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Graphical vertical rule in tikz

I would like to make design (class), where I would like to have special type of paragraph that will have { character on left and will have height exactly same as height of whole paragraph. Also, I ...
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Class Design: Environment vs. Macro

I have seen What are the consideration when choosing either newcommand or newenvironment? but I think this is a little more specific. If it's a duplicate, then so be it. If the second part of the ...
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Create command to inline an image in a question?

How to create a command to can insert the image in a line of text question? Since I have a lot of question types made True/False, Short Answer types, Multiple choice, etc. I want the command to be ...
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Macro for Declaring Variables in Class Files

I'm designing a new LaTeX class, and trying to write a convenient helper command for declaring new 'variables' for use in the class. Specifically, say I want to use a variable called \foo. I'd like ...
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\newcommand vs \DeclareRobustCommand

I sort of understand the difference between the two. But that's not what I'm interested in—I just want to know, which one should I use? In general, when I'm creating commands in a package or class, ...
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Macro naming best practice?

Is there a preferred or generally accepted idiom for naming user defined macros? I notice that in the change from Tufte 3.5.0 to 3.5.2, for example, the names of the debugging macros have change, for ...
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Backward compatibility for command names

I have made a class file. It defines commands for use in document files. I want to change some of the command names, but I also want old document files to work without changing them. Here's an ...
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What is the difference between \myname and \my@name while writing a .cls file?

What is the difference between \myname and \my@name while writing a .cls file? Are they equivalent? Please let me know if it is necessary to post a minimal example. Edit: Let me ask my question more ...