Add two lengths in raisebox argument, without the calc package

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I've seen people use such constructs as \raisebox{-\height+\baselineskip}{...}, which works well using the calcpackage.

What equivalent would you use to achieve the same behaviour without the calc package?

You can also use \adjustbox{raise=-\height+\baselineskip}{...} from the adjustbox package. It uses e-TeX's \dimexpr by default, but also accepts the calc option to use the calc package. However, if your intention is to reduce the amount of packages used than this is of course a step in the wrong direction. — Martin Scharrer, Dec 30, 2011 at 16:43
Related: Doing maths with distance values in LaTeX source code — Martin Scharrer, Dec 30, 2011 at 16:44

user2478user2478 · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-30 16:06:57Z

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\raisebox{\dimexpr -\height+\baselineskip\relax}{...}

works with etex which should be the default off all TeX engines

answered Dec 30, 2011 at 16:06

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cjorssen · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-30 16:07:31Z

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You can use etex \dimexpr.

\documentclass{standalone}
\begin{document}
Test \raisebox{\dimexpr-\height+\baselineskip\relax}{Test} Test
\end{document}

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answered Dec 30, 2011 at 16:07

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