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\centering{\Large LOVAL.STY - oval boxes}
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This is the descreption of an option that yields similar results as
the wellknown \verb+\fbox+. It produces a \ovalbox{box} around some
text with round corners. Because I have choosen to take a picture
enviroment, some warnings occur during compilation. These may be 
ignored by the user.


The following parameters are of some interest.
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb+\fboxsep+ 

Different values of this parameter yield different seperation amount
from text and surrounding borders, c.f. \verb+\fbox+.

\verb+\fboxsep10pt\ovalbox{test}+ gives the following: \fboxsep10pt\ovalbox{test}.

\verb+\fboxsep3pt\ovalbox{3pt is default}+ gives \fboxsep3pt\ovalbox{3pt is default}.

\item \verb+\linethickness+

Three possibilities are given to choose the linethickness.
\begin{itemize}
\item \verb+\thinlines+

This is the default as in \ovalbox{this} example.

\item \verb+\thicklines+

Here we get \ovalbox{thick} lines.

\item \verb+\linethickness<dimen>+

\verb+\linethickness{1.5pt}+ gives these
\linethickness{1.5pt}\fboxsep8pt\ovalbox{strange} results.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

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If you need another version of this \verb+\ovalbox+ that works with
plain\TeX\ you can mail me and I send you the other style file and a
new fontsource {\tt newcirc.mf} to build the appropriate circlefont.
This version does not give unneccesary warnings.
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Have some fun with my macros.

Elmar Schal\"{u}ck              elmar@uni-paderborn.de
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