8.19.14 \framebox (picture)

Synopsis:

\framebox(rec-width,rec-height){text}
\framebox(rec-width,rec-height)[position]{text}

This is the same as \makebox (picture) except that it puts a frame around the outside of the box that it creates. The reference point is the bottom left corner of the frame. This command fits with the picture environment, although you can use it outside of there, because rec-width and rec-height are numbers specifying distances in terms of the \unitlength (see picture). This command is fragile (see \protect).

This example creates a frame around a box 2.5 inches by 3 inches and puts the ‘testtext in the center.

\setlength{\unitlength}{1in}
\framebox(2.5,3){test}

The required arguments are that the rectangle has overall width rect-width units and height rect-height units.

The optional argument position specifies the position of text; see \makebox (picture) for the values that it can take.

The rule has thickness \fboxrule and there is a blank space \fboxsep between the frame and the contents of the box.

For this command, you must specify the width and height. If you want to just put a frame around some contents whose dimension is determined in some other way then either use \fbox (see \fbox & \framebox) or \frame (see \frame).


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