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I'm trying to create a generic command to write a solid heading. The width of the heading should fit into the containing environment in which the heading it rendered.

In the example below, the orange heading flows outside the table.

What command should I use to replace textwidthin the solidheading so that it will always print a width that fits into either a paragraph width or inside a table column?

The code to produce this is as follows:

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{textwidth}{#2}}

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

width

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2

I'm trying to create a generic command to write a solid heading. The width of the heading should fit into the containing environment in which the heading it rendered.

In the example below, the orange heading flows outside the table.

What command should I use to replace textwidthin the solidheading so that it will always print a width that fits into either a paragraph width or inside a table column?

The code to produce this is as follows:

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{textwidth}{#2}}

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

width

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

JackJack

445159

add a comment | 

I'm trying to create a generic command to write a solid heading. The width of the heading should fit into the containing environment in which the heading it rendered.

In the example below, the orange heading flows outside the table.

What command should I use to replace textwidthin the solidheading so that it will always print a width that fits into either a paragraph width or inside a table column?

The code to produce this is as follows:

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{textwidth}{#2}}

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

width

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

JackJack

445159

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{textwidth}{#2}}

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

JackJack

445159

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

JackJack

445159

asked 4 hours ago

JackJack

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JackJack

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You can use linewidth instead of textwidth:

newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth <==============

    vskip1ex

}

With the complete code

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth 

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

you the result:

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answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Kurt, sometimes the answer is so simple ;-)
  
  – Jack
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Jack yes, sometimes it is :-)
  
  – Kurt
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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1

You can use linewidth instead of textwidth:

newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth <==============

    vskip1ex

}

With the complete code

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth 

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

you the result:

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Kurt, sometimes the answer is so simple ;-)
  
  – Jack
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Jack yes, sometimes it is :-)
  
  – Kurt
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

You can use linewidth instead of textwidth:

newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth <==============

    vskip1ex

}

With the complete code

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth 

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

you the result:

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks Kurt, sometimes the answer is so simple ;-)
  
  – Jack
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Jack yes, sometimes it is :-)
  
  – Kurt
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can use linewidth instead of textwidth:

newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth <==============

    vskip1ex

}

With the complete code

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth 

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

you the result:

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth <==============

    vskip1ex

}

documentclass[12pt]{article}



usepackage{xcolor}



newcommand{solidheading}[2][yellow]{

    noindent colorbox{#1}{parbox[t]{linewidth}{#2}} % textwidth 

    vskip1ex

}



usepackage{colortbl}

usepackage{fontawesome5}



newenvironment{notes}

{ noindent

  begin{tabular}{!{color{black}vrule width 0.01textwidth}p{0.85textwidth}}

    {cellcolor{gray}}

    {LargefaEdit[regular]} bfseries{Notes}\

    {cellcolor{lightgray}}

}

{

  end{tabular}

}





begin{document}



solidheading[pink]{Heading outside Table}



begin{notes}

    solidheading[orange]{Don't forget}

    Smile and say hello.newline

    Happy makes happy.

end{notes}



end{document}

share|improve this answer

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164

answered 3 hours ago

KurtKurt

40.8k950164