Add newcommands to a package with arguments

Question

I want to make a package that has a bunch of commands that I define in all of my Problem Sets. I'm running into an issue where the compiler does not recognize commands that I define that have an argument. Here is a brain-dead simple example of something that isn't compiling and I can't seem to find out why.

This is my style file, aptly named mystyle.sty:

\ProvidesPackage{mystyle}

\newcommand{\test}{\Huge}
\newcommand{\hding}[1]{#1\newline\normaltext}

mystyle.sty has two commands in it. \test just makes the text Huge, and \hding appends a newline and changes the font back to normal. My brain-dead simple .tex file is as follows:

\documentclass{paper}

\usepackage{mystyle}

\begin{document}
Hello World!
%\hding{Hello World!} Hello World!
\test Hello World!
\end{document}

With just the test function, everything works fine. But if I try to compile with the \hding function uncommented, the compiler yells at me with the following error:

! Undefined control sequence.
\hding #1->#1\newline \normaltext 

l.7 \hding{Hello World!}
                     Hello World!

What is going on? What am I not understanding?

Answer 1

Most probable, the \normaltext command should rather read \normalsize, as the OP first changes the font size to \Huge and \hding should restore it to the normal font, this could be understood as restoring the original fontsize, which can be achieved by \normalsize.

As far as I know, there is no \normaltext command.

\textnormal, as suggested by ChrisS is rather used in math mode, in order to get normal text, not in math font.

mystyle.sty

    \ProvidesPackage{mystyle}

    \newcommand{\test}{\Huge}
    \newcommand{\hding}[1]{#1\newline\normalsize}%

main file

\documentclass{paper}

\usepackage{mystyle}


\begin{document}
\[\textnormal{Hello World!}\]
\[Hello World\]
Hello World!
\hding{Hello World!} Hello World!
Before \test Afterwards: Hello World!
\end{document}

Note

In principle, an environment would be better to achieve the font switch and restoring afterwards.