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++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| drawbox |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Abbreviation: ã|\dbã%
+
+Parameters: ã|textã%
+
+ ã|Description:ã%
+A box is a grouping of rules into a square or rectangle. You can draw a box
+with the \drawbox markup. The parameter for this markup is the material to
+be put inside the box. Any grouping less than a paragraph can be boxed,
+including letters, sentences, figures, or tables.
+
+ ã|Example:ã%
+To draw a box around an "a", you would enter:
+
+Draw a box around \drawbox{a}
++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| |
+| ..... |
+| Draw a box around . . |
+| ..... |
+| |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+ ã|Example:ã%
+If you want to draw an empty 1 inch square (plus the box "rule size" and
+"mat size") you could enter,
+
+\db{\vrule width 0pt height 1in
+\vrule width 1in height 0pt depth 0pt}
+ ..............
+ . .
+ . .
+ . .
+ . .
+ . .
+ . .
+which prints: ..............
+
+ ã|Notes:ã%
+Do not use this markup with \monospace or around \settabs or \halign.
+ Paragraphs cannot be boxed with \drawbox unless each one is put in a
+vertical box (see \vbox). Use the \paragraphbox markup instead.