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            README for the `ifnextok' package
       variant of \@ifnextchar not skipping spaces
                (C) Uwe Lueck 2011/06/02


`ifnextok' deals with the behavior of LaTeX's internal 
`\@ifnextchar' to skip blank spaces. This sometimes has surprising 
or for some users really unwanted effects, especially with 
brackets following `\\' when the user does not intend to specify 
an optional argument, rather wants that brackets are printed.
The package offers commands and options for modifying this 
behavior, maybe limited to certain parts of the document source.

A general method the package offers is 

    \usepackage[stdbreaks]{ifnextok}

so in "standard" circumstances `\\ [' prints a bracket in a 
new line. `\MakeNotSkipping<target>{<on-space>} modifies <target> 
so it executes <on-space> when followed by a space token.

KEYWORDS: macro programming, optional command arguments, 
          manual line breaks, humanities

RELATED PACKAGES: amsmath, mathtools

The package file `ifnextok.sty' and the documentation files
`ifnextok.pdf' and `ifnextok.tex' can be redistributed and/or 
modified under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License; 
either version 1.3c of the License, or any later version, see

    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt

We did our best to help you, but there is NO WARRANTY. 

The `ifnextok' package is author-maintained in the sense of 
this license.

The latest public version of the package is available at 

    http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/ifnextok/

A TDS version `ifnextok.tds.zip' is available at

    http://mirror.ctan.org/install/macros/latex/contrib/

Please report bugs, problems, and suggestions via 

    http://www.contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu 


Download the contents of this package in one zip archive (244.2k).

ifnextok – Utility macro: peek ahead without ignoring spaces

The package deals with the behaviour of the internal command \@ifnextchar, which skips blank spaces. This has the potential to surprise users, since it can produce really unwanted effects. A common example occurs with brackets starting a line following \\: the command looks for an optional argument, whereas the user wants the brackets to be printed.

The package offers commands and options for modifying this behaviour, maybe limited to certain parts of the document source.

Packageifnextok
Supporthttp://www.webdesign-bu.de/uwe_lueck/contact.html
Version0.3
LicensesThe Project Public License 1.3
MaintainerUwe Lück (deceased)
TDS archiveifnextok.tds.zip
Contained inTeX Live as ifnextok
MiKTeX as ifnextok
TopicsMacro support
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