DescribeMacro{\newlength}
% Declare |#1| to be a new length command.
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% \DescribeMacro{\setlength}
% Set the length command, |#1|, to the value |#2|.
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% \DescribeMacro{\addtolength}
% Increase the value of  the length command, |#1|, by the value |#2|.
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% \DescribeMacro{\settowidth}
% Set the length, |#1| to the width of a box containing |#2|.
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% \DescribeMacro{\settoheight}
% Set the length, |#1| to the height of a box containing |#2|.
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% \DescribeMacro{\settodepth}
% Set the length, |#1| to the depth of a box containing |#2|.
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%    \begin{macrocode}
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\message{lengths,}
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% \begin{macro}{\newlength}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\newlength#1{\@ifdefinable#1{\newskip#1}}
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% \begin{macro}{\setlength}
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\def\setlength#1#2{#1#2\relax}
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% \begin{macro}{\addtolength}
% |\relax| added 24 Mar 86
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\addtolength#1#2{\advance#1 #2\relax}
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% \begin{macro}{\settoheight}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
% \begin{macro}{\settodepth}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
% \begin{macro}{\settowidth}
% \begin{macro}{\@settodim}
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% \changes{v1.0a}{1994/03/07}{(DPC) Extra group for colour}
%    The obvious analogs of |\settowidth|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@settodim#1#2#3{\setbox\@tempboxa\hbox{{#3}}#2#1\@tempboxa
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%    Clear the memory afterwards (which might be a lot).
%    \begin{macrocode}
       \setbox\@tempboxa\box\voidb@x}
\def\settoheight{\@settodim\ht}
\def\settodepth {\@settodim\dp}
\def\settowidth {\@settodim\wd}
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%    it a whole number of points. This can be used in class files to
%    avoid values like |345.4666666pt| when calulating a dimension.
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@settopoint#1{\divide#1\p@\multiply#1\p@}
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