I am having some problems with \savebox.
My girlfriend likes to make postcards (those folded ones with nifty edges and layers and such).
Now we wanted to design a postcard which we would print and then fold etc...
Check the attachment to get an idea for the design.
So I came up with this draft.
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\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage{calc}
\def\totalheight{13cm} % Height of the unfolded card
\def\totalwidth{29.73cm} % Width of the unfolded card
\def\cardheight{13cm} % Height of the folded card
\def\cardwidth{13cm} % Width of the folded card
\def\flapwidth{\totalwidth-2\cardwidth} % Width of the flap
\usepackage[ papersize={\totalwidth,\totalheight},
body={\totalwidth,\totalheight}
]{geometry}
% Declaration of the boxes
\newsavebox{\frontside}
\newsavebox{\backside}
\newsavebox{\innerleft}
\newsavebox{\innerright}
\newsavebox{\flapinner}
\newsavebox{\flapouter}
% Text in the boxes
\savebox{\frontside}[\cardwidth][l]{The frontside text}
\savebox{\backside}[\cardwidth][l]{The backside text}
\savebox{\innerleft}[\cardwidth][c]{The text on the inside, left.}
\savebox{\innerright}[\cardwidth][c]{The text on the inside, right.}
\savebox{\flapinner}[\flapwidth][l]{Flap inner text}
\savebox{\flapouter}[\flapwidth][l]{Flap outer text}
\begin{document}
% Placement of the boxes
\usebox{\flapouter}
\usebox{\backside}
\usebox{\frontside}
% \newlength{\myboxlen}
% \settowidth{\myboxlen}{\usebox{\flapouter}}
% \noindent
% \rule{\myboxlen}{1pt}\\
% box size: \the\myboxlen
\newpage
\usebox{\innerleft}
\usebox{\innerright}
\usebox{\flapinner}
\end{document}
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I really need such fixed width boxes (I think).
Greetings,
jocom