Bug#63535: error with floating tables
On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 11:44:52AM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> Package: tetex-nonfree
> Version: 1.0-10
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/seminar/semlayer.sty
>
> Hello,
>
> I encountered this error when attempting to use a floating table (ie one
> that appears in a different spot) within the notes section of a seminar
> file:
Is that permitted? I don't know.
> ! Extra \else.
> \process@@slide ...nish@slide \output@slide \else
> \setbox \@@slidebox \box \...
> l.316 \end{slide}
Could you give the source for the smallest example which exhibits this
problem?
> the following patch "appears" to fix the problem (not sure if
> this is the correct fix or not, just a quick hack):
It's completely broken, I'm afraid: you're comparing the token '{'
with the control sequence \overlay@list. Not likely to do what you
want!
> *** /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/seminar/semlayer.sty Fri Apr 2 08:00:00 1993--- semlayer.sty Thu May 4 11:33:05 2000
> ***************
> *** 21,29 ****
> \setcounter{overlay}{0}}
> \newbox\@@slidebox
> \def\process@@slide{%
> ! \ifx\overlay@list\@empty
> \finish@slide
> ! \output@slide
> \else
> \setbox\@@slidebox\box\@slidebox
> \make@overlay{0}%
> --- 21,29 ----
> \setcounter{overlay}{0}}
> \newbox\@@slidebox
> \def\process@@slide{%
> ! \ifx{\overlay@list\@empty
> \finish@slide
> ! \output@slide}
> \else
> \setbox\@@slidebox\box\@slidebox
> \make@overlay{0}%
>
> (also, this isn't the only problem I have encountered with seminar.sty,
> just the first one I found the fix for).
Julian
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