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When I compile the following document, I get the error

LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.

\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,enumerate}

\begin{document}

\newtheorem{defi}{Definição}[section]

\newcommand{\cuatex}[3]
{\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{2.54cm}
\begin{picture}(#1,#2)
\put(0,0){\framebox(#1,#2){\begin{minipage}{12.5cm}#3\end{minipage}}}
\end{picture}
\end{center}}

\newcommand{\Defi}[2]
{\cuatex{5.2}{#1}{
\begin{defi}
#2
\end{defi}
}}

\chapter{Chapter I}
\section{Section 1}
This is only a test.

\Defi{2.1}{Diremos que un conjunto no vacío $X$ es un espacio métrico,
si sobre él está definida una función
$$
d:X\times X
$$
satisfaciendo las siguientes propriedades
\begin{itemize}
\item $d(x,y)=0$ si, y solamente si $x=y$.
\item La función $d$ es simétrica, esto es, $d(x,y)=d(y,x)$
\item $d(x,z)\leq d(x,y)+d(y,z)$ (desigualdad triangular)
\end{itemize}
La función $d$ es llamada métrica.
}
\end{document}
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  • But if I want to add \put(0,0){\special{eps:quadrado.eps x=5.2 in y=\yVal in}} before \put(0,0){\framebox(5.2,\yVal){\usebox\DBox}} How can I simplify the environment so that "Definição 1.1.1." is inside the box?
    – Luo Kaisa
    Commented Jun 15, 2014 at 2:21

2 Answers 2

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Use an environment instead of a command and also \fbox:

\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,enumerate}
\begin{document}

\newtheorem{defi}{Definição}[section]

\newsavebox\DBox
\newenvironment{Defi}[1]
  {\gdef\yVal{#1}%
   \begin{lrbox}{\DBox}
   \minipage{12.5cm}\begin{defi}}
  {\end{defi}   
   \endminipage\end{lrbox}%
   \par\noindent\fbox{\usebox\DBox}}

\chapter{Chapter I}
\section{Section 1}
This is only a test.

\begin{Defi}{2.1}
Diremos que un conjunto no vacío $X$ es un espacio métrico,
si sobre él está definida una función
$$
d:X\times X
$$
satisfaciendo las siguientes propriedades
\begin{itemize}
\item $d(x,y)=0$ si, y solamente si $x=y$.
\item La función $d$ es simétrica, esto es, $d(x,y)=d(y,x)$
\item $d(x,z)\leq d(x,y)+d(y,z)$ (desigualdad triangular)
\end{itemize}
La función $d$ es llamada métrica.
\end{Defi}

\end{document}

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  • Thanks a lot @Herbert but "Definição 1.1.1." should appear inside the box as in: maya-tech.us/images/test.png
    – Luo Kaisa
    Commented Jun 14, 2014 at 16:04
  • see my edited answer
    – user2478
    Commented Jun 14, 2014 at 16:27
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I suggest you to use mdframed:

\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,mdframed}

\begin{document}

\theoremstyle{definition}
\newmdtheoremenv[
  innertopmargin=-1ex,
]{defi}{Definição}[section]

\chapter{Chapter I}
\section{Section 1}
This is only a test for stating definition~\ref{defi:metric}

\begin{defi}\label{defi:metric}
Diremos que un conjunto no vacío $X$ es un espacio métrico,
si sobre él está definida una función
\[
d\colon X\times X\to\mathbb{R}
\]
satisfaciendo las siguientes propriedades
\begin{itemize}
\item $d(x,y)=0$ si, y solamente si $x=y$.
\item La función $d$ es simétrica, esto es, $d(x,y)=d(y,x)$
\item $d(x,z)\leq d(x,y)+d(y,z)$ (desigualdad triangular)
\end{itemize}
La función $d$ es llamada métrica.
\end{defi}

Some text below.
\end{document}

enter image description here

Note that $$...$$ should never be used in LaTeX, see Why is \[ … \] preferable to $$?

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  • Thanks @egreg, but when I run it I get: ! Undefined control sequence. l.8 \newmdtheoremenv [ ?
    – Luo Kaisa
    Commented Jun 14, 2014 at 22:37
  • @LuoKaisa You have an outdated version of mdframed; you should update your TeX distribution.
    – egreg
    Commented Jun 14, 2014 at 22:39
  • I did an update to TeXLive 2013 and after running the same tex file I get !source
    – Luo Kaisa
    Commented Jun 15, 2014 at 0:01
  • @LuoKaisa Strange; remove innertopmargin=-1ex,
    – egreg
    Commented Jun 15, 2014 at 0:18
  • I removed it, and it looks fine, but if I change the zoom of the pdf, then some box lines disappear, depending on the zoom rate. For example, with 100% zoom, the horizontal and left lines disappear; with 75% the horizontal line disappear; with 125% the left line disappear... That doesn't happen with the solution from @herbert.
    – Luo Kaisa
    Commented Jun 15, 2014 at 2:11

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